Voice

Napa Valley College's Voice Department is within the Division of Arts and Humanities and has two facets in its curriculum: individual vocal technique development and group performance opportunities.

General Information

The Voice Department offers classes in individual vocal training and choral performance.  The students enrolled in these classes perform in concerts and recitals at the college.

All NVC students have the opportunity to perform in the College Chorale and audition for the musical theater productions.

Catalog Information

For information about Current Productions, please visit performingartsnapavalley.org

Program Highlights

NVC’s music program serves students ranging from lifelong learners to conservatory-bound students to dual-enrolled high school performers. Classes are held in the Performing Arts Center, which features a recital hall, choral and orchestral rehearsal spaces, practice rooms, coaching spaces and a piano lab. Coursework includes fundamental theory and music history, as well as performance and technique classes. 

Students may pursue an AA-T degree in Music, designed specifically for transfer to the CSU system, with a focus on lower-level core curriculum such as music theory and musicianship. The courses in the AA-T duplicate the first two years of music study at 4-year institutions.

AA degrees with emphases in instrumental or vocal music or musical theater are designed to support students pursuing vocations in entertainment and the performing arts; each of these degrees provides a foundation in music fundamentals, theory and history.

All music majors receive individual instruction in their area of emphasis. Students should meet with the Coordinator of Music as soon as possible to plan their best path of music study and with a counselor to determine the appropriate pattern of general education courses based on the student’s individual goals.

After NVC

Students pursuing degrees must work with a counselor and faculty advisor to ensure appropriate elective course selections for their intended area of emphasis. NVC Counseling and the Transfer Center can provide further guidance to facilitate transfer success.