Vocal Practice II

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The methods aplied are mainly practical with exception in some expositive syllabus. The methods will also provide auto and hetero criticism. Collective and individual exercises will be developed to obtain relaxation, breathing, placement and voice projection technics.
Will be the poetic text and worked the corner in groups, preferably in simple polyphony.
Given the predominantly practical characteristics of the discipline, the objectives and acquisitions will only be available through the practical performance of the activities proposed and the presence in classroom is compulsory in 75% (art. 2nd nº3 Academic Regulament).
The evaluation will be continuous, focusing on the following parameters:
Continuouse Evaluation:
Vocal technique – 4 in 20
Diction – 4 in 20
Vocal singing interpretation – 5 in 20
Vocal interpretation poetry – 5 in 20
Continuous evaluation – 2 in 20
Exame: The student will have to obtain 10 values out of 20 in the Exam

The voice is one of the most important vehicles of comunication between human beeings. For an Education and Theater professional, this relevance is even higher. The utilization of the vocal sistem in by this professionals isn’t the most effective in many cases, causing the apearence of vocal diseasis that can be cured with an healthy utilization of the respiratory and vocal sistems. A deeper understanding of the vocal fisiology will provide a more effective utilization of this sistems. This will also help the comunication process that is one of the main goals of the profession, making the message more captivating and flexible. Also the articulation in a very important matter to any actor or professor providing a better quality of his work.

1. Vocal sistem and its functions.
2. Vocal practice
2.1.Relaxation: shoulders, head, face muscles, inferior jaw, tongue…
2.2. Breathing: abdominal, abdominal/toraxic
2.3. Resonances: toraxic and nasal.
2.4. Sound production: projection
2.4.1. Technics to develop
2.4.2. Vocal warm up
2.4.3. Vocal register
2.4.4. Vocal extention
2.4.5. Spoken and singed text
2.5. Diction: fonetics and its pratical aplication: pratical exercices

• - Exam - 100.0%

• - Diction - 20.0%
• - Vocal Interpretation (Singuing - 25%) (Poetry - 25%) - 50.0%
• - Vocal Technique - 20.0%
• - Attendance and Participation - 10.0%

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