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Oct 23, 2026
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MUSC 1188 - Women’s Chorale
Credits: 0-1
Catalog Description
The Chorale is a treble-voiced choral ensemble open to all students at the college without an audition as well as alumni, employees of the college, and community members. The Chorale performs in a formal concert each semester. Prior music reading and choral experience is extremely helpful, but not absolutely necessary, for successful participation.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s) fulfilled: Goal 06C: The Humanities and Fine Arts
Additional fee to student: No
Learner Outcomes
- Perform selected choral music accurately and expressively.
- Develop an improved vocabulary of musical terminology and symbols for music reading and expressive interpretation.
- Improve vocal technique for choral performance.
- Critically evaluate one’s own choral performances.
- Develop an awareness and appreciation for diverse styles of choral music through having studied the background of and performed varied selections of choral works each semester.
- Understand selected repertoire as expressions of their cultural and historical origins by having studied the context of the texts, music, and composers.
- Develop appreciation, sensitivity, and respect for individual diversity within a group collaborative setting.
- Demonstrate group interdependence and cooperative effort necessary to achieve a common goal of artistic performance excellence.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Group rehearsal, analysis and performance of selected choral literature
- Historical & social context of selected choral works, including texts
- Musical vocabulary, terminology, notation as applicable to selected repertoire
- Vocal technique as applicable/appropriate to selected repertoire
- Self-evaluation of individual musical goals and group musical goals
- Interdependence, cooperation, commitment, dependability, excellence, etiquette, stage presence
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
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