EA225-5-FY-LO:
Music and Singing II
2016/17
East 15 Acting School
East15 (Loughton) Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
15
25 October 2007
Requisites for this module
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EA221, EA222
BA W441 Acting and Contemporary Theatre
This second year course is compulsory for students on the BA Hons Contemporary Theatre degree scheme. As you begin to explore in greater depth and complexity the process of devising and improvising work, technical work in Music & Singing will underpin your ability to interact musically and dramatically in a range of performance styles and forms. By the end of the module you will have a substantial knowledge of vocal technique and will have acquired an automatically-present technique to support both singing and safeguarding the voice.
Self-created work, by its nature, makes unpredictable technical demands on its performers, particularly with regard to music and singing. However, by ensuring that students acquire an overview of musical subject matter and performances - in solo, duet and ensemble disciplines as well as in a variety of repertoires - this module will equip students with the necessary technical skills to progress to the strongly experimental final year.
Module Content
Term One
Tessitura
Dynamic range
Vocal agility
Improving audience communication
Sustaining character through accent, sound, musicality and lyrics
Interactions within the medium of song
Term Two
Introduction to 'direct-contact' songs
Breaking down the 'fourth wall' using Brecht songs and British Music Hall as examples
Conveying clearly delineated character in song
Maintaining technique whilst performing sung material
Term Three
Development of solo and ensemble disciplines
Devised harmony skills
Bringing accumulated musical skills into devised ensemble work
Appropriate and sensitive use of musical input.
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Students work with music and singing tutors in small group practical classes
Normally 4 hours of music/singing classes per week except during acting priority weeks
Learning also takes place in one-to-one tutorials
Students are expected to practice music/singing in independent study
Formative assessment and feedback at the end of each term in group session
Students receive termly reports with summative assessment and tutors' written comments.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Additional coursework information
The assessment criteria for this module are the extent to which students can demonstrate achievement of the module Learning Outcomes.
The final year mark for the module will be the average of the three term marks.
Compliance with Professional Code of Conduct.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Colin Sell, Music Tutors, Singing Tutors
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Ms Sabina Netherclift
The University of Surrey
Lecturer at the Guildford School of Acting
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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