French Diction for Opera 2

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

60 hours

French Diction for Opera 1

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For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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Students will be involved in further study of the pronunciation, articulation, and enunciation of the French language in order to fully convey the emotional expression of operatic singing to ensure a clearer understanding by the audience. This subject continues to teach students to correctly use tools specific to the articulators, the International Phonetic Alphabet, and the speech sounds of the different vowels and consonants in order to ensure the high level of emotional expression required of professional opera performers. This study of French diction will be applied to specific role(s) that students may be undertaking in the operas being performed during the semester and/or to other operatic repertoire.

On completion of the subject, students will be able to:

• demonstrate professional level skills in the pronunciation, articulation, and enunciation of the French language in operatic performance;
• demonstrate further understanding and application of the principles of the pronunciation, articulation, and enunciation of the French language in opera production relevant to their roles within a fully professional opera company; and
• demonstrate further development of knowledge of the stylistic conventions and tools specific to the articulators, the International Phonetic Alphabet, and the speech sounds of the different vowels and consonants in relation to the opera repertoire.

50%: Continuous assessment of studio based work. Assessment throughout the semester but including formal monthly individual feedback to each student.

50%: Practical test (30 minutes). End of semester.

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This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On completion of this subject, students will be able to:

• demonstrate the capacity for critical and independent thought and reflection.