Must101 B

**Date**:Jun 17, 2025

**Location**: Waterloo, CA

**Company**:Wilfrid Laurier University

**Faculty/Academic Area**: Faculty of Music

**Department**: Music Academic

**Campus**: Waterloo

**Employee Group**: WLUFA

**Requisition ID**:9926

**Course Code and Title: MUST101 B - Foundational Vocal Techniques: Voice Majors (Fall 2025)**

**Term**: Fall 2025

**Days/Times**: Tuesday Thursday 10:30 - 11:20 a.m.

**Hours per week/Hours Total**: 2/24 per section

**Anticipated Class Size**: 20 per section

**Additional Course Requirements**:
**Posted on**: June 17, 2025

**Posting ends**: June 22, 2025

**Position Summary**:
Aspects of Voice instruction common to all singers, including: overall alignment and vocal production, basic functional vocal anatomy (in relation to breath and support, phonation, articulation and diction), care of the voice, and IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) to support accurate and idiomatic learning of vocal repertoire in multiple languages. The course introduces students to moveable do solfege, but the emphasis is on singing and fluency (clear tone production, singing in tune) not sight
- singing. Additional foundational skills include steps to learning a song, song maps, and memorization techniques etc. This course is designed for first year students whose primary instrument is voice, or those with prior voice training.

**Qualifications - Required**: MMus in Voice, Choral Conducting, or Education; or a BMus with extensive professional experience (5 years or more) in the training of young singers. Certifications or substantial experience in Alexander Technique, Feldenkreis, Body Mapping or equivalent. Experience teaching Musicianship/Solfège, Applied Voice or International Phonetic Alphabet at the university level. Research expertise in vocal pedagogy or similar. While the primary genre of instruction is Classical Voice, experience teaching in contemporary commercial music styles is an asset.

**Qualifications - Asset**:While the primary genre of instruction is Classical Voice, experience teaching in contemporary commercial music styles is an asset.

**Qualifications - Preferences**:A Doctorate in Voice, Choral Conducting, or Music Education is preferred.

**Salary**:$6,137.60

**Application Deadline**: June 22, 2025

**Submit with Application**:
Required for All Applicants
- CV

Required for External Applicants
- Names and Contact Information for Referees
- Evidence of Good Teaching
- Verification of highest degree

Optional
- Cover Letter
- Teaching Dossier
- Sample Course Outline (2-pages maximum)

**Applications may be addressed to**:
Music Part-Time Appointment Committee

Faculty of Music

**Questions about this posting may be sent to**:
Kirsten Yri

Chair, Part-Time Appointment Committee

**To Apply**:
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