Accent

• Demonstration of an active personal relationship with the song • Ability to sing in time, with rhythmic accuracy and use of vocal dynamics.

Tutors: Ingrid Gray Contact hours: 12 Timetable: 1 x 75 min class a week, Spring term

Outline

In this unit of the module you will further interrogate the specifics of articulation and speech sound through exploration of different accents. You will be guided through the specifics of more than one accent to develop your understanding of this process. The accents you may use for this could be RP (received pronunciation) and General American. You will be taught how to research a new accent and how to independently develop your skills in this area. You will then work independently on an accent of your choosing to put this work into practice.

What will I be expected to achieve?

On completion of the module you will be expected to be able to: Skills • Independently research an accent and apply this research to develop your accent/dialect skills • Realise the potential for greater clarity in your work through the technical development of sound production and articulation • Use the phonetic alphabet to assist your accent work

Knowledge and Understanding • demonstrate a greater understanding of the technical requirements in acting with an accent

Values and Attitudes • work with trust, generosity, openness and resilience as a collaborative performer within an inclusive ensemble • value the working environment as a professional space in which you may work playfully and freely to take creative risks • discover autonomy over your process so that you may apply yourself independently to explore creativity, rigour, adaptability and specificity within your work

How will I learn?

Much of this unit is taught within a workshop environment to facilitate the maximum amount of individual experiential learning as possible. Within this you may work individually, in pairs or small groups, or within the larger ensemble. You will develop your learning through individual participation as well as peer observation and analysis. You will also take part in group discussions of research, observations and connections to previous work.

How will I be assessed?

The assessment within this unit is based on your engagement with process as opposed to assessment of a specific performance. You will be formatively assessed throughout the module in relation to the assessment criteria for the module. There may be more formal sharings of process to the wider group which may contribute to the assessment process. This unit of the module is Pass/Fail and will not contribute to a final mark for the module.

What will the assessors be looking for?

Assessment Criteria: • Increasing awareness of own accent features in order to explore other accents • Explore other accent through listening, feeling and observing • Applying new sounds of other accents • Working with full commitment and no judgment • Working with accent other than your own in a text – acting with an accent • Independent research of a new accent – develop a research method.

MODULE TEACHING PATTERN

Teaching Unit Type Contact Hours Self Directed Study Hours

Total Student Learning Hours Pure Voice Technique classes 31.5 23.5 55 Voice and Language Technique classes 63 21 84 Singing Technique classes 31.5 11.5 43 Accent Technique Classes 12 6 18

Totals 138 62 200

MODULE ASSESSMENT PATTERN

Assessment Unit

Pure Voice Voice and Language Singing Accent

Assessment Type Weighting Pass Mark

Pass/ Fail Classwork 35% 50% No Classwork 65% 50% No Classwork n/a n/a Yes Classwork n/a n/a Yes

What do I have to do to pass the module?

You are required to pass Singing and Accent, and to achieve a mark of 50% or above in Pure Voice and Voice and Language. The overall mark for the module is calculated according to the weightings in the table above. The Voice module carries a weighting of 15% of your overall mark for the degree.

How will I get feedback on my assessments?

You will receive formative verbal feedback throughout the term within workshop sessions.