The UWM Voice Area is currently home to approximately seventy voice students, who study in one or more of six degree tracks including the BFA in Vocal Performance, Music Education, Inter-Arts: Musical Theatre, as well as the BA and the MM in Vocal Performance or Music Education. Performance opportunities include opera productions, opera workshop performances, musicals, recitals, and concerts with one of the five choral ensembles at UWM. The professional musical organizations of the greater Milwaukee area also offer performances opportunities and several UWM voice students gain valuable performance experience while studying in the cultural center of the state of Wisconsin.
Voice is lead by a superior faculty of experienced professional singers and pianists who have performed widely throughout the United States and Europe. The combined faculty has expertise in Opera, Recital, Oratorio and Orchestral Solo Performances, Musical Theatre and Early Music. Each professor is highly respected within both the musical community and musical professional organizations. Several of the voice faculty have published in music journals and all are multi-lingual. The charge of the Voice Area is to teach skills for future success in music, to offer solid vocal technique and knowledge of vocal health. This training is built upon a foundation of history, theory, and a varied repertoire of vocal music. A spirit of genuine collaboration both within and outside of the voice area offers experiences in many musical styles, fostering future performers, pedagogues and leaders in the arts.
topCurrent Faculty
Dr. Valerie Errante, soprano, Chair of the UWM Voice Area
Dr. Kurt Ollmann, baritone
Prof. Tanya Kruse Ruck, soprano
Prof. Jenny Gettel, soprano
Prof. Kerry Hart Bieneman, mezzo-soprano
Prof. Jeffry Peterson, collaborative piano
Prof. Jamie Johns, Musical Director and collaborative piano
BFA Curriculum
|
Freshman Year - Semester I |
Cr. |
|
|
MusPerf 311 |
Voice (plus Voice Lab Master Class) |
2 |
|
MusPerf 001 or 1016 |
Piano |
1 |
|
Music 044, 052, or 056 |
Choir (1 cr/sem) |
1 |
|
Music 244 |
Basic Diction (even years) |
1 |
|
Music 123 |
Aural Theory I |
1 |
|
Music 125 |
Keyboard Harmony I |
1 |
|
Music 127 |
Materials of Theory I |
1 |
|
Music 1072 |
Convocation |
0 |
|
Core Curriculum |
6 |
|
|
Music or General Electives |
3 |
|
|
Total |
17 |
|
|
Freshman Year - Semester II |
Cr. |
|
|
MusPerf 311 |
Voice (plus Voice Lab Master Class) |
2 |
|
MusPerf 001 or 101 |
Piano |
1 |
|
Music 044, 052, or 056 |
Choir (1 cr/sem) |
1 |
|
Music 245 |
Italian Diction (odd years) |
1 |
|
Music 124 |
Aural Theory II |
1 |
|
Music 126 |
Keyboard Harmony II |
1 |
|
Music 128 |
Materials of Theory II |
2 |
|
Music 107 |
Convocation |
0 |
|
Core Curriculum |
9 |
|
|
Total |
18 |
|
|
Sophomore Year - Semester I |
Cr. |
|
|
MusPerf 311 |
Voice (plus Voice Lab Master Class) |
2 |
|
MusPerf 001 or 101 |
Piano |
1 |
|
Music 044, 052, or 056 |
Choir |
1 |
|
Music 244 |
Basic Diction (even years) |
1 |
|
or |
||
|
Music 246 |
German Diction (odd years) |
1 |
|
Music 225 |
Materials of Theory III |
2 |
|
Music 226 |
Aural Theory III |
1 |
|
Music 227 |
Keyboard Harmony III |
1 |
|
Music 211 |
General History of Western Music I |
3 |
|
Music 107 |
Convocation |
0 |
|
Foreign Language (4 cr/sem) |
4 |
|
|
Total |
16 |
|
|
Sophomore Year - Semester II |
Cr. |
|
|
MusPerf 311 |
Voice (plus Voice Lab Master Class) |
2 |
|
MusPerf 001 or 101 |
Piano |
1 |
|
Music 044, 052. or 056 |
Choir |
1 |
|
Music 245 |
Italian Diction (odd years) |
1 |
|
or |
||
|
Music 247 |
French Diction (even years) |
1 |
|
Music 230 |
Form Analysis |
3 |
|
Music 212 |
General History of Western Music II |
3 |
|
Music 107 |
Convocation |
0 |
|
Core Curriculum |
3 |
|
|
Foreign Language (4 cr/sem) |
4 |
|
|
Total |
18 |
|
|
Junior Year - Semester I |
Cr. |
|
|
MusPerf 411 |
Voice (plus Voice Lab Master Class) |
2 |
|
Music 044, 052, or 056 |
Choir |
1 |
|
Music 246 |
German Diction (odd years) |
1 |
|
Music 277 |
Song Literature (even years) |
2 |
|
Music 353 |
Conducting |
2 |
|
Music 307 |
General History of Western Music III |
3 |
|
Music 107 |
Convocation |
0 |
|
Core Curriculum |
3 |
|
|
Foreign Language (3 cr/sem) |
3 |
|
|
Total |
14-17 |
|
|
Junior Year - Semester II |
Cr. |
|
|
MusPerf 411 |
Voice (plus Voice Lab Master Class) |
2 |
|
Music 044, 052, or 056 |
Choir |
1 |
|
Music 247 |
French Diction (even years) |
1 |
|
Music 446 |
Vocal Pedagogy (odd years) |
2 |
|
Music 457 or 458 |
Opera Theatre/Apprenticeship |
1 |
|
Music 659 |
Junior Recital (Optional) |
0 |
|
Music 107 |
Convocation |
0 |
|
Foreign Language (3 cr/sem) |
3 |
|
|
Core Curriculum |
3 |
|
|
Music or General Electives |
3 |
|
|
Total |
13-16 |
|
|
Senior Year - Semester I |
Cr. |
|
|
MusPerf 411 |
Voice (plus Voice Lab Master Class) |
2 |
|
Music 044, 052, or 056 |
Choir |
1 |
|
Music 277 |
Song Literature (even years) |
2 |
|
Choose one theory elective |
3 |
|
|
Music 220 |
Introduction to Computers and Music |
|
|
Music 327 |
Analog and Digital Synthesis I |
|
|
Music 328 |
Digital Synthesis & Systems II |
|
|
Music 321 |
Counterpoint |
|
|
Music 323 |
Instrumentation |
|
|
Music 421 |
Materials of Contemporary Music |
|
|
Music Electives |
3 |
|
|
Core Curriculum |
6 |
|
|
Total |
15-17 |
|
|
Senior Year - Semester II |
Cr. |
|
|
MusPerf 411 |
Voice (plus Voice Lab Master Class) |
2 |
|
Music 044. 052, or 056 |
Choir |
1 |
|
Music 446 |
Vocal Pedagogy (odd years) |
2 |
|
Music 457 or 458 |
Opera Theatre/Apprenticeship |
1 |
|
Music 660 |
Senior Recital |
2 |
|
Music Electives |
3 |
|
|
Music or General Electives |
2 |
|
|
Core Curriculum |
4 |
|
|
Total |
15-17 |
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