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VSAO3601: Stage Fundamentals For Singers
2024 unit information
This unit provides an overview of stage skills as they relate to vocal performance. Students are introduced to the historical and cultural conventions of various stage settings and are taught the specific ways the voice and body are used to express meaning for a range of audiences. Students are taught the basics of embodiment and movement for the stage as is appropriate for their style of vocal performance. Students are equipped with the knowledge and skills to rehearse a short performance in their indicated style for a final concert. Students work collaboratively to create an ensemble to understand their voice and body and how it communicates onstage to an audience through voice, body and story.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Performance
| Code | VSAO3601 |
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| Academic unit | Performance |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. develop and demonstrate confidence in stage terms, rules and conventions within historical, cultural and musical principles
- LO2. demonstrate a thorough understanding of the historical development of opera, operetta and music theatre staging conventions and rules
- LO3. demonstrate an understanding of the conventions of a vocal stage rehearsal and apply in practice, including ensemble skills
- LO4. be able to perform and reflect as a member of a musical ensemble in a public performance
- LO5. Manage props, sets and costumes with reference to textual, contextual cues and directorial feedback for a particular desired performance outcome
- LO6. portray character in a narrative arc while singing onstage in a legitimate theatre style.
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