Vocal Studies at Georgetown College

Student Recital Hour

 

Student Recital Hour occurs once every month during the fall and spring semesters, at 11:00 am on the first Thursday of the month.  Performers and audience members gather in the Hill Chapel, and a recital program with a variety of vocal and instrumental pieces are performed.  Majors are required to sing at one Student Recital Hour each semester and minors are required to sing once per year by the department.  Your voice teacher may require that you perform more than the department minimum, and all students are encouraged to perform more than the minimum requisite amount.  Majors and minors are required to attend all Student Recital Hours to support the other performers and learn from observation.  Elective students are always welcome to observe Student Recital Hour and may perform at the discretion of their teacher.  For more information on Student Recital Hour, click here.

 

Performance Opportunities for Vocalists

 

Contact Us:

Dr. Heather Hunnicutt, Coordinator of Vocal Studies

c/o Georgetown College Dept. of Music

400 E. College St.

Georgetown, KY  40324

Phone: 502-863-8056

E-mail: Heather_Hunnicutt@georgetowncollege.edu

One of the primary goals within vocal studies at Georgetown is to provide students with opportunities to sing solo and grow vocally through real-life experience.  Here are some of the possibilities available to voice students. 

 

Voice Studio Recitals

 

An evening recital of strictly voice students is performed each semester near the end of the semester.  This event is always scheduled in the evening so that parents, other family and friends have an opportunity to attend.  Each voice student on the program sings between 1-3 songs or arias, and this is an excellent opportunity to practice performing a “set” of music.  All voice students have the opportunity to perform on this program each semester, and some students may be required to perform by their teacher. 

 

Opera and Musical Theatre Workshop

 

Opera and Musical Theatre Workshop is offered every spring semester, and  provides students with the opportunity to perform musically in a theatrical context.  Students are involved in the rehearsal and performance of scenes from operas, operettas and musicals.  For more information on Opera and Musical Theatre Workshop, click here.

 

 

Solo Recitals

 

A solo recital is required of all music majors during their senior year of study.  Bachelor of Music Education and Bachelor of Music in Church Music require 25-30 minutes of music.  The Bachelor of Arts in Music requires 45-50 minutes of music.  Majors are typically encouraged, though not required, to give a junior recital with a shortened program as a  “warm up” for the senior recital.  Additionally, at the discretion of the voice teacher, minor and elective students may opt to give an elective recital and majors may choose to give additional elective recitals for extra performance experience.  These typically have 15-25 minutes of music performed.  For more information on recitals, click here. 

 

 

Competitions

 

Voice students at Georgetown College are regular participants in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Auditions, which occur every fall at the state level and every spring at the regional level.  You and your teacher will work together to decide when you are ready to compete in this and other local, state, regional or national competitions. 

 

Solo Opportunities within the Choirs:

 

Many pieces performed by the Chorale or the Concert Choir have solo opportunities within the repertoire.  Members of the choirs have the opportunity to audition for these solos.  For more information, contact Dr. John W. Campbell.

 

Additional opportunities outside of the Music Department include taking part in musicals produced by the Theatre and Performance Studies Department, and becoming involved in the Georgetown Community Theatre, Maskrafters.