Song Interpretation 2

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Subject guarantor:

Name of lecturer(s):

Přemysl RUT

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Meeting with performance challenges of songs, not from the singing technique perspective but stage communication. Basics of dramatic singing.

Mode of study:

In the Winter semester there is a regular (once per week) individual coaching whose results are counted in as part of the summary exam as a simple performance. (Songs are selected to comprise a dramaturgical whole). In the Summer semester that performance is repeated on a small stage in the school or elsewhere.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Presumed at least one year of vocal training. A piano (clavinova) is necessary for accompaniment, or other musical instrument if the student is able to play it.

Course contents:

Investigating the balance between the expression demands of as song and the personal performance of the student.

Recommended or required reading:

Song archives from which the instructor selects according to his experience with voice and performance of individual students considering the group topic.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Elective all-year workshop with credit.

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Schedule for winter semester 2016/2017:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2016/2017:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Authorial Acting in English (M.A.) (compulsory subject)