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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required by performers to extend the combined skills of dance, drama, singing, acting and movement to a professional level in musical theatre. This includes extending musical theatre skills for performances in commercial, cabaret or competition settings, as members of an ensemble or in some solo routines. The unit applies to those who are performers with existing musical theatre skills and who aim to refine their technique to convey mood and music style through complex dance and vocal sequences. While some supervision is provided in practice sessions and rehearsals, performers are expected to display a high level of motivation and responsibility for themselves and others during live performances. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS
For more information see the Semester Timetable
The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to: integrate knowledge, technique and creativity in singing, acting and dancing at an advanced level in at least three musical theatre performances. In the course of the above, the candidate must: clarify creative and artistic goals for characterisation and performance explore and experiment with advanced musical theatre performance techniques rehearse musical theatre performance effectively to achieve required performance standard improve own musical theatre performance and work ethic using constructive feedback communicate mood and style of performance pieces to audiences exhibit imagination, spontaneity and confidence in performances perform with precision, style and strong stage presence discuss role requirements with required personnel demonstrate flexibility when reacting to performance contingencies.
The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of: relationship between acting, singing, dancing and movement in a musical theatre performance context tools and techniques used to analyse performances and improve own technique accepted industry practices for safe dance and general work ethic strategies to overcome performance anxiety influential theorists, choreographers and directors in musical theatre distinguishing characteristics and main historical aspects of musical theatre health and safety requirements relevant to performing live before audiences key aspects of the following, relating to musical theatre performances: o moral, social, physical and psychological issues associated with characterisation o alignment, breath and techniques for the release of tension o naturalistic and non-naturalistic performance styles o effect of voice and vocal processes on audiences o acting, singing and dancing techniques and terminology o kinaesthetic awareness.
Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry. This includes access to: opportunities for musical theatre performances rehearsal and performance spaces with required flooring for musical theatre performances. Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA VET only
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.
Breaches of academic integrity can include:
Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.
Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.
ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.
All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.
In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.
Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.
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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required by performers to extend the combined skills of dance, drama, singing, acting and movement to a professional level in musical theatre. This includes extending musical theatre skills for performances in commercial, cabaret or competition settings, as members of an ensemble or in some solo routines. The unit applies to those who are performers with existing musical theatre skills and who aim to refine their technique to convey mood and music style through complex dance and vocal sequences. While some supervision is provided in practice sessions and rehearsals, performers are expected to display a high level of motivation and responsibility for themselves and others during live performances. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS
For more information see the Semester Timetable
The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to: integrate knowledge, technique and creativity in singing, acting and dancing at an advanced level in at least three musical theatre performances. In the course of the above, the candidate must: clarify creative and artistic goals for characterisation and performance explore and experiment with advanced musical theatre performance techniques rehearse musical theatre performance effectively to achieve required performance standard improve own musical theatre performance and work ethic using constructive feedback communicate mood and style of performance pieces to audiences exhibit imagination, spontaneity and confidence in performances perform with precision, style and strong stage presence discuss role requirements with required personnel demonstrate flexibility when reacting to performance contingencies.
The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of: relationship between acting, singing, dancing and movement in a musical theatre performance context tools and techniques used to analyse performances and improve own technique accepted industry practices for safe dance and general work ethic strategies to overcome performance anxiety influential theorists, choreographers and directors in musical theatre distinguishing characteristics and main historical aspects of musical theatre health and safety requirements relevant to performing live before audiences key aspects of the following, relating to musical theatre performances: o moral, social, physical and psychological issues associated with characterisation o alignment, breath and techniques for the release of tension o naturalistic and non-naturalistic performance styles o effect of voice and vocal processes on audiences o acting, singing and dancing techniques and terminology o kinaesthetic awareness.
Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry. This includes access to: opportunities for musical theatre performances rehearsal and performance spaces with required flooring for musical theatre performances. Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA VET only
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.
Breaches of academic integrity can include:
Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.
Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.
ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.
All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.
In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.
Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.
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