Class Voice Materials - Fall 2025
Schwob School of Music

Contact Info: cmarg1024@gmail.com | RC 2607 (office hours by appointment)

Class Overview:

  • Course Syllabus

  • Course Calendar (Note: Subject to change. Major assignments are shown, but I’ll be filling in reading/journal assignments as the semester progresses. Several dates are still TBA pending pianist availability)

Week 1:

  • Monday, August 11: Introductions & syllabus

  • Wednesday, August 13: NO CLASS (instructor travel)

    • In lieu of class, please read the two attached excerpts from Acting for Singers (by David F. Ostwald; read marked section on p. 4-5, then all of p. 11-21) and Respect for Acting (by Uta Hagen; read p. 106-111).

Week 2:

  • Monday, August 18:

    • Monologue/poem assignment due at start of class (if you experience problems with CougarView, email to cmarg1024@gmail.com or hand in physical copy)

    • Class discussion: The Singer as an Actor

  • Wednesday, August 20: Monologue/poem workshop