Date of Award
2025
Document Type
Thesis
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
School
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
First Supervisor
Jonathan Marshall
Abstract
Acting as song is a new philosophical approach to music theatre training enabling student actors to integrate singing and acting offering holistic, embodied acting-singing methods. Acting as song demands we abandon thinking that singing and acting are mutually exclusive, and that a character cannot be true-to-life because they are singing. Rather, singing is considered acting. Through practice based research, I show that acting as song results in more holistic, authentic, believable characterisation. It requires that acting and singing be integrated in multiple ways, that dramaturgical music analysis is made accessible to all students and embodied learning is used across educational contexts.
DOI
10.25958/rh6n-cs93
Access Note
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Recommended Citation
Stinton, N. D. (2025). Acting as song: A holistic pedagogy for sung characterisation in music theatre. Edith Cowan University. https://doi.org/10.25958/rh6n-cs93