Artistic Major Subject Singing (Musical) II

66B6354

Bachelor

German

15.0

winter and summer term

2 semesters

The course “Role and Song” is only offered in the winter semester for one semester, followed in the fourth semester by “Acting through Songs”, which is only offered in the summer semester. All other courses in the module take place over two semesters. 

The central learning objective of this module is to get to know the technical diversity of the genre and to use it according to the requirements of the literature. Musicals as a genre, but not as a musical style, make vocal demands ranging from classical singing and jazz to rock and pop. These means should be distinguishable, nameable and reproducible in order to enable a musical breadth with vocally healthy use of the various techniques.

Artistic major subject Singing (Musical) II:

Reorganization/Transmission: 
1. the processes deconstructed in the first year of study are reorganized, taking into account vocal health and the demands of the repertoire. The range expands and different vocal qualities can be combined. 
2. acquired knowledge is transferred and creates a confident approach to one's own vocal quality.  

Coaching 2nd year of study: 
Knowledge and skills in dealing with vocal works are continuously expanded. The stylistic range increases. More extensive works are also studied.

Role and song 2nd year of study: 
1. expansion of performing skills and facets in connection with singing challenges. 
2. the development of a given role within the overall concept of a musical. 
3. the introduction of the dialog as an introduction to a song. 
4. combining the elements of text/scene, song and possibly dance into a coherent unit.

Chanson: 
The chanson is a border crosser: this is where pop and jazz, cabaret and grand gestures, politics and nonsense meet. The seminar examines the chanson in its historical breadth and its various forms. We also ask about the specific performance task that the chanson poses for its interpreters.

Acting through Songs 2nd year of study: 
The basics of acting, singing and dancing are applied in a musical-specific context, and scenes, staging and choreography are developed to solo songs. The musical-specific element of the show is conveyed by combining these basics and by “enlarging” and “coarsening”.

The total workload for the module is 450 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Examination of artistic qualification

• Work practical or
• Regular participation

The course “Chanson” ends with an artistic graded examination. The courses “Rolle und Lied II”, “Acting through Songs (Musical)I” and “Künstlerisches Hauptfach Gesang (Musical) II” end with an ungraded practical work examination and a ungraded “regular participation” examination. 

The graded artistic examination of the event “Chanson” includes the performance of at least two chansons of different character within a group presentation (duration approx. 30 minutes). 

The examination performance “work sample” is defined by the respective lecturer. 

It is recommended to pass the module “Artistic major subject Singing (Musical) I”, as the contents of the first module are continued and expanded in the second year of study. 

Students at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences who have successfully completed this module develop a conscious use of their own voice and combine technical possibilities with the styles used in musical literature. In relation to their own personal style, students are able to perform within the popular genre at a basic level. Students have acquired basic knowledge of working methods and repertoire in solo singing and ensemble.

Students at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences who have successfully completed this module have in-depth knowledge of vocal use from a kinaesthetic and acoustic perspective and are able to deepen and consolidate knowledge already acquired in previous semesters. They are able to combine different qualities with each other. Students have practical experience in the interplay of singing and instrumental accompaniment as well as harmonic and melodic relationships in the area of polyphony. They know the essential requirements of scenic, musical interpretation with its particularities, limits, terminology and prevailing aesthetics.

Die Studierenden, die dieses Modul erfolgreich abgeschlossen haben, sind in der Lage, mit methodischer Vielfalt musikalisch-stimmliche Zusammenhänge zu verstehen, die verschieden Stile einzuordnen, zu gruppieren und zu interpretieren. Die Studierenden sind in der Lage die Arbeitsergebnisse im öffentlichen Rahmen zu präsentieren.

Students who have successfully completed this module are able to apply job-related skills, abilities, techniques and competencies in a work-related environment. They are able to derive scientifically sound judgments in their basic principles. They begin to make their own interpretative decisions and find solutions independently and organize further learning processes autonomously. 

Students who have successfully completed this module independently derive acting and singing questions from the knowledge they have acquired. They apply various methods of interpretation and vocal shaping independently and can justify and explain their decisions. 

Students at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences who have successfully completed this module use different approaches and procedures to formulate creative questions on selected and/or standard problems and emotional processes and integrate their own voice as an organic contribution to the overall sound of an ensemble. They prepare future solo performances and ensemble concerts against the background of their own experience together with other students and master basic communication skills and rules of the specific professional field. 

Graduates of this module develop a professional self-image that is oriented towards a specific professional field that is predominantly outside of academia. They are able to assess, reflect on and autonomously shape performing and vocal processes. They use their freedom of choice with and without guidance and make creative decisions. 

The module is closely linked to the acting, dance and didactics of singing modules. 

• Music Education – Musical B.A. (01.09.2023)

• Wienhausen, Sascha

• Bruhn, Valerie
• Scholz, Carolin-Christina
• Schubert, Ulrike
• Behrens, Judith
• Seitz, Marc
• Christ, Thomas
• Wessels-Behrens, Martin
• Sievers, Kathrin
• Rentmeister, Eric