Movement, Voice and Communication
Objectives
1. To develop vocal and movement resources.
2. To develop relational skills mediated by musical practice.
3. To apply 1. and 2. to situations of interpretation and musical improvisation.
4. To design and develop musical activities adapted to different contexts of educational and social intervention.
5. To acquire the basis for research work in the study field of musical development.
5.1. To acquire skills in data analysis within the study of vocal expression and movement.
General characterization
Code
722021047
Credits
10.0
Responsible teacher
Helena Maria Ferreira Rodrigues da Silva
Hours
Weekly - 3
Total - 280
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
Azzara, C., & Grunow, R. (2006). Developing Musicianship through Improvisation. GIA Publications.
Bloom, K., & Shreeves, R. (1998). Moves – a sourcebook of ideas for body awareness and creative movement. Routledge.
Campo, G., & Molik, Z. (2012). Trabalho de Voz e Corpo de Zygmunt Molik: o legado de Jerzy Grotowski. É Realizações.
Companhia de Música Teatral (2008 e 2010). Enciclopédia da Música com Bicho. Companhia de Música Teatral.
Nachmanovitch, S. (2019). The Art of Is. New World Library.
Oliveros, O. (2005). Deep listening: A composer’s sound practice. iUniverse.
Rodrigues, H., & Rodrigues, P. (2014). Arte de Ser Professor - O projecto musical e formativo Grande Bichofonia. Colibri.
Rodrigues, H., Rodrigues, P. M., & Rodrigues, P. F. (2016). Manual para a Construção de Jardins Interiores. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
Rodrigues, P. (2012). Padrões rítmicos de locomoção de crianças com três, quatro e cinco anos de idade em situação de dança com música gravada [Tese de Doutoramento, NOVA FCSH]. RUN – Repositório Universidade Nova. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/8065
Teaching method
1. Practical voice and movement classes led by the teacher.
2. Open classes with the participation of invited experts.
3. Group work: vocal and body exploration, performance activities (interpretation and improvisation).
4. Rehearsals of repertoire.
5. Simulation of voice and movement activities for children.
6. Analysis and discussion of vocal and movement situations based on supporting documents of different nature.
Evaluation method
Assessment - Conducting, in pairs, a pilot study on vocal expression and movement aiming at the analysis of one dialogue in "Gibberish"(30%), Summative document of the work done throughout the semester.(70%)
Subject matter
1. Vocal and movement practice. Molik-Parente's alphabet of the body. From free exploration to tonal and rhythmic improvisation in solo and group activities.
2. Sensoriality and rhythms of the body. The use of metaphor and memories in writing the body.
3. Group dynamics games and musical activities aiming its application with children of different age groups.
3.1. Assembling scenic-musical repertoire based on the Grande Bichofonia project.
4. Introduction to research in the study of movement and vocal expression. Theoretical perspectives and instruments of observation and behavior analysis.
Programs
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