Briesen – method for voice improvisation
Module code
M-MT-BRI
Curricular domain
Practical Classes
Credits
1
Group size
n/a
Number of course weeks
10
Class duration
2 hours (Thursdays 19:30-21:30)
Total contact hours
20
Study load
n/a
Form / content / level
Prerequisites
Year 2, 3 and 4 of Music Theatre, Master students Music Theatre, Jazz & Pop students yr 2-4
Competencies
Aims
Increase comfort and agility in the use of your voice, develop skills & idiom in vocal improvisation. Develop performative / theatrical skills.
Relation to other modules
Related to voice, performance.
Content
Briesen is a method for voice improvisation. In the lessons you will explore and deepen your sound vocabulary. You will discover how to make sound connected to the body and to your inner world. You will find more freedom in making sound and physical play. And you will learn how to use Briesen to create theatrical and musical material in a different way on the floor (character, sound, text).
Taught by Menno Vroon.
Mode(s) of instruction
group classes
Material & Tools
content of group classes
Student activity
n/a
Examination and assessment
Mode(s) of assessment
formative assessment by teacher.
Criteria
Students should have developed increased competence in the elements described under Contents
Pass requirements
when awarded a 'pass'.
Examination procedure
written assessment based on participation in the course.
Resit options
Module summary
Briesen method for vocal improvisation, working with physicality, performativity.