Programme

Performing Arts - Actors Training

Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS

Bachelor | Semestral | 4

Year | Type of course unit | Language

2 |Mandatory |Português

Total of Working Hours | Duration of Contact (hours)

100 | 75

Code

ULP1977-15455

Recommended complementary curricular units

n/a

Mode of study

Face-to-face

Precedences

Não

Professional Internship

Não

Syllabus

Vocal technique 1. The focal points of the voice from the mechanism of suspension of the larynx and the shaping of the vocal tract placement of the voice. 2. The resonance and vocal coloration. 3. The mixed voice. 4. The extent, registers and typologies of the voice. 5. Voice projection in space. Text Work 1. The formal analysis of punctuation, syntax, prosody, breathing and general structure of Shakespearean verse. 2. The application of the vocal colors in the text to the plasticity of the vocal tract and the focal points of the voice in the vocal coloring process. 3. The work of naturalistic text in dialogue and its stylistic and psychological requirements. 4. The application of imagery processes in the dialogue of naturalist dramaturgy.

Objectives

1. Develop the sensorial and auditory awareness of the different points of focus and vocal resonance in the corner and in the text. 2. To develop the stylistic and formal awareness and differentiation of the text in Shakespearean verse; 3. Improvement of the vowel and consonant diction and articulation applied to the elocution, coming from the imagery and the focal points of the voice. 4. To develop the stylistic and formal awareness and differentiation of the romantic and naturalistic text, in prose, in the work of dialogue. 5. To develop awareness of the acoustic phenomenon of vocal projection versus the personal phenomenon of vocal projection in the vocal fold.

Knowledge, abilities and skills to be acquired

Recognize and analyze the vocal expression in the diverse socio-cultural and artistic manifestations.
Recognize the aesthetic and stylistic aspects of each repertoire.
Analyze, describe, plan and exercise the motor plans involved in the vocal emission process.
To recognize specific formal and linguistic attributes and conceptions of each work, in synchronic and diachronic plans.
To analyze the relation of the voice with the different acoustic contexts.
To use the voice in different performative formats.

Teaching methodologies and assessment

1. Research and practice in group of points of focus and resonance of the voice.
2. Individual practice of a monologue in verse of Shakespeare, to the student's choice.
3. Group research and practice of vocal articulation, diction and projection on stage.
4. Practice a two-scene dramatic repertoire naturalistic, at the student's choice.
5. Individual practice of a musical-theater song, at the student's choice.

Evaluation
1. Continuous (Individual sessions of text and vocal technique) 50%
2. Proof of Text Evaluation 20%
3. Proof of Assessment in Singing 20%
4. Self-assessment report 10%

References

Gusmão, C. S., Campos, P. H., Maia, M. E. O. (2010) O formante do cantor e os ajustes laríngeos utilizados para realizá-lo: uma revisão descritiva. Per Musi. Belo Horizonte, nº 21: 43-50.
Harrison. P.T. (2006) The Human Nature of the Singing Voice. Exploring a holistic basis for Sound teaching and learning. Edinburgh: Dunedin Academic Press.
Husler, F., Rodd-Marling, Y. (1976) Singing: the Physical Nature of the Vocal Organ. A guide to the Unlocking of the Singing Voice. London: Hutchinson & Co. Publishers Ltd.
Mccarthy, M. (2012) The Teaching and Learning Partnership - Part 2. The H-factor: Working Holistically within the Teaching and Learning Partnership. In: Chapman, J.L. (2012) - Singing and the teaching of singing: a holistic approach to classical voice. San Diego: Plural Publishing. 2nd edition.
Miller, R. (2004) Solutions for Singers: Tools for Performers and Teachers. Oxford: Oxford University Press, Inc.