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Base Skills 2 (DRAM10015)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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Contact information
Semester 2
Jayde Kirchert
Faculty of the VCA and Music Student Centre
Ground Floor, Elisabeth Murdoch Building (Bldg 860)
Southbank Campus
234 St Kilda Road, Southbank, 3006
Overview
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Classes will cover spoken voice, actor’s movement and physical conditioning and dance technique. These classes provide some of the fundamental underpinnings for the three key skill areas of music theatre training and will build the performer’s strength, flexibility and freedom whilst developing self-awareness and understanding of habitual patterns and blocks.
Second semester classes will build on the learning in first semester, with an additional focus on developing autonomous practices for further skills development, including warm-ups and tasks to work on particular areas of individual concern or need.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject students will
- exhibit a developing practical understanding of the elements of spoken voice production for performance, including breath support, range, resonance and articulation;
- exhibit a developing practical understanding of the expressive nature of the actor’s body;
- exhibit a developing practical understanding of safe dance technique and conditioning training;
- implement self-directed study in a range of areas to facilitate continuing skills development.
Generic skills
Upon completion of this subject students will:
• exhibit developing knowledge of the key basic components of music theatre performance;
• have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems;
• exhibit a developing capacity for self-reflection, analysis and critical thinking.
Last updated: 3 November 2022