Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen
Koninklijk Conservatorium van Antwerpen
Vocal studies 2675/3445/2526/1/40
Study guide

Vocal studies 2

675/3445/2526/1/40
Academic year 2025-26
Is found in:
  • Bachelor of Arts in Music, programme stage 2
    Choice option within specialisation:
    • Voice within Instrumental / Vocal Studies
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 21 credits
Co-ordinator: Anthonis Luc
Other teaching staff: Avantario Sabrina, Cambier Anne, Jankowski Gary, Kessels Koen, Losier MICHÈLE
Languages: Dutch
Scheduled for: Academic year
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Possible deadlines for learning account: 01.12.2025 (Academic year)
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Possibility of deliberation: You have to pass this course unit (will never be deliberated).
Total study time: 630,00 hours

Prerequisites

previously registered for Vocal studies 1 OR (previously registered for Vocal studies 1 (part 2 of 2)).

Learning outcomes (list)

1.1 The student masters the representative repertoire for his or her discipline.
The student can perform representative exam repertoire or works from the same level.
1.2 The student can make music in various styles.
The student demonstrates, under the teacher's direction, an initial mastery and creative use of musical parameters in terms of a stylistically justifiable discourse.
The student sings in several and various styles and applies the correct singing technique to give expression to these styles in a musically responsible way.
2.2 The student makes progress through independent study.
The student makes progress through independent study.
The student applies a focused study-method.
The student applies a focused study-method, which results in an instrumental artistic evolution.
2.4 The student masters the correct playing techniques and postures.
The student masters technical elements in relation to a more extensive range of articulation and sound production.
The student has a healthy and functional posture when performing.
4.1 The student has knowledge of the broader cultural and (musical) historical context.
The student listens to and recognises the musical material that has been given as a reference by the teacher.
4.3 The student reflects critically on him- or herself and his surroundings.
In the context of his or her own performance practice, the student can name elements from the various subject matters from the course and from external sources.

Course content

Read the study guide.
The annual program is determined in consultation with the main instructor.
* Technical skill of the voice.
* Use of the body while singing: breathing, proper support, correct use of the body.
* Knowledge of vocalises, song repertoire – translating and reciting poems.
* Oratorio: content of the work, history about it, instrumentation, knowing how to choose your own arias.
* Opera: same as oratorio Attend many concerts, listen to CDs, and read.
* Individual lessons are necessary for the technique of each student, everyone is made differently, each has their own problems and difficulties. These cannot be solved in group lessons.
* Sometimes practice can be better processed in group lessons because students then listen to each other more (very important). + breathing technique in a group setting
* Going with students to certain concerts or listening to recordings that relate to the lessons.
* Before the exam: give class concerts so that they learn to perform in front of an audience. Possibly repeat the concert to perform even better.
* Active and/or passive participation in masterclasses.

Study material (text): Mandatory

- Scores, textbooks and recordings cf. the teacher's specification
- Scores from the examination program. The examination programme will be determined in consultation with the main teacher.

Educational organisation (list)

Learning Activities
Artistic praxis24,00 hours
Collaborative learning36,00 hours
Work time outside of contact hours570,00 hours

Evaluation (list)

Evaluation(s) for first exam chance
MomentForm%Remark
1st examination periodArtistic skills assessment during the examination series100,00
Evaluation(s) for re-sit exam
MomentForm%Remark
2nd examination periodArtistic skills assessment during the examination series100,00

Evaluation (text)

Evaluation forms:
- Internal evaluations of the annual program take place during class concerts and group lessons by the teacher(s) and fellow students.
- The public skills test is conducted during the designated exam period for an internal jury.

Evaluation criteria:
The student achieves the final competencies, demonstrates mastery of the instrument, and is able to interpret a score with insight, stylistic knowledge, and artistic presence.

Skills test, 100% of the points, consisting of one performance of at least 20 minutes with a mixed recital program.

Specification regarding the exam repertoire:
The student chooses the program in consultation with the main teacher. The program includes works from various stylistic periods.

More information: see study guide.