| CODE | MSP2315 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Repertoire Studies: Voice | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Music Studies | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit offers a systematic survey of vocal repertoire from the Baroque and Classical periods through analysis and discussion. Throughout the study-unit, an emphasis on the authenticity of interpretation will be made through academic research and study. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to develop a performer’s research skills in performance and interpretation through an academic approach. Learning Outcomes: Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a) identify the main performance and interpretative characteristics of a specific period of vocal repertoire; b) evaluate and appraise a vocal performance in terms of authenticity and precision; c) recognize and illustrate knowledge of performance, technique and interpretation of a vocal repertoire of a specific period. Skills By the end of the study unit the student will be able to: a) perform an academic research on the performance and interpretation of a historical period of vocal repertoire; b) research aspects of vocal technique in connection with conventional performance practice; c) research and discuss the performance, interpretation and style of a vocal repertoire within its historical context. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts - Elliott, Martha. 2008. Singing in Style (New Haven: Yale University Press) - Taruskin, Richard. 2009. The Oxford History of Western Music (New York: Oxford University Press) |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite study-unit: MSP1041 or by audition Co-requisite study-unit: MSP2241 (for B.Mus(Hons) students only) |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Claire Massa |
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