Music 20A: Do I actually have to sing?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>I was looking for a course that satisfies the arts breadth requirement for L&s and music 20a came to mind. But do you actually have to sing? I'm a terrible singer, so I'd be pretty embarassed.</p>

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<p>I believe that in the description for Music 20A, it says sight singing will be covered, so yes, you will learn to sing. That is the reason why I dropped the class after 2 days, as I did not want to sing.</p>

3

<p>Yup… was going to do it until I saw that haha!</p>

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<p>It doesn’t matter if you’re a terrible singer as long as you can sing the pitches right. I think the bigger question is are you comfortable singing in front of the class?</p>

5

<p>^I think that sums it up pretty well. I think most of us are too shy for that :(!</p>

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If you can sing the pitches right, then you can sing. Thus, you are not terrible singer.</p>

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<p>Eh, I think I’ll try it even though I’ve never had any experience in music/vocals and I’ll probably be the laughing stock of the entire class.</p>

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<p>does everyone get A’s in this class if you do all the work?</p>

9

<p>^ Depends on the GSI. If the GSI is bad, you should be able to sense it right away and drop the class immediately.</p>

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<p>You’ll start off singing in groups, and not everyone can sing well (at least, in the class i took) so no worries, you won’t be embarrassing yourself! It’s all about learning and having fun, so don’t get to hung up on that part. It really is quite a fun course (although to get an A, you need to get the pitches and rhythm right – which is what they’ll teach you anyway, so come in with an open mind!)</p>