Overview
In this unit, you will explore the nexus between music and theatre. You will learn how music is often used in theatre to enhance the experience of a play, further the drama, act as a narrator, or be a conduit for text. You will perform scenes from musicals or plays with music, and will attend a weekly vocal workshop that will extend your capacity to work across all genres. You will be equipped with a working knowledge of the role of music within theatre, and have an audition piece from the standard repertoire.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: CART11008 Acting 2: Classical Acting
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2018
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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- Analyse the different roles of music in musicals and in plays with music
- Perform a scene from a musical including the performance of a song
- Perform in a university production.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 30% | |||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 35% | |||
| 3 - Group Work - 35% | |||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||
| 5 - Team Work | |||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 35% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Group Work - 35% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
k.crone@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to the unit music and the actor.We will begin to build our appreciation for the power and impact music can bring to a performance.
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Part 1. The antecedents to the genre of "Musical Theatre". p1 - 34
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The politics of cabaret has its roots in the pubs and taverns of the 18th century.
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View the suggested videos.
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The rise of vaudeville and the music halls. How artists respond to the prohibition of their craft.
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Reading part 2 chapter 9 p 78-88
Reading part 3 p99 - 145
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Art reflecting life reflecting art. How different artists respond to social issues.
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Reading part 4. Beginnings of a golden age:synthese of style and substance.
p 147-201
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Reading part 5.A greater maturity.
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The politics of the cabaret..
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View Cabaret the musical.
Reading part 8. New faces of the 1960s and 1970s
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The Australian political cabaret - Who are our players?
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Cabaret and its renaissance around the world.
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Reading part 9. The late twentieth century - and beyond.
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We will use the A-Z of Cabaret as our template to build our show.
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Reading. A - Z of Cabaret.
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Rehearsing the show.
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Rehearsing the show..
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We will be performing the show in a theatrical venue to an audience.
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You will also be expected to learn some choreography. You should be maintaining your flexibility and strength by attending the conditioning classes where possible.Ladies your will need a pair of character shoes that you will rehearse in, and gentlemen, you will require a dress shoes that you can rehearse in.
1 Written Assessment
LENGTH 1500- 2000
TOPIC Music and it's potent links to social change.
In consultation with your lecturer, you will choose a music theatre piece from 1900 on, that has had a strong political or social impact on community. You will analyse the structure of the story and align it to its historical, social and political time. You will consider how the creative team chose to weave the issues into the story. You will be expected to recognise how the artistic piece is responding to its time. You will consider the power within the music to underscore scenes as well as inform and progress the narrative.
Assignment presentation:
- Use 12 point Times New Roman font
- 1.5 spacing for the body of the assignment
- You may use sub-headings to organise your assignment clearly
- You may refer to Youtube clips to demonstrate aspects of your discussion
- You may include excerpts from the score and script to demonstrate aspects of your discussion
- Include in-text references
- Include a reference list in APA style
Week 6 Friday (24 Aug 2018) 12:00 am AEST
Week 8 Monday (3 Sept 2018)
Assessment criteria:
- Appropriate introduction and conclusion (10%)
- Detailed understanding of the plot and its relationship to the social issues of the time (20%)
- Detailed investigation of the historical period the work is set, and an empathy for the politics and passions of the period (20%)
- Detailed investigation of the creators of the work (20%)
- Accuracy of spelling, punctuation and grammar; clarity of writing style (15%)
- Correct use of academic referencing for in-text references and reference list (15%)
No submission method provided.
- Analyse the different roles of music in musicals and in plays with music
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
2 Practical Assessment
In consultation with you lecturer, you will choose a scene from a recognised piece of music theatre, or construct a scene, presented in the style of music theatre. The scene requires both the spoken word underscored, as well as a song. You will, with your partner (if applicable), learn all of the allocated script and the song. The holding of script in the performance is forbidden. Prior to the performance you will be required to contextualise the piece for your audience. The entire presentation should be no longer than 10minutes. The goal of each presentation is to embrace the style of music theatre, and to consider the social commentary it is making. These presentations will also be considered for inclusion in our final performance. This piece will be performed in a studio setting, there will be at least two panel assessors.
Week 8 Thursday (6 Sept 2018) 11:00 pm AEST
This presentation will be in the actors studio and will involve at least two panel assessors
Week 10 Monday (17 Sept 2018)
Appropriate contextualisation of the scene. (15%)
Appropriate construction/choice of scene for the players (20%)
Characterisation appropriate for the style (25%)
Ability to fulfull the requirements of the role (20%)
Participation in the process (20%)
- Perform a scene from a musical including the performance of a song
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
3 Group Work
You will be expected to be a part of your end of term production. This piece will take the form of a cabaret, and we will be presenting some or all of the" A-Z of Cabaret". You will also be required to work in a collaborative way, making offers of material to be considered for inclusion in the production. You will be required to perform a solo or duet as required. You will be en integral part of the ensemble of players and perform in a number of ensemble routines. You will learn choreographic routines that you will need to be adept at performing, so effective rehearsals are paramount.
From this production you will be building your repertoire to include a potential song for possible auditions in your future career.
Review/Exam Week Monday (8 Oct 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
This performance will be held in a theatrical setting, and will be an evening performance. The performance time will be advised once the performance space has been secured.
Exam Week Monday (15 Oct 2018)
Ability to work as as effective team member in an ensemble 15%
Demonstrates the ability to build an effective character and maintains the characterisation throughout the performance 20%
Demonstrates the ability to learn a musical routine, with song and dance, and delivers effectively 30%
Demonstrates effective theatre etiquette 15%
Demonstrates an effective use of stagecraft 20%
- Perform in a university production.
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
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Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
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A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
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