Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer. 
 

Recommended textbook: Your Voice: the Basics by Scott McCoy, Inside View Press, 2016 Printed sheet music and karaoke recordings of songs and arias that can be found online, for free or at an affordable price at libraries, and bookstores. This book is recommended, not mandatory. 

Note-taking materials (iPad or pencil and paper, etc) 

Folder/Binder 

Blackboard Access 

Office 365 Access 

Weeks 1-2: Syllabus, Warming Up the Voice 

Weeks 3-4: Warming Up the Voice, Vocal Anatomy, Repertoire 

Weeks 5-6: Vocal Anatomy, Repertoire 

Weeks 7-8: Vocal Health, Voice Disorders, Repertoire 

Weeks 9-10: Voice Classification, Repertoire 

Weeks 11-15: Repertoire 

Students are expected to come to class with readings and assignments prepared. Class discussion will be based on readings. Students are expected to keep a journal throughout this course, which will be periodically checked for completion by the instructor. 

The final exam will consist of a vocal warmup demonstration, a performance of two memorized pieces of repertoire, and a final journal submission . 

Academic Dishonesty: Academic dishonesty is never tolerated in this or any course. Students are expected to cite all outside sources. The instructor will use Blackboard tools to ensure student work is authentic and original. Cheating or copying of any kind will not be tolerated in this course and may result in a failing grade or further consequences per school policy. 

Absences and Late Arrivals: All classes begin promptly at the start time. Students are expected to be seated and prepared at the beginning of every class. If a student knows that they will be late or absent from class, they must contact the instructor via email at lafollettemp@lamarpa.edu. 

Grades and Late Work: All grades will be posted in Blackboard. Students must meet with the instructor to discuss grades and grading policies. All work must be submitted on time. Late work will be subject to a 5% grade reduction after one day and a 10% grade reduction for every day after. (For example, if an assignment with a grade of 100% is submitted one day late, the grade would be reduced to a 95%. If the same assignment is submitted two days late, the grade would be reduced to an 85%. After three days, the grade would be a 75%.) Submission extensions may be granted in extreme circumstances and must be discussed with the instructor.  

The instructor takes attendance promptly at the beginning of every lecture. 

Students are expected to attend and participate in all lectures for this course. If a student is late or absent from class, they must inform the instructor via email (lafollettemp@lamarpa.edu). 

Attendance counts for 10% of a student’s overall grade in this course. Failure to attend class may result in a student failing this course. If a student accumulates over 7 unexcused absences in this course, they will automatically fail. Any student with perfect attendance (no unexcused absences) will receive an automatic 5-point bonus added to their final exam grade. 

An absence is only considered excused if it is unavoidable (illness with a doctor’s note, bereavement, injury or accident en route to class).  

A planned appointment will not be excused by the instructor. 

Students are expected to arrive on time for all meetings. A student will lose half of their daily attendance credit for any late arrival or early departure exceeding 5 minutes. A student more than 20 minutes late to class will be counted as absent and unexcused.