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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Develop warm-up techniques
   • In consultation with appropriate personnel, analyse aspects of the human voice, especially those relevant to performers
   • Analyse problems that could limit movement and physical expression, or cause injury
   • In consultation with appropriate personnel, discuss ways to avoid physical and vocal problems and strategies for addressing problems if they arise
   • Perform vocal and physical warm-up procedures in preparation for performance activities
   • Strengthen and expand vocal and physical technique through regular exercises
2. Extend acting techniques relevant to musical theatre
   • Discuss the process for developing a clear approach to characterisation
   • Analyse scripts to develop character, relationship and actions to suit the circumstances of scenes
   • Experiment with bringing characters to life for audiences by exploring comic and dramatic techniques appropriate to a range of musical theatre styles
   • Develop techniques for conveying emotion and storylines through song, moving from spoken to sung voice, and speaking and singing in a range of accents
   • Develop a range of vocal techniques to perform scenes, in character, that include scripted monologues, duologues with a partner, and songs
   • Experiment with improvisation, alone and with a partner, as a way of bringing characters to life
   • Apply and practise memory retention skills for retaining lyrics and lines of dialogue
   • Determine the expressiveness and range of emotion needed to meet the requirements of characters, scenes and texts
3. Maintain expertise
   • Practise and refine acting techniques relevant to musical theatre
   • Maintain and update knowledge of musical theatre trends, stagecraft, and production protocols and procedures
   • Use feedback from others to improve own acting skills
   • Regularly view performances by industry practitioners as a way of sourcing new ideas, identifying trends, maintaining motivation, and improving own technique

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

develop acting skills appropriate to musical theatre performances

do vocal and physical warm-ups and warm-downs

create a convincing character in a musical theatre context

analyse and interpret texts and lyrics to inform characterisation

explore and develop characterisation techniques

apply vocal and physical skills to convey meaning and emotion in monologues, duologues and songs

work collaboratively

develop own acting techniques in response to constructive feedback.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided for each of the above points at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements the individual must:

describe features of a range of musical theatre styles

explain how observational techniques can be used to develop characters

explain the principles and characteristics of acting as they relate to performing in musical theatre

explain principles underlying vocal and physical techniques in a musical theatre performance context

explain the effect different vocal techniques have on audiences and the relationship between performers

explain how aspects of stagecraft relate to performers

describe production protocols and procedures relevant to musical theatre performances.

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