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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

    Acting and Performance Skills 3

  • Unit Code

    MUS2705

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    5

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

Description

This unit continues to develop students' performance skills. Acting, text and movement skills acquired in class are consolidated through a range of vocal productions, including oratorio, opera and workshop productions. Rehearsal and performance etiquette are also addressed.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from MUS1705, MUS1708

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse and effectively deliver texts of moderate difficulty.
  2. Demonstrate in a performance context an awareness of rehearsal and performance etiquette and process.
  3. Demonstrate intermediate acting skills.
  4. Demonstrate movement and physical characterisation skills.
  5. Perform a physical warm-up to an appropriate level.
  6. Rehearse and perform in vocal productions.

Unit Content

  1. Acting methods for singers.
  2. Intermediate text analysis, interpretation and delivery techniques.
  3. Movement and physicality.
  4. Physical warm-ups of moderate difficulty.
  5. Rehearsal and performance of etiquette and process.
  6. Rehearsals and performances of vocal productions.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Weekly classes and rehearsals as per the production schedule.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail 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
TypeDescription
VivaIn class assessment
VivaPublic performance

Text References

  • Berry, C. (2000). Voice and the actor. London: Virgin.
  • Rodenberg, P. (1997). The actor speaks: Voice and the performer. London: Methuen.
  • Benedetti., J. (2004). Stanislavski: An introduction. Routledge.
  • Hagen, U. (2009). Respect for acting. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Stanislavski, K. (1989). An actor prepares. Routledge.
  • De Mallett Burgess, T., & Skilbeck, N. (2000). The singing and acting handbook. London: Routledge.

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

    Acting and Performance Skills 3

  • Unit Code

    MUS2705

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    5

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

Description

This unit continues to develop students' performance skills. Acting, text and movement skills acquired in class are consolidated through a range of vocal productions, including oratorio, opera and workshop productions. Rehearsal and performance etiquette are also addressed.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from MUS1705, MUS1708

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse and effectively deliver texts of moderate difficulty.
  2. Demonstrate in a performance context an awareness of rehearsal and performance etiquette and process.
  3. Demonstrate intermediate acting skills.
  4. Demonstrate movement and physical characterisation skills.
  5. Perform a physical warm-up to an appropriate level.
  6. Rehearse and perform in vocal productions.

Unit Content

  1. Acting methods for singers.
  2. Intermediate text analysis, interpretation and delivery techniques.
  3. Movement and physicality.
  4. Physical warm-ups of moderate difficulty.
  5. Rehearsal and performance of etiquette and process.
  6. Rehearsals and performances of vocal productions.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Weekly classes and rehearsals as per the production schedule.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail 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
TypeDescription
VivaIn class assessment
VivaPublic performance

Text References

  • Berry, C. (2000). Voice and the actor. London: Virgin.
  • Rodenberg, P. (1997). The actor speaks: Voice and the performer. London: Methuen.
  • Benedetti., J. (2004). Stanislavski: An introduction. Routledge.
  • Hagen, U. (2009). Respect for acting. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Stanislavski, K. (1989). An actor prepares. Routledge.
  • De Mallett Burgess, T., & Skilbeck, N. (2000). The singing and acting handbook. London: Routledge.

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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