Artistic Major Subject Singing (Musical) IV

66B6361

Bachelor

German

10.0

winter and summer term

2 semesters

The courses “Artistic Major in Singing (Musical) IV” and “Coaching (Musical) IV” are offered over two semesters. The course “Acting through Songs (Musical) III” is only offered over one semester. 

By the end of this module, students will apply a wide range of common professional skills, abilities and techniques to perform advanced vocal tasks. They will be able to interpret songs from musicals independently using a range of approaches and will be able to transfer these approaches to working with students. As part of this final module, students document their stage maturity in their main artistic subject.

The module consists of the courses: “Artistic Major in Singing (Musical) IV”, “Coaching (Musical) IV” and “Acting through Songs (Musical) III”

Artistic major subject Singing (Musical) IV  
1. the subject of the main artistic subject is to bring together the interests of singing and music and to create them independently and freely. 
2. to interpret and perform songs independently. 
3. the understanding of songs and songs in every respect: formal composition and structure, relationship between text and music, harmonic structure, rhythms, dramaturgy and the corresponding realization of these insights.

Correpetition:
Rehearsal and public performance of extensive vocal works at a higher level of difficulty.

Acting through songs: 
1. development of own concepts of song interpretation 
2. exercises for the rapid realization of other people's suggestions for interpretation 
3. strengthening individual focus and skills 
4. development of an audition repertoire 
5. exercises for the audition situation

The total workload for the module is 300 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Examination of artistic qualification

• Work practical or
• Regular participation

The course “Artistic Major in Singing (Musical) IV” concludes with the graded examination “Artistic Examination”. “Acting throug Songs (Musical) III” concludes with the ungraded examination ‘Practical work sample’. “Korrepetition IV” ends with the ungraded examination ‘Regular Participation’. 

Artistic major subject Singing (Musical) IV: 
A self-developed and self-prepared show with songs of different musical-specific styles. The artistic presentation should consist of material that is part of the student's own repertoire but is placed in a coherent, self-developed context.

The duration of the presentation is 20 minutes. 

It is recommended to repeat and deepen all teaching content of the modules “Artistic major subject singing I-III”. 

On the basis of their knowledge of traditional vocal styles, students recognize the creative process of the genesis and synthesis of current trends in “contemporary non-classical singing” and actively participate in this process. They master the essential sub-areas of the various styles in terms of both technique and interpretation, know the underlying scientific approaches and can place these in the general subject context. 

Students who have successfully completed this module have a distinctive style of their own, a personal, individual and unmistakable timbre, a detailed knowledge of specific stylistics and a well-developed vocal technique. Students will be able to discuss and reproduce the differences and similarities between performative presentations in musical, show-based, classical and literature-based forms of theater. 

Students who have successfully completed this module are able to use a variety of methods to understand musical and vocal contexts and to classify, group and interpret different styles. The instruments of musical communication are known and can be used. They can reflect on and classify methods and concepts with reference to the existing conditions of the professional field. 

Students who have successfully completed this module are able to apply job-related skills, abilities, techniques and competencies in a work-related environment. They can apply and further develop a wide range of technical and interpretative approaches, taking into account the complexity of hermeneutic principles. 

Students develop innovative approaches to the interpretation, technical design and communication of music by using their didactic and methodological repertoire in a creative, target group-oriented and varied way.

Students who have successfully completed this module are able to present musical communication in familiar stylistic contexts as well as in creative new forms and to communicate in music-making practice, to incorporate stylistic elements and to develop them further.  Students will be able to verbalize action problems in the structure, performance and instruction of musical theatrical work processes in a comprehensible manner.

Students can adequately assess their individual qualification profile with regard to interdisciplinary competencies for self-regulated learning that are relevant to successful study.

This module links the previous modules, and special attention is also paid to linking the dance and drama modules with this module. 

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

• Wienhausen, Sascha

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