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Faculty of Education and Arts

School: WA 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

    Vocal Technique 1

  • Unit Code

    PAM1017

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit comprises two components: Voice and Speech. The interdependence of voice and body is explored, focusing on the individual's vocal and physical potential for communication. The unit presents methods for breathing and projection in order to use the voice effectively as an actor and performer. It looks at various aspects of the voice including breathing, emotions, alignment, body language, movement, health, articulation, narrative and text. It brings all elements together to shape meaning through the voice.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Co-ordinate breath, sound and movement.
  2. Identify and free unnatural tensions in the alignment between the voice and the body.
  3. Recognise and respond imaginatively to notation and symbols.
  4. Release imaginative and emotional impulses into voice, language and song.
  5. Sight read, audibly and intelligibly.
  6. Understand and apply efficient breath support.
  7. Understand strategies for effective communication and implement them to a variety of texts.
  8. Work with responsibility for vocal care and vocal maintenance.

Unit Content

  1. SPEECH: (SHAPING MEANING)- sight reading, speech theory, articulation and verse form (emphasis on the Shakespearean Sonnet).
  2. VOICE: (THE BODY SPEAKS)- vocal centring, release work, image work, story telling, vocal screening, voice history, anatomy/physiology of voice - health and diet, and warm-up programe.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Group class, tutorials, workshops, seminars.

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
JournalContinuous Assessment (including Journal)25%
ProjectProject20%
PerformancePerformance20%
VivaViva35%

Text References

  • ^ McCallion, M. (1988). The voice book. London: Faber & Faber.
  • ^ Berry, C. (1992). Voice and the actor. London: Virgin.
  • ^ Rodenburg, P. (1992). The right to speak. London: Methuen.
  • Evans, R. (1978). How to read music: EMI Music Publishing.
  • Sataloff, R.T. (1991). Professional voice. New York: Raven Press.
  • Feldenkrais, M. (1987). Awareness through movement. Middlesex: Penguin Books.
  • Garbutt, C. W., & Anderson, J. O. (1980). Effective methods for correcting articulatory defects. Illinois: Interstate Printers.
  • Martin, J. (1991). Voice in the modern theatre. London & New York: Routledge.
  • Moncur, J. P. & Brackett, I. P. (1974). Modifying vocal behaviour. New York: Harper & Row.
  • Reese, M. (1984). Sensory motor education for the mouth and jaw. Sensory Motor Learning Systems.
  • Rose, A. (1982). Contemporary exercises for classical and popular singers. Scolar Press.
  • Elsen, J. (1985). Voice and diction: A program for improvement. (5th ed.). New York: MacMillan Pubs.
  • Bunch, M. (1982). Dynamics of the singing voice. New York: Springer-Verlag Wien.
  • Bruford, R. (1967). Speech & drama. London: Methuen & Co.
  • Falkner, K. (1983). Voice: Yehudi Menuhin music guides. MacDonald & Co.

^ Mandatory reference

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.

PAM1017|1|1

Faculty of Education and Arts

School: WA 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

    Vocal Technique 1

  • Unit Code

    PAM1017

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit comprises two components: Voice and Speech. The interdependence of voice and body is explored, focusing on the individual's vocal and physical potential for communication. The unit presents methods for breathing and projection in order to use the voice effectively as an actor and performer. It looks at various aspects of the voice including breathing, emotions, alignment, body language, movement, health, articulation, narrative and text. It brings all elements together to shape meaning through the voice.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Co-ordinate breath, sound and movement.
  2. Identify and free unnatural tensions in the alignment between the voice and the body.
  3. Recognise and respond imaginatively to notation and symbols.
  4. Release imaginative and emotional impulses into voice, language and song.
  5. Sight read, audibly and intelligibly.
  6. Understand and apply efficient breath support.
  7. Understand strategies for effective communication and implement them to a variety of texts.
  8. Work with responsibility for vocal care and vocal maintenance.

Unit Content

  1. SPEECH: (SHAPING MEANING)- sight reading, speech theory, articulation and verse form (emphasis on the Shakespearean Sonnet).
  2. VOICE: (THE BODY SPEAKS)- vocal centring, release work, image work, story telling, vocal screening, voice history, anatomy/physiology of voice - health and diet, and warm-up programe.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Group class, tutorials, workshops, seminars.

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
JournalContinuous Assessment (including Journal)25%
ProjectProject20%
PerformancePerformance20%
VivaViva35%

Text References

  • ^ Berry, C. (1992). Voice and the actor. London: Virgin.
  • ^ Rodenburg, P. (1992). The right to speak. London: Methuen.
  • ^ McCallion, M. (1988). The voice book. London: Faber & Faber.
  • Elsen, J. (1985). Voice and diction: A program for improvement. (5th ed.). New York: MacMillan Pubs.
  • Sataloff, R.T. (1991). Professional voice. New York: Raven Press.
  • Feldenkrais, M. (1987). Awareness through movement. Middlesex: Penguin Books.
  • Garbutt, C. W., & Anderson, J. O. (1980). Effective methods for correcting articulatory defects. Illinois: Interstate Printers.
  • Martin, J. (1991). Voice in the modern theatre. London & New York: Routledge.
  • Moncur, J. P. & Brackett, I. P. (1974). Modifying vocal behaviour. New York: Harper & Row.
  • Reese, M. (1984). Sensory motor education for the mouth and jaw. Sensory Motor Learning Systems.
  • Rose, A. (1982). Contemporary exercises for classical and popular singers. Scolar Press.
  • Bunch, M. (1982). Dynamics of the singing voice. New York: Springer-Verlag Wien.
  • Bruford, R. (1967). Speech & drama. London: Methuen & Co.
  • Falkner, K. (1983). Voice: Yehudi Menuhin music guides. MacDonald & Co.
  • Evans, R. (1978). How to read music: EMI Music Publishing.

^ Mandatory reference

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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