CPPSS1002 Studio 2: Foundation Skills
This course builds on the foundation of practice developed in Studio 1. It is divided into three strands: Acting, Movement and Voice. Acting: Students will learn a variety of strategies for the emerging performer`s approach to working within an ensemble. Students will be expected to develop personal rehearsal strategies that inform authentic connection to time, space, shape, body and text. This course will foster awareness of personal performance habits, and to investigate improvisation as a practical rehearsal tool. Dance/Movement: The dance and movement components of the course are designed to develop technical foundations and co-ordination. Students work at a skill level relevant to their physical capacity and prior learning, which facilitates optimum learning outcomes. Voice/Singing: This core discipline will resume the exploration of use of self through the study of psychophysical awareness. Students will continue to practice voice, speech and singing activities to ensure a rich, flexible and expressive voice. They will build and refine skills in engaged neutrality, authentic body/voice connection, a theoretical and practical grasp of voice, speech and song through the study of breath, singing repertoire and technique, vocal ensemble, vocal anatomy, voice and speech technique and body mapping.
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) unit fee
A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is one that is subsidised by the Australian Government, which means students only pay the student contribution amount of the tuition fee. CSPs are only available to eligible domestic students.
The student contribution amount depends on the unit and how much funding the Government provides. Each unit is classified into a band based on its discipline (which may be different to your overall course discipline).
2025 student contribution amount: $2,329
2025 grandfathered student contribution amount (for students who commenced before 1 Jan 2021*): $1,993
* If you are a continuing student (who commenced your course before 1 January 2021) you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.