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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

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.

  • Unit Title

    Italian Lyric Diction 1

  • Unit Code

    MUS1706

  • Year

    2019

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    5

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Emma MATTHEWS

Description

This unit introduces students to Italian prosody, the authentic production of Italian speech sounds and the International Phonetic Alphabet, as applied to Italian.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Prepare an Italian song text using a three- or four-line phonetic transcription system: Original Italian text IPA transcription Word-for-word translation Idiomatic translation
  2. Read and write Italian texts in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
  3. Recognise and correctly pronounce Italian vowels and consonants.
  4. Recognise and correctly use Italian syllabification and stress.

Unit Content

  1. Introduction to song text preparation.
  2. Italian syllabification and stress.
  3. Italian vowels and consonants.
  4. The symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as applied to Italian.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered11 x 1 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Weekly tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

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 Board of Examiners.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioHomework35%
ExaminationWritten exam30%
VivaContinuous assessment of oral/aural skills35%

Core Reading(s)

  • (1991). 26 Italian songs and arias. Canada: Alfred. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/223375756?databaseList=638
  • Wall, J., Caldwell, R., Allen, S., & Gavilanes, T. (2009). Diction for singers: A concise reference for English, Italian, Latin, German, French and Spanish pronunciation. (2nd ed.). Redmond, WA: Dictionforsingers.com. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/457052119?databaseList=638

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

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.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

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.

  • Unit Title

    Italian Lyric Diction 1

  • Unit Code

    MUS1706

  • Year

    2019

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    5

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Emma MATTHEWS

Description

This unit introduces students to Italian prosody, the authentic production of Italian speech sounds and the International Phonetic Alphabet, as applied to Italian.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Prepare an Italian song text using a three- or four-line phonetic transcription system: Original Italian text IPA transcription Word-for-word translation Idiomatic translation
  2. Read and write Italian texts in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
  3. Recognise and correctly pronounce Italian vowels and consonants.
  4. Recognise and correctly use Italian syllabification and stress.

Unit Content

  1. Introduction to song text preparation.
  2. Italian syllabification and stress.
  3. Italian vowels and consonants.
  4. The symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as applied to Italian.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered11 x 1 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Weekly tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

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 Board of Examiners.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioHomework35%
ExaminationWritten exam30%
VivaContinuous assessment of oral/aural skills35%

Core Reading(s)

  • (1991). 26 Italian songs and arias. Canada: Alfred. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/223375756?databaseList=638
  • Wall, J., Caldwell, R., Allen, S., & Gavilanes, T. (2009). Diction for singers: A concise reference for English, Italian, Latin, German, French and Spanish pronunciation. (2nd ed.). Redmond, WA: Dictionforsingers.com. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/457052119?databaseList=638

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

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.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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