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Lyric Diction for Opera (MUSI90239)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
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Overview
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Lyric Diction for Opera offers an immersive experience for students to experiment with and develop high level skills in operatic lyric diction in the “big three” operatic languages: Italian, German and French.
Students will learn to correctly pronounce the characteristic speech sounds of the language, to use prosodic features, to understand special rules pertaining to each language and to apply the International Phonetic Alphabet to opera librettos.
The subject will be taught with frequent reference to operatic literature and to recorded material in an interactive lecture/seminar environment.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- transcribe operatic texts using a three- and four-line transcription and translation system based on the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA);
- recognise and correctly use the prosodic features (syllabification, stress) of the operatic languages studied;
- pronounce the characteristic speech sounds (vowels, semi-consonants or glides and consonants) of the operatic languages studied;
- implement the special rules of lyric diction pertaining to each language studied;
- demonstrate accurate speech sounds, prosody and special rules in both spoken and sung performance.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- communicate effectively, in oral, written and digital forms;
- give and receive constructive feedback;
- articulate, integrate and adapt knowledge from different domains;
- manage competing demands on time.
Last updated: 10 November 2023
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: 10 November 2023
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Three 5-minute oral presentations (spoken/sung). One in each of the three languages. Due Weeks 4, 8 and 12
| Throughout the teaching period | 30% |
Three 250-word in-class IPA dictation tests, one in each of the three languages. Due Weeks 4, 8 and 12
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Three 8-minute oral presentations (spoken/sun), one in each of the three languages
| During the assessment period | 50% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 80% of all scheduled classes. | N/A | |
Hurdle requirement: Students must submit all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement. | N/A |
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Linda Barcan Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 2-hour combined lecture and tutorial per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023 Assessment period ends 23 June 2023
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Further information
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Music (Opera Performance) Informal specialisation Repetiteur Informal specialisation Singer
Last updated: 10 November 2023