2025-2026 Pierce College Catalog 
    
    Jul 03, 2025  
2025-2026 Pierce College Catalog
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MUSC 247 Chamber Choir (2 credits)



Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities with Performance; General Transfer Elective
Prerequisite Audition and/or instructor permission.

Course Description
A continuation of MUSC 147 intended for more experienced singers. Rehearses and performs advanced choral literature. Quarterly concerts and occasional touring are required. Course is repeatable for additional credit up to 3 times in the degree.

Course Content
a.) unifying vocal tone, diction, pitch, rhythm, tempo, articulation, and intonation precision 
b.) vocal ensemble technique 
c.) unifying dynamic, phrase, balance
d.) unifying timbre, stylistic expression
e.) listening and responsiveness to others within the ensemble including the conductor
f.) innovative and culturally responsive repertoire
d.) advanced vocal technique
e.) performance and touring conduct

Student Outcomes
  1. Demonstrate through performance improvement in vocal technique, music literacy and musicality.   
  2. Demonstrate improvement in ensemble singing. 
  3. Express musicality through repertoire. 
  4. Demonstrate musical independence in a chamber setting
  5. Model technique and musicality within the ensemble.


Degree Outcomes
Humanities: Graduates acquire critical skills to interpret, analyze, and evaluate forms of human expression, which can include creation and performance as an expression of human experience.

Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to craft and exchange ideas and information in a variety of situations, in response to audience, context, purpose, and motivation.

Global Citizenship
Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 0
Lab Contact Hours 40
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 40

Potential Methods
A. Performances B. Part Checks C. Sectionals D. Instructor Observation E. Instructor Feedback F. Class Discussion G. Self Evaluation



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