MUSC11415 - Music Theatre Voice 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Continuing your foundational studies, you will build your skills in singing, music theory, aural musicianship and piano keyboard in the next unit for your development as a music theatre singer. You will further your study of the foundational aspects of vocal technique appropriate for the music theatre singer and continue your exploration of music theatre vocal repertoire. As part of your vocal technical development, you will explore the phonetic aspects of the Maori and Japanese languages through selected songs and vocal exercises. The integration of singing, music theory, aural musicianship and piano keyboard, covering further introductory aspects of pitch, rhythm, pulse, tempo, articulation and expression, will underpin your continuing technical and artistic development in this unit.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite: MUSC11414 Music Theatre Voice 1

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).

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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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Practical Assessment 50%
2. Practical Assessment 15%
3. Practical Assessment 15%
4. In-class Test(s) 20%

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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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: SUTE
Feedback
More feedback requested
Recommendation
Ongoing feedback will continue to be provided through verbal channels at each tutorial.
Action Taken
Feedback was provided on a weekly basis within the practical tutorials and student implementation of the feedback was encouraged in-situ.
Source: In-class
Feedback
Current industry trends to be maintained, in order to remain industry-ready.
Recommendation
Industry trends will be observed and repertoire adjustments made to maintain cutting-edge standards of quality.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: In-class
Feedback
A continuation of in-class feedback, to maintain industry discipline and continual skill development.
Recommendation
Feedback will continue to be provided in class context, with the aim of encouraging and maintaining industry disciplines and standards of quality.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Perform accurately and musically foundation level technical vocal exercises and songs
  2. Demonstrate fundamental principles of breath control, support and placement of the voice to various performance exercises
  3. Demonstrate fundamental principles of foreign pronunciation, intonation and comprehension in various languages within selected songs
  4. Perform simple pieces and exercises on the keyboard that relate to your musical development as a singer
  5. Demonstrate an introductory level of aural musicianship through various practical vocal exercises
  6. Manipulate the rudiments of music relating to pitch, rhythm, keys, scales and chords as derived from the western art-music tradition and contemporary popular music styles at an introductory level of music writing

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
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