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Text in Action (PERF90003)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
Overview
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This subject examines the relationship between dramatic styles and the actor’s voice.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject students will be expected to:
- understand various speaking styles from a historical and cultural context;
- demonstrate text analysis from the speaking actor’s point of view;
- understand the application of speech structures to classical and contemporary texts;
- devise exercises and approaches which develop the actor’s vocal ability to facilitate different dramatic styles.
Generic skills
Upon completion of this course students will be expected to have:
- cognitive skills to review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge and identify and provide solutions to complex problems;
- cognitive skills to think critically and to generate and evaluate complex ideas;
- specialised technical and creative skills in a field of professional practice;
- communication skills to demonstrate an understanding of theoretical concepts;
- communication skills to transfer complex knowledge and ideas to their professional settings;
- integrated the skills and knowledge from the various subjects into a coherent understanding;
- have an aptitude for continued self-directed learning and be critical and creative thinkers;
- expanded their analytical and cognitive skills through experiential learning;
- the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations;
- the capacity for critical thinking and analysis of pedagogical processes;
- the capacity to respond to unfamiliar problems with a flexible and innovative approach;
- the application of advanced skills in leadership, initiative and group dynamics.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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PERF90001 | Voice and Speech Skills | January (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
PERF90002 | Introduction to Accents and Dialects | January (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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PERF90004 | Applied Voice and Speech Skills | July (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Degree in Performing Arts, Dramatic Art, Dance, Music, Education
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
- Practical demonstration of two contrasting speaking styles in dramatic text (Equivalent to 3,000 words) - End of Second Intensive (40%)
- Development of a rehearsal approach to the speaking of a classical or contemporary text in performance (Equivalent to 4,000 words) - End of Semester (60%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- July
Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 28 hours Total time commitment 95 hours Teaching period 10 July 2017 to 4 November 2017 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2017 Census date 4 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 October 2017 Assessment period ends 12 November 2017 July contact information
Time commitment details
95 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Berry. C. 1992. The Actor and The Text. Virgin Books UK.
Linklater. K. 1992. Freeing Shakespeare’s Voice. Theatre Communication Inc. NY.
Rodenburg. P. 2002. Shakespeare Speaking. Palgrave MacMillan UK
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Voice Studies
Last updated: 3 November 2022