Repetiteur Skills (MUSI90232)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 |
|---|---|
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Repetiteurs in this class will advance their skills by focusing on nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first century repertoire, with particular emphasis given to the concerns of score reduction and conducting ensembles from the keyboard, the class being taught on piano. Students will learn techniques to reduce predominant orchestral scoring styles and be given effective techniques for scanning and sight-reading the full score. Attention will be paid to score reduction to provide melodic and harmonic clarity and support for the singers. The subject also explores how to conduct from the keyboard, especially in ensembles where the repetiteur is both playing the piano and conducting. To achieve these skills, students will work collaboratively with the lecturer to read through a range of opera scores, and prepare materials for a specific opera or opera scenes.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- employ score reduction techniques used by repetiteurs;
- interpret stylistic and historical factors that have influenced the development of the opera full and vocal score from the nineteenth century through to the present day.
- evaluate critically the piano part of the vocal score and what it can and cannot achieve when rehearsing opera with singers;
- demonstrate skills of playing and the ability to follow a conductor, as appropriate for an opera repetiteur.
- critique and self-evaluate score reduction and conducting techniques, when working in collaboration with singers.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Play and sing vocal entries from three prepared operatic excepts, as well as sight reading of score reduction and conducting, totaling 25 minutes.
| Week 12 | 50% |
Annotation of two existing vocal score reduction excerpts, demonstrating critical choices that facilitate the performance of the vocal score, and may include vocal score piano reduction errata (400 words each) Due: Weeks 3 and 9
| Mid semester | 25% |
Two 10-minute oral presentations critiquing video footage of opera conducting (sourced from library video/DVD archive or YouTube). Due: Weeks 6 and 11
| Mid semester | 25% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Thomas Griffiths Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours comprising of 12 x 3 hour sessions Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
Total Hours 36 over the semester (3 hrs x 12 sessions)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Last updated: 3 November 2022