•   Actor´s Work and Dance 1 2X00EU38-3003 30.08.2021-17.05.2022  15 cr  (21MUSTE) +-
    Learning outcomes of the course unit
    Actor´s Work:
    Students become familiar with the basics in actor's work. They get an overall picture of how to produce voice for speaking and learn elementary notions in voice production for dramatic expression. Students are skilled in preparing themselves for a role both in terms of music and drama, and they have skills for role work.

    Dance:
    Students have improved their dancing technique and body control.
    Course contents
    Actor´s Work:
    - the basics in actor's work
    - role analysis
    - speech technique
    - fragments of fundamental literature on musicals and musical theatre
    - fragments of various works

    Dance:
    - dance technique and prpfessional dance vocabulary
    - power and flexibility exercises
    - exercises that improve movement memory and coordination
    - working independetly, in pairs and in groups
    Assessment criteria
    Satisfactory

    Assessment criterion 1-2, satisfactory

    Actor’s Work

    Students can empathize and express required professional quality repertoire in a satisfactory level. Their artistic and technique management is satisfactory. Expression and artistic function is not versatile enough. Mastering large entities is adequate.



    Dance

    Students can perform required professional level choreography moderately. Their artistic and technique expression and body control is satisfactory. Body use in movements is not versatile enough. Technique ja expressive mastering of larger entities is adequate.

    Good

    Assessment criterion 3-4, good

    Actor’s work

    Students know and can adapt versatile techniques in their actor’s work. Students can disclose different styles and characteristics. Their expression is moderately diverse and individual, and mastering of larger entities is good.



    Dance

    Students manage their body performance technically and artistically and disclose different styles and characteristics. Their body control and expression is moderately diverse, and mastering and perceiving of larger entities is good. The presence is good.

    Excellent

    Assessment criterion 5, excellent

    Actor’s Work

    Students indicate wide knowledge and excellent technical skills, artistic and individual conception in the field of stage expression. They adduce different styles and characteristics particular impressive way. Students have adopted a rich and strong expressive abilities in their actor’s work. They can also create well designed artistic entireties. Students can combine physical, speech expression and actor’s work and they are able to reflect variously character’s thoughts and spirit.



    Dance

    Students indicate an excellent technical skills, artistic and individual conception in their body performance and movement. They adduce different styles and characteristics particular impressive way. Students have adopted rich and strong expressive abilities and they can execute challenging choreographies and entireties. The presence and the performing is strong and spontaneous. Students can provide their own solo-material in movement.

    Further information
    Attendance 80%
    Consult your teacher if you can not participate.

    Name of lecturer(s)

    Hanna Hurskainen

    Recommended or required reading

    Agreed with the supervising teacher

    Planned learning activities and teaching methods

    Actor´s Work:
    - the basics in actor's work
    - role analysis
    - speech technique
    - fragments of fundamental literature on musicals and musical theatre
    - fragments of various works

    Dance:
    - dance technique and prpfessional dance vocabulary
    - power and flexibility exercises
    - exercises that improve movement memory and coordination
    - working independetly, in pairs and in groups

    Assessment methods and criteria

    The student has participated in the teaching and achieved the objectives of the course

    Language of instruction

    Finnish

    Timing

    30.08.2021 - 17.05.2022

    Registration

    10.06.2019 - 29.08.2021

    Credits

    15 cr

    Group(s)

    21MUSTE

    Seats

    6 - 20

    Teacher(s)

    Mariikka Santaharju, Sanna Majanlahti

    Further information for students

    Check the dates from Lukkarikone.
    Teachers are
    Dance:
    Marikka Santaharju
    Actors work:
    Sanna Majanlahti

    NOTE!
    Dance instruction is carried out in level groups of three.
    Level I is basic
    Level II is intermediate and
    level III is advanced/ possibly completed professional studies or equivalent.
    The student implements his/ her dance studies in a level group corresponding to his/ her own competence, which is definied for him/her by the dance teacher. The student can change the level group with the consent of the teacher, but the level group may not change during the studies.

    Unit, in charge

    Music

    Degree programme(s)

    Degree Programme in Culture and Arts, Music

    Office

    TAMK Main Campus

    Evaluation scale

    0-5

    Completion alternatives

    AHOT

    Training and labour cooperation

    Productions, performances and demos

    Exam schedule

    Agreed with the supervising teacher

    International connections

    international material and master classes (when arranged)

    Students use of time and load

    Attendance 80%. Requires commitment and regular participation to lessons and independent, regular training. Master classes are important part of education. The training is agreed in more detail in groups with the supervising teacher.

    Content periodicity

    Teaching continues steadily throughout the year, except period-weeks, when there is no regular lessons.

    Assessment criteria
    Not approved

    The student does not pass the course. There are significant gaps in expertise.

    Satisfactory

    Assessment criterion 1-2, satisfactory
    Actor’s Work
    Students can empathize and express required professional quality repertoire in a satisfactory level. Their artistic and technique management is satisfactory. Expression and artistic function is not versatile enough. Mastering large entities is adequate.

    Dance
    Students can perform required professional level choreography moderately. Their artistic and technique expression and body control is satisfactory. Body use in movements is not versatile enough. Technique ja expressive mastering of larger entities is adequate.

    Good

    Assessment criterion 3-4, good
    Actor’s work
    Students know and can adapt versatile techniques in their actor’s work. Students can disclose different styles and characteristics. Their expression is moderately diverse and individual, and mastering of larger entities is good.

    Dance
    Students manage their body performance technically and artistically and disclose different styles and characteristics. Their body control and expression is moderately diverse, and mastering and perceiving of larger entities is good. The presence is good.

    Excellent

    Assessment criterion 5, excellent
    Actor’s Work
    Students indicate wide knowledge and excellent technical skills, artistic and individual conception in the field of stage expression. They adduce different styles and characteristics particular impressive way. Students have adopted a rich and strong expressive abilities in their actor’s work. They can also create well designed artistic entireties. Students can combine physical, speech expression and actor’s work and they are able to reflect variously character’s thoughts and spirit.

    Dance
    Students indicate an excellent technical skills, artistic and individual conception in their body performance and movement. They adduce different styles and characteristics particular impressive way. Students have adopted rich and strong expressive abilities and they can execute challenging choreographies and entireties. The presence and the performing is strong and spontaneous. Students can provide their own solo-material in movement.