Voice Area
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Introduction
The Voice Area at Texas Tech University maintains a long tradition of excellence, seeking to assist qualified students in fulfilling career goals in the field of music. Voice Area graduates of Texas Tech are performing in international careers as singers, teachers, choral conductors, and numerous related fields.
Definition
The Voice Area is comprised of three divisions:
- Vocal Studies
- Opera & Music Theatre
- Choral Studies
Together, these divisions work cooperatively to ensure the student a well rounded educational experience. For more information, contact Gerald Dolter.
Voice Area Faculty & Staff
Voice Area faculty members are nationally and internationally recognized, and combine levels of expertise that offer a comprehensive field of study to qualified vocal students.
Each of these professionals is dedicated to enhancing the student's educational process and to facilitating the student's musical progress and career goals.
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Gerald DolterBaritone, Voice Area ChairDirector of Opera/Music Theatre, Studio Voice |
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Quinn Patrick AnkrumMezzo soprano, Lyric Diction, Song Literature, Studio Voice |
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William AverillVocal Coach, Music Theatre Coaching, Graduate Diction, Graduate Song Literature |
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Gregory BrookesBaritone, Studio Voice, Lyric Diction |
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Karl DentTenor, Matador Singers (Men's Chorus), Studio Voice |
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John HollinsAssociate Director of Choral Studies, Vocal Coaching |
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Kathy McNeilSoprano, Vocal Pedagogy, Opera Literature, Studio Voice |
Vocal Degrees at Texas Tech University
Approximately 100 voice majors combine participation in studio voice, staged production and acting skills, and choral studies and ensembles into their chosen degree curriculum. In addition, all University non-majors are actively welcome to participate in all Voice Area programs and ensembles.
Voice Area students majoring in music pursue the following degrees:
- Bachelor of Arts in Music
- Bachelor of Music in Music
Fields of Specialization: Music (leading toward teacher certification), Composition, Performance, Theory- Includes Vocal Performance
- Master of Music Education
- Master of Music in Music
Fields of Specialization: Composition, Music Theory, Musicology, Pedagogy, Performance- Includes Vocal Performance
- Doctor of Musical Arts
Fields of Specialization: Composition, Conducting, Performance, Piano Pedagogy- Includes Vocal Performance
- Doctor of Philosophy in Fine Arts
Field of Specialization: Music- Includes emphasis Performance and/or Pedagogy