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 2
  • Unit Code

    MUS1709
  • 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 reinforces and adds to students' knowledge and understanding of Italian prosody, the authentic production of Italian speech sounds and the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to Italian.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MUS1105

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Perform an Italian song demonstrating correct pronunciation, appropriate phrasing, an understanding of the text, whilst maintaining flexibility, artistry and expression.
  2. Prepare an Italian song text using a three- or four-line phonetic transcription system.
  3. Read aloud from an Italian lyrical text.
  4. Read and write Italian song texts in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
  5. Recognise and correctly pronounce Italian speech sounds.

Unit Content

  1. Advanced song preparation, including transcribing and translating excerpts from the Italian vocal literature.
  2. Reading aloud from an Italian lyrical text.
  3. Revision of all Italian speech sounds and reading aloud from Italian song texts.
  4. Revision of the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to Italian.
  5. Song performance and interpretation.

Learning Experience

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

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not 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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioHomework20%
ExaminationWritten test20%
VivaContinuous assessment of oral/aural skills20%
PerformancePerformance exam40%

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 2
  • Unit Code

    MUS1709
  • 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 reinforces and adds to students' knowledge and understanding of Italian prosody, the authentic production of Italian speech sounds and the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to Italian.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MUS1105

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Perform an Italian song demonstrating correct pronunciation, appropriate phrasing, an understanding of the text, whilst maintaining flexibility, artistry and expression.
  2. Prepare an Italian song text using a three- or four-line phonetic transcription system.
  3. Read aloud from an Italian lyrical text.
  4. Read and write Italian song texts in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
  5. Recognise and correctly pronounce Italian speech sounds.

Unit Content

  1. Advanced song preparation, including transcribing and translating excerpts from the Italian vocal literature.
  2. Reading aloud from an Italian lyrical text.
  3. Revision of all Italian speech sounds and reading aloud from Italian song texts.
  4. Revision of the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to Italian.
  5. Song performance and interpretation.

Learning Experience

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

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not 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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioHomework20%
ExaminationWritten test20%
VivaContinuous assessment of oral/aural skills20%
PerformancePerformance exam40%

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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