Module Details

Module Code: DRAM7014
Title: Voice 4
Long Title: Voice 4
NFQ Level: Intermediate
Valid From: Semester 1 - 2017/18 ( September 2017 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 5
Field of Study: 2122 - Drama
Module Delivered in: 1 programme(s)
Module Description: The application of vocal techniques to specific characters and texts from different periods. Learners will be introduced to the area of phonetics, accents and regional dialects.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 apply principles of physical relaxation and alignment to performance
LO2 utilise specific breath control and resonance techniques
LO3 apply principles of voice technique to a specific performance space
LO4 demonstrate knowledge of phonetics and an ability to reproduce diverse accents and dialects
LO5 manipulate vocal mechanisms to create character - from all appropriate periods
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
Voice Module 2 or equivalent successfully completed.
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
No incompatible modules listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Requirements

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
No requirements listed
 
Indicative Content
Warm-Up
Linklater - vocal warm-up techniques
Responsive Voice
Responsiveness of the voice to both physical and emotional impulses and to the performance space
Articulation
Increased clarity of speech
Phonetics
The study and classification of speech sounds - monophthongs, diphthongs, phonemes
Character Voice
Adapting the voice to specific characters
Voice and Text
The application of voice work to period texts
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Reflective Journal % of Total Mark 20
Timing Every Week Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Assessment Description
Documentation of and personal response to practical sessions
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 40
Timing Every Week Learning Outcomes 1,2,4,5
Assessment Description
Lead a vocal warm-up for a set space or text and present a set text
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 20
Timing Every Week Learning Outcomes 1,3,4,5
Assessment Description
Continuous assessment of student participation and development
Assessment Type Short Answer Questions % of Total Mark 20
Timing Week 9 Learning Outcomes 4
Assessment Description
A series of short answer questions on phonetics
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lab Contact Studio session twice weekly two hours Every Week 4.00 4
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Individual study and practice Every Week 3.00 3
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 4.00
This module has no Part Time workload.
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Linklater, K.. (2006), Freeing the Natural Voice, Drama publishers, Hollywood,CA, [ISBN: 0896762505].
  • Coliani, L. (2000), The Joy of Phonetics, Joy Press, USA, [ISBN: 0972745009].
  • Paul Meier. (2012), Accents & Dialects for Stage & Screen, 19th. Paul Meier Dialect Services, [ISBN: 0578004526].
  • Edda Sharpe, Jan Haydn Rowles,. (2009), How To Do Accents, 2nd Rev.. Oberon, London, [ISBN: 9781840029574].
  • Jan Haydn Rowles, Edda Sharpe. (2012), How To Do Standard English Accents: From Traditional RP to the New 21st-Century Neutral Accent, Oberon Books Ltd; Pap/Com edition, [ISBN: 978184002990].
  • Beverley Collins and Inger M. Mees. (2008), Practical phonetics and phonology, Routledge, London, [ISBN: 9780415425148].
  • Cicely Berry; with a foreword by Michael Boyd. (2008), From word to play, Oberon Books, London, [ISBN: 9781840026016].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Berry, C. (1991), Voice and the Actor, Wiley, London, [ISBN: 0020415559].
  • McCallion, M. (1998), The Voice Book, Routledge, London, [ISBN: 0878300929].
  • Patsy Rodenburg; with a foreword by Antony Sher. (1993), The need for words, Methuen Drama, London, [ISBN: 9780413681607].
  • Peter Roach. (2009), English phonetics and phonology, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, [ISBN: 9780521786133].
  • J. Clifford Turner. (2007), Voice and speech in the theatre, A & C Black, London, [ISBN: 9780713681888].
  • J Rogers. (2002), The Complete Voice and Speech Workout, Applause books, [ISBN: 9781557834980].
  • Barbara Houseman,. (2008), Tackling Text, Nick Hern Books, London, [ISBN: 9781854597991].
  • Edda Sharpe, Jan Haydn Rowles,. (2009), How To Do Accents, 2nd Revised. Oberon, London, [ISBN: 9781840029574].
  • J. C. Catford. (2001), A Practical Introduction to Phonetics, 2nd. O.U.P, Oxford, [ISBN: 9780199246359].
  • Peter Roach. (2009), English phonetics and phonology, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, [ISBN: 9780521786133].
  • Beverley Collins and Inger M. Mees. (2008), Practical phonetics and phonology, Routledge, London, [ISBN: 9780415425148].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
 
Module Delivered in
Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CR_GTHDR_8 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Theatre and Drama Studies 4 Elective