Principal Study: Building on the student’s levels of achievement in Stage 1, this module focuses on the further development of students’ performance abilities through a more advanced programme of
- Studies, vocal exercises, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading
- Solo repertoire representing different composers and different musical styles
Working with a repetiteur every week, repertoire is chosen in consultation with Principal Study lecturer.
Performance Platform – German Lieder: This enables students to use the practical application of the International Phonetic Alphabet and rules of German pronunciation and prosody. It also focuses on the development of stylistic awareness and interpretive skills when performing German Lieder.
Stagecraft: This develops the students’ acting and movement skills introduced in VPS1. Emphasis is on scene study and character development (including text analysis, given circumstances, units and objectives and physicalisation of character and action) and on an introduction to the integration of acting and movement principles to singing. Students continue to develop their ability to work constructively and creatively in an ensemble.
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Studies, scales/exercises; sight-reading; vocal technique; German language pronunciation; International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA); application of acting and movement to singing.Repertoire: works chosen from the Italian Arie Antiche, lute song, Baroque period, German Lied, English song and Irish song repertoire. More information is available in Appendix 1A.
Principal Study: This is taught on a one-to-one basis with continuous guidance and feedback in vocal technique, repertoire, performance style and linguistic pronunciation given by the vocal lecturer and repetiteur respectively. The student will prepare vocal material in advance of the class with the coach/repetiteur. Aspects of performance and interpretation of the material being studied will be discussed and rehearsed. Through rehearsal, the repetiteur will assist in developing the student’s interpretative and communicative skills in performance. Performance opportunities will be provided.
Performance Platform: This is split into two separate group classes: German Lied in which the student will perform and observe his/her peers in performance, and a language class where the student will learn to read and pronounce the German language. Under the direction of the specialist Vocal and German language lecturers, the student will learn to appraise the material performed in class, and develop initiative in preparing and presenting German repertoire.
Stagecraft: This is a group class, with a dual emphasis on individual students developing their acting and movement skills as well as interacting with the ensemble. Students will work primarily on non-operatic dramatic texts in analysing scenes and creating and developing character, receiving direction on their performance within a scene or scenes. Application of acting and movement to their singing will be introduced later in the module.
All of the above are strongly student-centred. Individual programmes of study are designed to meet the specific needs of the learner. Daily self-directed practice forms an integral part of the process in order to achieve the learning outcomes.
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| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |