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.

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 2
  • Unit Code

    MUS4705
  • Year

    2020
  • 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 French prosody, the authentic production of French speech sounds and the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to French.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from MUS3710

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Perform a moderately difficult to difficult French song from memory, demonstrating correct pronunciation, appropriate phrasing, an understanding of the text and an awareness of the rules of French Lyric Diction, whilst maintaining flexibility, artistry and expression.
  2. Prepare a French song text using a three- or four-line phonetic transcription system.
  3. Read and write French song texts in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
  4. Recognise and correctly pronounce French vowels, semi-consonants and consonants.
  5. Understand and implement the special rules of French Lyric Diction.

Unit Content

  1. Advanced song preparation.
  2. Preparation and performance of French recitative.
  3. Revision of all French speech sounds.
  4. Revision of the special rules of French Lyric Diction.
  5. Revision of the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to French.
  6. 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
PortfolioIPA transcriptions50%
PerformancePerformance exam50%

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.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    French Lyric Diction 2
  • Unit Code

    MUS4705
  • Year

    2020
  • 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 French prosody, the authentic production of French speech sounds and the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to French.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from MUS3710

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Perform a moderately difficult to difficult French song from memory, demonstrating correct pronunciation, appropriate phrasing, an understanding of the text and an awareness of the rules of French Lyric Diction, whilst maintaining flexibility, artistry and expression.
  2. Prepare a French song text using a three- or four-line phonetic transcription system.
  3. Read and write French song texts in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
  4. Recognise and correctly pronounce French vowels, semi-consonants and consonants.
  5. Understand and implement the special rules of French Lyric Diction.

Unit Content

  1. Advanced song preparation.
  2. Preparation and performance of French recitative.
  3. Revision of all French speech sounds.
  4. Revision of the special rules of French Lyric Diction.
  5. Revision of the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to French.
  6. 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
PortfolioIPA transcriptions50%
PerformancePerformance Assessment50%

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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