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Unit Synopsis
As the first unit of the intermediate second year level in this series, you will continue the systematic progression of the ideas and expressive practicum in the realisation of theatre performance, by undertaking more complex activities according to your specialisation in either Music Theatre , Drama or Technical Theatre. If you are in the Music Theatre specialisation, you will concentrate on synthesising the three areas of acting, music and dance, in exercises designed to establish the basics of harnessing and focusing your expressive ability through self-awareness and examining the concept of 'choice'. If you are in the Drama specialisation, you will concentrate on synthesising the three areas of acting, voice and movement, in exercises designed to establish the basics of harnessing and focusing your expressive ability through self-awareness and examining the concept of 'choice'. If you are in the Technical Theatre specialisation you will explore stage lighting from the standpoint of aesthetics as well as the practical execution of the design concept.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
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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).
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 | 30% |
| 2. Practical Assessment | 30% |
| 3. Practical Assessment | 30% |
| 4. Written Assessment | 10% |
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%).
Past Exams
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No previous feedback available
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: In-class
A request for in-class feedback, to maintain industry discipline and continual skill development.
Ongoing feedback will be provided to all cohorts on a weekly basis, with the aim of encouraging and maintaining industry disciplines and standards of quality.
Regular feedback continued to be supplied on a weekly basis, which kept the students informed of industry trends and encourage performances of high quality.
Source: In-Class
Continuing to learn languages and singing in parts
Continue to include languages in song arrangements that include both melodic and harmonic elements. These will be tailored to the cohort that is enrolled, allowing for engagement with the unit content.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Apply intermediate level theatre skills, theatre craft and dramatic expression to various acting tasks set for this unit
- Perform accurately and musically the vocal scales, technical exercises and songs set for this unit
- Perform set dance combinations of increasing complexity in in contrasting styles, relevant to music theatre, as set for this unit.
- Apply intermediate level theatre skills, theatre craft and dramatic expression to various drama tasks set for this unit
- Apply intermediate level principles of breath usage, support and placement of the voice to various performance exercises set for this unit.
- Apply intermediate levels of strength and flexibility in expressive movement to various performance
- Execute and critically analyse the production projects and technical tasks set for this unit
- Apply your knowledge of lighting design and operations to various production tasks set for this unit
- Critically reflect on your performance practice and artistic development
Learning outcomes 1 - 3 apply to students in the Music Theatre specialisation. Learning outcomes 4 - 6 apply to students in the Drama specialisation. Learning outcomes 7 - 8 apply to students in the Technical Theatre specialisation. Learning outcome 9 applies to all students enrolled in this unit.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 2 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 4 - Written Assessment | • | ||||||||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | ||||||||
| 5 - Team Work | • | • | • | ||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | |||||||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| 3 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| 4 - Written Assessment | • | • | |||||||||