Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

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Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

• Unit Title

  French Lyric Diction 1

• Unit Code

  MUS3710

• Year

  2020

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  2

• Credit Points

  5

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

• Unit Coordinator

  Ms Emma MATTHEWS

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Description

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

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. IPA transcription
2. Idiomatic translation
3. Original French text
4. Perform a simple French song with score, demonstrating correct pronunciation, appropriate phrasing, an understanding of the text and an awareness of the special rules of French Lyric Diction.
5. Prepare a French song text using a four-line transcription system: Original French text; IPA transcription; Word-for-word translation; and Idiomatic translation.
6. Read and write French song texts in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
7. Recognise and correctly pronounce French vowels, semi-consonants and consonants.
8. Recognise and correctly use the features of French prosody (syllabification, stress etc.).
9. Understand and implement the special rules of French Lyric Diction.
10. Word-for-word translation

Unit Content

1. French prosody: syllabification, stress etc.
2. French vowels, semi-consonants and consonants.
3. Introduction to song performance and interpretation.
4. Introduction to song text preparation.
5. Introduction to the special rules of French Lyric Diction: vocalic harmonisation, hiatus, mute e, aspirate h, sung schwa.
6. The symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to French.

Learning Experience

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

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.

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