EA217-5-FY-LO:
Music and Singing II
2023/24
East 15 Acting School
East15 (Loughton) Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
15
31 March 2021
Requisites for this module
(none)
(none)
(none)
(none)
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BA W411 Acting,
BA W411MV Acting,
BA W83A Acting (International)
Some examples of content covered throughout this module are:
- Application of technical skills to solo reperoire
- sustaining character through accent, sound, musicality and lyrics,
- maintaining technique whilst performing sung material
- sourcing suitable vocal material
- Brecht songs in context and in performance
To encourage students to:
- Develop responsibility for independent singing practice
- Accumulate a more varied, complex and demanding repertoire
- Develop greater understanding of relevant musical styles of periods in which acting projects are set
- Develop the ability to interpret and communicate musical material to an audience
By the end of this module you will be able to demonstrate advanced ability in the following music/singing techniques and performance materials:
Technical
- Breathing (correct use of techniques)
- Rhythm (feeling the pulse of the music)
- Resonance and placement (intonation, free and unconstricted tone)
- Physicality (posture, alignment, release)
- Articulation (energized text, use of vowels and consonants)
Sung Material
- Duet singing
- Solo singing (demonstration of journey through song/connection)
- Application of technical skills to support character through song
- Development (ownership of voice, working through inhibition)
No additional information available.
- Students work with music and singing tutors in 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 will be expected to practice music and singing in independent study
- Verbal and written formative assessment and feedback
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 |
|
40% |
| Practical |
Solo Song |
|
30% |
| Practical |
Duet |
|
20% |
| Practical |
Group Song |
|
10% |
Additional coursework information
- Continuous assessment through observation of contribution to class work.
- Performance of solo song and a duet
- Class work is assessed on commitment and personal development.
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
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Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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