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Applied Voice Skills (MUSI90163)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)

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Overview

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This subject develops and extends the skills learned in Voice Skills. The focus is upon applying voice skills for the student’s own professional development as well as extending vocal pedagogical skills for effective use in the student’s specialist setting.

Intended learning outcomes

On completing this subject, students will have:

  • skills to evaluate, plan and implement a daily practice which develops their own voice;
  • extended their range of vocal pedagogical skills;
  • developed diagnostic skills for working with groups and individuals;
  • further developed an approach to working with the relationship between voice and text;
  • developed a sound understanding of the relationship between the body and voice and apply this to practical demonstration of the embodiment of the voice;
  • applied techniques which serve the vocal requirements of performance/public speaking;
  • practised leading a small group vocal session with peers;
  • received feedback from tutors on the individual’s vocal development.

Generic skills

On completing this subject, students will have:
• a capacity for self-directed learning and the motivation for continued skills and professional development in voice;
• an advanced level of oral and written communication;
• an ability to critically evaluate and synthesise research literature;
• a capacity to manage competing demands on time;
• an appreciation of the team approach to learning in complex areas;
• a capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems;
• initiated and implemented a constructive change to the knowledge and skills base in voice within their communities, including professions and workplaces;
• an advanced understanding of the underpinning knowledge in voice skills;
• an ability to develop creative and imaginative vocal techniques which promote safe healthy practices;
• an ability to promote evidence-based practice in the implementation of a voice program;
• excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations;
• an ability for critical and creative thinking, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning;
• an advanced knowledge of voice techniques.

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
MUSI90162 Voice Pedagogy
July (On Campus - Southbank)
 12.5

Non-allowed subjects

None

Recommended background knowledge

This course is particularly likely to appeal to professionals who already have a knowledge and interest in the voice e.g. actors, drama teachers, community theatre artists, and trained singers.

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.

Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Assessment

Additional details


Task 1: Practical class tasks and presentation within the intensive workshop: 50%

Task 2: Written work emerging from a small scale vocal research project undertaken in the student’s specialist setting (3,000 words): 50%

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Dates & times

  • July
    Principal coordinatorLeith McPherson
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Southbank)
    Contact hours20 hours contact over the 5 day intensive period (During Victorian School holidays) 7 hours on one day during the last teaching week of semester
    Total time commitment120 hours
    Teaching period 3 July 2017 to 28 October 2017
    Last self-enrol date26 July 2017
    Census date28 July 2017
    Last date to withdraw without fail22 September 2017
    Assessment period ends 5 November 2017

    July contact information

    mcpherson.l@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

120 hours.

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    Berry, C. (1973). Voice and the Actor. Harrap, London.
    Berry, C. (2001). Text in Action. Virgin, London
    Carey, D & Clark Carey, R. (2008). Vocal Arts, Methuen Drama, London.
    Gates, L. (2000). Voice for Performance. Applause, NYC.
    Houseman, B. (2002). Finding Your Voice. Nick Hern Books, London
    Linklater K. (2006). Freeing the Natural Voice. Applaud. NYC
    Rodenburg P. (1992) The Right to Speak, Methuen Drama, London.
    Rodenburg P. (1994) The Need to Speak, Methuen Drama, London.

  • Related Handbook entries

    This subject contributes to the following:

    TypeName
    CourseGraduate Certificate in Voice Studies
    CourseGraduate Diploma in Voice Studies
    CoursePostgraduate Certificate in Voice Studies

Last updated: 3 November 2022