EA117-4-FY-LO:
Music and Singing I
2023/24
East 15 Acting School
East15 (Loughton) Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
15
11 April 2023
Requisites for this module
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BA W411 Acting,
BA W411MV Acting,
BA W83A Acting (International),
BA W441 Acting and Contemporary Theatre
Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of good voice production and begin to acquire a sense of rhythm and aural awareness. You will be introduced to warm-ups and will develop the technical skills to progress to an increasingly demanding range of repertoire and emotional situations.
By the end of the module you will have acquired knowledge of vocal technique and an ability to begin the control of nerves in performance. You will have begun to understand the individual characteristics of your own voice and the appropriate care needed to maintain it. You will also have a basic working knowledge of music theory.
The aims of this module are:
- Establish a daily warm up routine to keep the voice healthy and agile
- Identify and critically analyse various singing styles and techniques
- Begin to appreciate the role of music as an entity in theatrical performance
- Understand the connection to be made between singing, music, movement, voice and acting in approaching song performance
- Develop the ability to make objective criticism of vocal performance
- Understand basic music theory
- Start to adjust vocal approaches to the varied contexts in which they are working
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to desmonstrate:
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to desmonstrate:
Technical
- Breathing (correct use of techniques)
- Rhythm (feeling the pulse of the music)
- Resonance and placement (intonation, free and unrestricted tone)
- Physicality (posture, alignment, release)
- Articulation (energised text, use of vowels and consonants)
Sung Material
- Ensemble and small group singing
- Ability to follow a vocal score
- Solo song (demonstration of journey through song/communication)
- Application of technical skills to support character through song
- Development (ownership of voice, working though inhibition)
No additional information available.
Students work with music and singing tutors in group practical classes.
Students will be expected to practise music and singing in independent study.
Formative verbal assessment and feedback from tutors at the end of Terms One and Two.
Written report with summative assessment and tutor's comments at the end of Term Three.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Practical |
Continuous Assessment |
|
50% |
| Practical |
folk-song |
|
10% |
| Practical |
solo song term 3 |
|
30% |
| Practical |
ensemble singing exercise |
|
10% |
Additional coursework information
Continuous assessment through observation of contribution to class work. (50%)
Performance of devised folk-song in groups of approx. 4 students in term 2. (10%)
Performance of solo song to a large audience in term 3. (30%)
Performance of ensemble singing at the leavers’ ceremony in term 3. (10%)
Assessment is based on the extent to which a student is able to demonstrate the above learning outcomes.
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
Mr Neil Somerville, email: nasome@essex.ac.uk.
Neil Somerville and staff
East 15 Acting School
Hatfields Campus
Rectory Lane
Loughton, IG10 3RY
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Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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