Performance Practicum 1

This subject is not offered in 2013.

180 hours.

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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.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

Students will undertake this subject as fully participating members of the Victorian Opera Company at its rehearsal and performance studios located at Horti Hall in Victoria Street, Melbourne. Through involvement with Victorian Opera as members of the chorus and in covering of minor principal roles, students will be involved in developing a variety of advanced operatic skills, knowledge and understandings though rehearsals and practical workshops that will include vocal coaching, acting, stagecraft and movement training, role development and characterisation, and ensemble work. Students will receive thorough technical and artistic training to cope with all stylistic demands of their singing voice and develop a practical knowledge of repertoire covering all major styles of opera.

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

• demonstrate professional level skills in vocal production, in acting, stagecraft and movement, and in the interpretation of minor principal roles;
• demonstrate understanding and application of the principles of opera production relevant to their roles within a fully professional opera company;
• perform within the chorus and minor principal roles with technical and musical capability; and
• demonstrate a knowledge of the history, stylistic conventions and interpretive framework of the operas constituting the Victorian Opera’s productions during the semester.

75%: Continuous assessment of studio based work. Assessment throughout the semester but including formal monthly feedback to each student.

25%: Individual personal-professional journals. Submission at the end of semester.

Holly, M.L. (1989), Writing to Grow: Keeping a Personal-Professional Journal (Heinemann)

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;
• demonstrate skills in evaluative thinking, and in the application of theoretical / analytical criteria to practical outcomes;
• demonstrate analytical skills in the context of artistic performance; and
• plan effectively to meet rehearsal and performance deadlines.