Vocal Literature: The Music of Rodgers and Hart

Classes for Vocalists, Great American Songbook

Study and perform over 24 famous songs by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart, an American songwriting partnership that worked on 28 stage musicals and wrote over 500 songs, including “My Funny Valentine,” “Where or When,” “The Lady is a Tramp,” “Bewitched,” “It Never Entered My Mind,” “Thou Swell,” “Spring is Here,” “It’s Easy to Remember,” “My Romance,” and “I Could Write a Book.” In this class, you’ll focus on melody, phrasing, lyric content, stylistic considerations, arrangements, performance techniques, and song forms that apply to the music of Rodgers and Hart.

Suggested Prerequisite: Introduction to Jazz Singing