Elements and Performance Criteria
- Explore the range of own voice
- Care for own voice
- Identify physical problems that can affect the voice, and discuss with appropriate people ways to minimise their occurrence
- Discuss with appropriate people strategies for addressing problems if they arise
- Develop and use regular voice warm-up and warm-down routines to prepare for practice sessions and performances
- Develop vocal techniques
- Consult with appropriate people to plan practice strategies to overcome technical challenges
- Apply music knowledge to facilitate development of vocal techniques
- Learn and practise a set of exercises and/or studies that systematically develops technical fluency in identified areas of weakness
- Memorise lyrics and repertoire to advance performance skills
- Incorporate safe and healthy performance habits into practice by using correct posture, body positions and care of the voice in line with work health and safety (WHS) principles
- Seek feedback on own skill development from appropriate people, and adjust focus of practice sessions as required
- Perform pieces
- Listen critically while singing to adjust intonation and musical techniques to enhance own performance
- Perform songs by memory and with melodic and rhythmic precision, attention to dynamic range and variations in techniques as required
- Perform songs following agreed tempi and musical markings where relevant
- Use vocal articulation, accurate intonation and tone colours to enhance the performance and emotional content of songs
- Evaluate own performance