Individual Voice Education 3

Subject guarantor:

Tereza JANDA ROGLOVÁ, Ivana VOSTÁRKOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Tereza JANDA ROGLOVÁ, Ivana VOSTÁRKOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

- create impetus for general recognition of the importance of the psychological basis of individual functional voice exercises.

- developing vocal basics and the phsyical-mental conditions, the need to induce voice exercises in a corresponding physical-mental system. For each harmonically tuned function (in the sense of the harmonic interplay of healthy, vitalizing, mental, physical and vocal production)

- the mediator is primarily the conscientious management of breating which renews the harmonic balance among the body, thoughts and emotions.

- to understand the mechanism of natural (miscellaneous) breathing and its relationship to thought, muscles and emotion, that is, to induce prmiciples of self-awareness and attempt to integrate rational, sensible and emotional thought.

- justify the reality that voice is a communication of human physical-mental quality and co-creates a comprehensive expression of individuality

- quality of voice reflects the tuning of the conscious and subconscious of the individual.

Mode of study:

- Solo and group voice instruction. Classes. Analysis of student reviews. Recorded example analyses

- Practice of vocal skills, focused primarily on developing spatial and mass imagination - ex: body mass - in a techical interplay linked to the somatic and psychosomatic.

- Assessment of achieved skill level may be done in instruction at at the summary exam.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Basic music theory knowledge, middle-school knowledge of wind instruments, vocal and articulation apparatuses. Musicality. Interest in the study. Presumed education.

Recommended optional programme components:

No elective requirements.

Course contents:

Voice training is understood as one component of artistic training, „very good self-realization“ meaning aimed towards getting to know oneself and one's potential also for training the voice. All Alternative Theatre and Puppetry Dept. body-mind course are aimed in this direction.

Recommended or required reading:

Bar,J.: Pravý tón a pravé pěvecké umění 1,2. Praha, Supraphon 1976

Čunderle, M (ed.).: Hlas, mluva, řeč, Řeč, mluva, hlas. Praha, AMU 2006.

Hančil, J.: Hlas individuality. In. Svět a divadlo 1993, č. 1.

Lewis, D.: Tao dechu. Praha, Prgma 2000.

Martienssenová - Lohmanová F.: Vědomé zpívání. Praha, SNP 1987.

Válková - Jonášová, L.: Abeceda hlasových cvičení. Praha, Panton 1971

Válková, L.: Hlasová výchova herců a její řešení. In. Svět a divadlo 1993, č. 1.

Válková, L.: K psychologickým aspektům výchovy k profesionálnímu hlasovému a zpěvnímu projevu. In Psychosomatický základ veřejného vystupování, jeho studium a výzkum, Praha: AMU 1999.

Válková, L. / Vyskočilová, E.: Hlas individuality - Psychosomatické pojetí hlasové výchovy. Praha, AMU 2007

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lectures, demonstrations, Focused voice exercises, individual voice exercises in groups, classes.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Credit is awarded based on: Working activity in exercises and classes; completion of two reviews at the summary of both semesters; theory interview on voice technique theory and its importance for personal development.

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Schedule for winter semester 2012/2013:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2012/2013:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Herectví se zaměřením na autorskou tvorbu a pedagogiku (Mgr.) (compulsory subject)
• Herectví se zaměřením na autorskou tvorbu a pedagogiku (Bc.) (compulsory subject)