2023
Voice II
Name: Voice II
Code: ARC12607L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Teatro
Teaching languages: Portuguese, English
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Identify respiration as a biological phenomenon and as a motor of the voice
Know the proper physical posture for vocal work
To evaluate the tensions that contribute to the quality and color of the vocal sound
Describe the anatomy of the voice
Understanding the importance of singing in the actor's preparation
Understand and synthesize the mechanics of sung voice
Identify and integrate singing practices for the "revelation" of the voice
Develop a daily routine of vocal exploration
Develop vocal representation, expression and characterization
Develop means of understanding that associate the mechanisms of sung and spoken voice
Acquire basic music reading skills
Interpret vocally a song from a musical, opera or operetta
Analyze texts related to the theme of Voice in general and Voice for specific actors.
Know the proper physical posture for vocal work
To evaluate the tensions that contribute to the quality and color of the vocal sound
Describe the anatomy of the voice
Understanding the importance of singing in the actor's preparation
Understand and synthesize the mechanics of sung voice
Identify and integrate singing practices for the "revelation" of the voice
Develop a daily routine of vocal exploration
Develop vocal representation, expression and characterization
Develop means of understanding that associate the mechanisms of sung and spoken voice
Acquire basic music reading skills
Interpret vocally a song from a musical, opera or operetta
Analyze texts related to the theme of Voice in general and Voice for specific actors.
Contents
Relaxation, release and alignment: the body
Breathing and Voice: symbiosis, support and economics
Voice Parameters: resonance, volume and scope
Articulation and Resonators - the vocal musculature
The vocal "variety" - the Timbre and the characterization
Imagination and Emotions in stage communication
Musical / literary text work: structures and rhythms, emotional flow, sound - voice and meaning
Vocalizos used by Belcanto (Garcia and others)
Breathing and Voice: symbiosis, support and economics
Voice Parameters: resonance, volume and scope
Articulation and Resonators - the vocal musculature
The vocal "variety" - the Timbre and the characterization
Imagination and Emotions in stage communication
Musical / literary text work: structures and rhythms, emotional flow, sound - voice and meaning
Vocalizos used by Belcanto (Garcia and others)
Teaching Methods
The method is necessarily eminently practical, based on classroom experience and the ability to apply it to other dramatic exercises throughout the school year. Occasionally, more expository teaching may be used.
The evaluation is measured by the presence, capacity to understand and analyze the individual and collective processes, vocal commitment in the classes. (30%)
1st open intermediate assessment class: where students will demonstrate exercises of voice seized - 30%
2nd open final evaluation class: where the students will make a presentation of excerpts of texts, poems and songs. - 40%
The evaluation is measured by the presence, capacity to understand and analyze the individual and collective processes, vocal commitment in the classes. (30%)
1st open intermediate assessment class: where students will demonstrate exercises of voice seized - 30%
2nd open final evaluation class: where the students will make a presentation of excerpts of texts, poems and songs. - 40%
Teaching Staff
- Elsa Inês Marques Nogueira
- Marcos Alexandre Freire dos Santos [responsible]
