| Title: | Voice 4 |
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| Long Title: | Voice 4 |
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| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2017/18 ( September 2017 ) |
| Module Coordinator: |
Deirdre Collins |
| Module Author: |
Irene OMara |
| Module Description: |
The application of vocal techniques to specific characters and texts from different periods. Learners will be introduced to the area of phonetics, accents and regional dialects. |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
| LO1 |
apply principles of physical relaxation and alignment to performance |
| LO2 |
utilise specific breath control and resonance techniques |
| LO3 |
apply principles of voice technique to a specific performance space |
| LO4 |
demonstrate knowledge of phonetics and an ability to reproduce diverse accents and dialects |
| LO5 |
manipulate vocal mechanisms to create character - from all appropriate periods |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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| Voice Module 2 or equivalent successfully completed. |
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list. |
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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| No requirements listed |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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Warm-Up
Linklater - vocal warm-up techniques
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Responsive Voice
Responsiveness of the voice to both physical and emotional impulses and to the performance space
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Articulation
Increased clarity of speech
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Phonetics
The study and classification of speech sounds - monophthongs, diphthongs, phonemes
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Character Voice
Adapting the voice to specific characters
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Voice and Text
The application of voice work to period texts
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Course Work | 100.00% |
| Course Work |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Reflective Journal |
Documentation of and personal response to practical sessions |
1,2,3,4,5 |
20.0 |
Every Week |
| Practical/Skills Evaluation |
Lead a vocal warm-up for a set space or text and present a set text |
1,2,4,5 |
40.0 |
Every Week |
| Practical/Skills Evaluation |
Continuous assessment of student participation and development |
1,3,4,5 |
20.0 |
Every Week |
| Short Answer Questions |
A series of short answer questions on phonetics |
4 |
20.0 |
Week 9 |
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.
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The institute reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lab |
Studio session twice weekly two hours |
4.0 |
Every Week |
4.00 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Individual study and practice |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
4.00 |
| This module has no Part Time workload. |
Module Resources
| Recommended Book Resources |
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- Linklater, K. 2006, Freeing the Natural Voice, Drama publishers Hollywood,CA [ISBN: 0896762505]
- Coliani, L 2000, The Joy of Phonetics, Joy Press USA [ISBN: 0972745009]
- Paul Meier 2012, Accents & Dialects for Stage & Screen, 19th Ed., Paul Meier Dialect Services [ISBN: 0578004526]
- Edda Sharpe, Jan Haydn Rowles, 2009, How To Do Accents, 2nd Rev. Ed., Oberon London [ISBN: 9781840029574]
- Jan Haydn Rowles, Edda Sharpe 2012, How To Do Standard English Accents: From Traditional RP to the New 21st-Century Neutral Accent, Oberon Books Ltd; Pap/Com edition [ISBN: 978184002990]
- Beverley Collins and Inger M. Mees 2008, Practical phonetics and phonology, Routledge London [ISBN: 9780415425148]
- Cicely Berry; with a foreword by Michael Boyd 2008, From word to play, Oberon Books London [ISBN: 9781840026016]
| | Supplementary Book Resources |
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- Berry, C 1991, Voice and the Actor, Wiley London [ISBN: 0020415559]
- McCallion, M 1998, The Voice Book, Routledge London [ISBN: 0878300929]
- Patsy Rodenburg; with a foreword by Antony Sher 1993, The need for words, Methuen Drama London [ISBN: 9780413681607]
- Peter Roach 2009, English phonetics and phonology, Cambridge University Press Cambridge [ISBN: 9780521786133]
- J. Clifford Turner 2007, Voice and speech in the theatre, A & C Black London [ISBN: 9780713681888]
- J Rogers 2002, The Complete Voice and Speech Workout, Applause books [ISBN: 9781557834980]
- Barbara Houseman, 2008, Tackling Text, Nick Hern Books London [ISBN: 9781854597991]
- Edda Sharpe, Jan Haydn Rowles, 2009, How To Do Accents, 2nd Revised Ed., Oberon London [ISBN: 9781840029574]
- J. C. Catford 2001, A Practical Introduction to Phonetics, 2nd Ed., O.U.P Oxford [ISBN: 9780199246359]
- Peter Roach 2009, English phonetics and phonology, Cambridge University Press Cambridge [ISBN: 9780521786133]
- Beverley Collins and Inger M. Mees 2008, Practical phonetics and phonology, Routledge London [ISBN: 9780415425148]
| | This module does not have any article/paper resources |
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| Other Resources |
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- Website: Kristin Linklater
- Website: Speech Accent Archive
- Website: International Dialect of English Archive
- Website: BBC English Accent & Dialect Archive
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