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Unit Synopsis
Building on Principal Performance Studios 3, you will extend your learning through relevant activities in the Music Theatre, Drama and Technical Theatre specialisations. You will develop concurrent concepts of 'freedom' working organically through personal connection, impulse and imagination with analytic skills to shape your theatre craft across material from a range of styles and demands. If you are in the Music Theatre specialisation, you will concentrate on the creative study of prescribed composers and specific styles of song, pursuing greater skills as an actor, as well as developing more complex skills in dance routines building on increasing security in technique. If you are in the Drama specialisation, you will concentrate on style in vocal delivery and physical expression associated with the performance of a variety of texts. If you are in Technical Theatre specialisation, you will explore the aesthetics and functions of sound design, creation, playback and reinforcement as applied to various specialised production projects.
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 continuation of in-class feedback, to increase industry readiness and continual skill development.
Industry trends will be observed and curriculum adjustments made to align with current industry standards.
Continue to provide in-class feedback that demonstrates industry trends
Source: Unit evaluation Verbal feedback
An increase in feedback to monitor student progress
Continue to communicate clearly that feedback takes many forms within this industry-based degree, including in-class feedback and suggestions provided both individually and collectively.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Connect character and style in acting performance tasks with an emphasis on vocal and physical clarity and refinement
- Demonstrate a development of tonal complexion and vocal stamina in the presentation of songs and technical work as set for this unit
- Demonstrate solo and ensemble dance routines at a high level of efficiency and artistic demeanour in a range of dance styles
- Connect character and style in drama performance tasks with an emphasis on vocal and physical clarity and refinement
- Demonstrate skills in textual interpretation and vocal-physical-emotional connection.
- Apply your knowledge of sound reinforcement for theatre production to various production projects
- Employ more complex technical theatre skills within production projects set for this unit
- Critically reflect on your performance practice and artistic development
Learning Outcomes 1 - 3 relate to Music Theatre students. Learning Outcomes 4 and 5 relate to Drama specialisation. Learning Outcomes 6 and 7 relate to Technical Theatre. Learning Outcome 8 relates to all three specialisations.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 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 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | |||||||
| 5 - Team Work | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
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| 3 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | • | |||||||
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