93547 VOICE AND MOVEMENT 6

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
97	93547 	S2  	D 	VOICE AND MOVEMENT 6      	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Pre-requisite(s)
• Co-requisite(s)
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

PRE-REQUISITE(S)

93544+93546

CO-REQUISITE(S)

93545

RATIONALE:

The demonstration of movement awareness and learned physical and vocal
skills  in  an  audition  situation is a requisite  of  the  threshold
professional actor.

SYNOPSIS:

This  unit seeks to ensure a high exit standard of physical and  vocal
fitness,  flexibility and skills. It also applies a  learned  movement
vocabulary to performance and addresses the continuing development  of
the  performer's  voice  and speech skills  in  private  sessions  and
through  dialogue coaching for performance, rehearsal  and  auditions.
Microphone  technique is addressed. Singing classes  continue  with  a
focus on audition presentation techniques.

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able
to demonstrate:

1. a high standard of physical flexibility, fitness and vocal
   expertise in rehearsal, performance and audition situations;
   
2. the application of specialist movement skills in performance;
   
3. the application of specialist speech skills in performance;
   
4. a high standard of vocal expertise in the presentation of a
   wide range of performance styles for stage and microphone;
   
5. the refined physical expression of characterisation in
   performance.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

Movement studies:
  Dance;
  Tai Chi;
  gymnastics;
  creative movement based on Laban;
  movement in performance

Voice studies:
  vocal conditioning;
  diction:  speech style;
  audition preparation;
  vocal characterization;
  voice in performance;
  microphone techniques.

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

Suitable clothing for class: leotard, tights, t-shirt, shorts, soft
footwear.

Blank file for Movement workbook

Blank file for Voice workbook

Blank cassette tapes

Good quality tape-recorder

Texts as required and advised

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

McCallion, M, 1988, The Voice Book, Faber, London.

Rodenburg, P, 1992, The Right to Speak, Methuen, London.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Tutorials/Workshops                           	120
Private Study                                 	40
Assessments                                   	5

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL
1   S              PASSIM    MOVEMENT TRAINING                         20.00     N
2   S                        PERFORMANCE PROJECTS                      60.00     N
3   S              PASSIM    VOICE TRAINING                            20.00     N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    Students  will  be required to attend no less  than  80%  of  the
     classes  held.  Missing more than two consecutive classes through
     illness will require the production of a doctor's certificate.
2    Other  Teaching Staff:  Movement Only - T Rossi, N  Mudge,  guest
     lecturers as required.