Students will explore repertoire appropriate to their individual development, with an emphasis on the development of technical skills, musical expression, diction/language and communication. In lessons, vocal performance class and performance workshop, students apply these skills in performance and while reflecting on their own and peers' work. On completion of this unit students should be able to demonstrate technical, musical, musical, diction/language and performance skills that will prepare their vocal studies at higher levels.

Students will continue to develop an approach to repertoire that supports their technical development, musical and textual expression. Lessons, vocal performance class and performance workshop provide opportunities for informal and formal performance and feedback. On completion of this unit, a short jury recital performance provides an opportunity to demonstrate developing musical, technical and language skills that will underpin their future vocal development.

In this unit students will negotiate with their teacher a programme of study that supports their technical, musical, diction/language and communicative development. Lessons, vocal performance class and performance workshop provide opportunities for informal and formal performance. Performance analysis is encouraged through feedback from peers and faculty. On completion of this unit students should be able to demonstrate growing technical competence, fluency and some interpretative distinctiveness.

Students at this level will be working closely with their teachers to prepare a sustained performance for jury/recital assessment. Students further develop their performance and critical capacities in vocal performance class and performance workshop. On completion of this unit students should be able to perform their chosen repertoire with sound technique, language/diction and musical fluency and some interpretative distinctiveness.