Extended vocal techniques: Theory and practice
| Title | Διευρυμένες φωνητικές τεχνικές: Θεωρία και πράξη / Extended vocal techniques: Theory and practice |
| Code | ΘΑ2011 |
| Faculty | Fine Arts |
| School | Music Studies |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Dimitrios Papageorgiou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600018071 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Mousikṓn Spoudṓn (2017-sīmera)
Registered students: 22
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musicology / Music Education | Elective Courses | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Music Composition | Elective Courses | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2019 – 2020 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600146292
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Class Schedule
| Building | Music Studies (Thermi) |
| Floor | Groundfloor |
| Hall | ΑΜΦΙΘΕΑΤΡΟ 8 (317) |
| Calendar | Thursdsay 15:00 to 18:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600146292
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
This course will assist students in meetings these standards:
Clearly define the term “vocal techniques” within and outside the contemporary classical field.
Familiarise themselves with extended vocal techniques from different musical genre.
Investigate vocal techniques in relationship with the musical genre and understand the reason they are used.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course investigates the vocal techniques met, besides the contemporary classical music field, in environments such as nonwestern civilisations (tibetan monks, shamans), “independent pop” (Tom Waits, Bjork) and more experimental cases (Demetrio Stratos, Diamanda Gallas). Ultimate goal of the course is to make understandable the use of vocal techniques and clarify the term “extended vocal techniques” in regard to the esthetic, music-poetic or functional outcome intended. The process through which these goals are achieved includes i) contact in practice with the object in study (audiovisual media and discussion), ii) familiarisation with the bibliography and iii) critical analysis through writing.
The course is open to all the students of the Music Department, but it is specially encouraged for composition students and singers to attend it.
Keywords
Composition, Extended Vocal Techniques, Pop, World Music, Analysis.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Audio
- Multimedia
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.3 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 21 | 0.7 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Project | 20 | 0.7 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Written assigments | 40 | 1.3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Total | 120 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
Valuation
Final written assignment: 60%
Project presentation: 25%
Attendance and participation: 15%
Assignment
Through the teaching process, the students will form a small group (2-3 members) and then, after discussion with the tutor, will organise the outline of their assignment. The assignment should investigate the use of extended vocal techniques in any musical genre and examine it in the frame that it is placed (i.e. “Use of extended vocal techniques in Bjork’s voice within British pop music”, “Throat singing technique in Sardegna’s tenore”, etc).
Assignment length: 3000-4000 words. Main parts:
Introductory paragraph pointing out the main parts of the assignment.
Main part, where the bibliography is creatively used and the techniques are analysed with the frame in discussion.
Final paragraph, summarising and concluding.
Bibliography, gathered with tutor’s consultation.
Assignment’s evaluation: Focus on the subject, Validation through analysis, Validation through bibliography, Organisation and syntactic clarity, Interest in Reading.
Project Presentation
During the final lectures, the assignments will be presented using powerpoint. During the presentations, the students must point out the main focus parts, using musical examples and short analysis extracts. Duration of the presentation is between 15 and 20 minutes.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Project presentation (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Tutor’s notes, suggested articles, audiovisual material.
Last Update
09-07-2019
