Keys to being a Vocal Major Having to decide what to major in at college can be a difficult and stressful task, because you are either passionate about many things or not passionate about anything. For me personally, it took me a while to figure it out, but by the time I got to college, I was sure on what I wanted to major in. I realized over the past couple of years how passionate I am about music, but even more specifically, I am passionate about singing. Ever since I was a child I loved to sing, however, I have not always been a good singer. With talent, there is always practice and learning that has been involved. In light of that, I am going to explain to you the things that lead up to being a vocal major, what you do as a vocal major,
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So in light of that, here at Union a vocal major spends a lot of time warming up their voice, practicing their assigned music, memorizing the words to their songs, learning how to pronounce foreign songs, and learning about the composer and writer of the song they are singing. Vocal Major’s spend most of their time in music practice rooms learning rhythms, playing their notes on the piano, and memorizing the songs. Learning the rhythms to the song requires prior knowledge of the amount of time you give certain beats. According to my vocal teacher, Dr. Wellbourne, The best way to practice rhythm is by patting the rhythm with your hand before you try to sing it. After you learn the rhythm, you can begin to play your notes on the piano. Once you are familiar with your notes, Dr. Wellbourne teaches her students to hum their notes before trying to sing the words. Then, you can add the words once you have become familiar with the notes you have to sing and begin memorizing the song. The final step in this process is performing all of your six songs for your teacher and other music majors. The final step to this process can be very nerve racking because you are no longer singing for fun, instead you are singing for a good grade. As you can already see, vocal majors have their work cut out for them before they get to school and especially once they get
So in light of that, here at Union a vocal major spends a lot of time warming up their voice, practicing their assigned music, memorizing the words to their songs, learning how to pronounce foreign songs, and learning about the composer and writer of the song they are singing. Vocal Major’s spend most of their time in music practice rooms learning rhythms, playing their notes on the piano, and memorizing the songs. Learning the rhythms to the song requires prior knowledge of the amount of time you give certain beats. According to my vocal teacher, Dr. Wellbourne, The best way to practice rhythm is by patting the rhythm with your hand before you try to sing it. After you learn the rhythm, you can begin to play your notes on the piano. Once you are familiar with your notes, Dr. Wellbourne teaches her students to hum their notes before trying to sing the words. Then, you can add the words once you have become familiar with the notes you have to sing and begin memorizing the song. The final step in this process is performing all of your six songs for your teacher and other music majors. The final step to this process can be very nerve racking because you are no longer singing for fun, instead you are singing for a good grade. As you can already see, vocal majors have their work cut out for them before they get to school and especially once they get