Musical Lab - Musical Project

Faculty

Institute of Music

Version

Version 1 of 18.02.2025.

Module identifier

66B6315

Module level

Bachelor

Language of instruction

German

ECTS credit points and grading

5.0

Module frequency

only summerterm

More information on frequency

The module extends over two semesters with rehearsal phases, but is only offered once a year. 

Duration

2 semesters

 

 

Brief description

In this module, students are specifically prepared for the demands of the profession. A complete musical is staged and presented several times. In contrast to most musicals, in which there are few leading roles and many small parts, an attempt is made to give all students larger roles in order to enable them to gain as many skills as possible. Traditional musicals rarely offer this. Therefore, either multiple casts of large roles are provided, a collage is created or a piece is written for the students.

Teaching and learning outcomes

1. final presentation 
1.1 Musical development of a complete musical 
1.2 Scenic development, development of roles and characters 
1.3 Presentation 
1.4 Dramaturgical discussion

2. methodical content 
2.1 Scene study 
2.2 Scene as duet / duet as scene 
2.3 Masks 
2.4 Variation play 
2.5 Inside/Outside 
2.6 From song to dance, from dance to language, from language to song 2.7 Forms and drive 
2.8 Driving actions

3. exercises for specific goals 
3.1 Creating an ensemble 
3.2 Eliminating inhibiting habits 
3.3 Credibility 
3.4 The performance

Overall workload

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning
Hours of workloadType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
60Practical project-
Lecturer independent learning
Hours of workloadType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
90Preparation/follow-up for course work-
Ungraded exam
  • Examination of artistic qualification
Remark on the assessment methods

The ungraded examination form “Artistic Examination” includes the complete course of a musical production. An extended rehearsal phase with scenic, dance and musical elements is followed by several performances in which the students play leading roles. The students are also involved in the production process. 

Exam duration and scope

The rehearsal phase lasts several weeks, the performance phase is scheduled at the beginning of the semester and usually includes six to eight performances. 

Recommended prior knowledge

No

Knowledge Broadening

Students at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences who have successfully completed this module have a broad and integrated knowledge of the subject area.

Knowledge deepening

Students at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences who have successfully completed this module have deepened the knowledge they have already acquired and compared it with the reality of the job profile.

Knowledge Understanding

Students at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences who have successfully studied this module are able to enter the intense states often required in contemporary musicals without the supporting media, methods or structures such as text, dramaturgy, choreography, psychological role analysis and/or specific musical forms.

Academic Innovation

Students who have completed this module react flexibly to a constantly changing musical landscape and are able to process and present current topics credibly and authentically. 

Communication and Cooperation

Students at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences who have successfully completed this module are able to communicate within an ensemble, deal appropriately with suggestions and criticism and implement impulses.

Academic Self-Conception / Professionalism

Students who have completed this module develop a professional self-image and are able to act and assess themselves within their role profile. They are able to make decisions and also create and justify performance concepts outside of convention. 

Literature

1. Lyn Cramer, Creating Musical Theatre, Bloomsbury, 2013.
2. Barbara Walden, Stanley Walden, Life upon a Wicked Stage, Kallmeyer, 1998.
3. David Young, How to Direct a Musical, Routledge, 2010.
4. David Craig, Singing on Stage, Hal Leonard, 1990.
5. Joe Deer, Directing in Musical Theatre, Routledge, 2014.
6. Thomas Siedhoff, Handbuch des Musicals, Mainz: Schott Verlag, 2007.
7. Thomas de Mallet Burgess und Nicholas Skilbeck, The singing and Acting Handbook, Routledge, 2000.

Linkage to other modules

This module culminates all the skills already acquired during the course. 

Applicability in study programs

  • Music Education
    • Music Education – Musical B.A. (01.09.2023)
    • Music Education – Musical B.A. (01.09.2020)

    Person responsible for the module
    • Wienhausen, Sascha
    Teachers
    • Wienhausen, Sascha
    • Schmieder, Michael Josef
    • Wessels-Behrens, Martin
    Further lecturer(s)

    Prof. Sascha Wienhausen