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Classical Voice Certificate (Undergraduate)

Classical Voice Undergraduate Certificate

Broaden your musical interests, develop your vocal technique and participate in university music ensembles with the Undergraduate Certificate in Classical Voice in Temple’s Boyer College of Music and Dance. In addition to private lessons and ensemble participation, you’ll take courses in aural theory, piano and music theory to learn the skills necessary to pursue a professional career in performance arts.

This 12-credit undergraduate certificate is designed for both music and nonmusic students who are interested in basic voice lessons and instruction on singing intervals, scales and triads. Complement your existing curriculum with courses focused on

  • choral ensemble performance;
  • music theory such as intervals, chord and rhythm structures, and simple harmonization; and
  • piano skills including chords, improvisation, and sight reading.

This undergraduate certificate is open only to non-Voice majors and students who have completed 15 credits at Temple by the start of the requested semester of certificate coursework.

Classes & Curriculum

The Classical Voice certificate program comprises core required courses, private voice instruction, and participation in choral ensembles on campus.

Required courses include

  • Aural Theory,
  • Piano for Non-Music Majors and
  • Topics in Music Theory.

Learn more about the certificate program’s required and elective courses.

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Tuition & Fees

The tuition for this Certificate Program is based on school or college of your major, program degree level (undergraduate or graduate), course load (full- or part-time), in-state or out-of-state residency, and more. You can view the full Cost of Attendance breakdown on the Student Financial Services website. You can also view the 2025–2026 tuition rates.

Advisors

The Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts has a centralized advising office with five staff members. This advising team serves all undergraduate students in the Boyer College of Music and Dance and the School of Theater, Film and Media Arts.

Advisors help students navigate the undergraduate curriculum for each degree program. The academic advising team for music, dance, theater, and film and media arts majors is located in Mitten Hall, Suite 200 West.

To schedule an advising appointment based on your individual needs or for more help, contact the advising team.
Phone: 215-204-8301
Schedule an advising appointment.

Program Contact

Christine Anderson, associate professor and area coordinator for Voice and Opera, is the program contact for the Classical Voice Certificate (Undergraduate).
Phone: 215-204-8375
Email:

Ensembles

Choral Ensembles

Nearly 200 students each year participate in choral ensembles that have received national and regional acclaim for their performances, both collectively and individually. Students can earn one credit for most of the ensembles. Consider joining an ensemble, like the

  • Concert Choir comprises undergraduate and graduate students at the Boyer College of Music and Dance. In addition to performing the great masterworks of the choral and orchestral canon, the choir performs a lot of new American choral music and has presented many first Philadelphia performances.
  • Singing Owls, a mixed choir, is made up of Temple University alumni, faculty, staff and students as well as members of the greater Philadelphia community. The ensemble's primary goal is to create a dynamic and inclusive singing community through the appreciation and performance of music from diverse cultures, genres, places and time periods.
  • University Chorale, a choir of men's voices, representing a wide range of majors within the Boyer and across the university. The chorale performs music of many cultures and times. In recent years, the choir has placed a special emphasis on contemporary American music, including works by Jeffery Ames, Carol Barnett, Eric William Barnum, Daniel Pinkham, Frank Ticheli and Z. Randall Stroope.
  • Women's Chorus, a mixed choir of female students, representing a wide range of majors within the Boyer and across the university. The ensemble performs four times per year on campus as well as with the combined choirs and orchestra for the annual Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts concerts.

Learn more about Temple University Choirs and other Boyer ensembles.

Accreditation

The Boyer College of Music and Dance is accredited by the

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