Vocal Ensemble With Improvisation 1: R&B

ENVC-123

Introductory R&B performance ensemble for voice principals designed to prepare students for solo performance in ensembles and other performing venues within a specific song style. Vocalists will learn how to count off tempos of songs, microphone technique, song style and groove, communication with the accompanist, and lead sheet preparation. Additional focus will be on beginning improvisation skills in the R&B idiom, including melodic and rhythmic phrasing, embellishments, tone color, and hearing basic blues patterns.

Credits
1
Prerequisites
ET-111, PW-111, and ENVC-111; or overall ensemble rating 3
Required Of
None
Electable By
Voice principals
Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
Location
Boston
Department
VOICE
Course Chair
Anne Peckham
Taught By
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