Keeley Library November 17, 2000
Basic Musical Theater
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Keeley Library November 17, 2000 |
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Basic Musical Theater |
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1.10
8
World History
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CONTENT: Singing
the Musical Theater-
Students will sing alone and with others a varied repertoire of music. Students will sing with expression and technical accuracy a large repertoire of vocal literature representing various genres, styles, cultures and historical periods, with a difficulty of 4, on a scale of 1-6, including works performed by memory CONTENT: Concepts of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Changes. Students will demonstrate their concepts of style, stylistic influence and stylistic change by identifying when art works were created and by analyzing characteristics features of art works from various historical periods, cultures and genres. World History Link: Students understand past ideas as they were thought, and past events as they were lived by people at different times and places. PERFORMANCE: Singing Performance Students will demonstrate their ability to sing with expression and technical accuracy their musical theater repertoire representing various genres, styles and historical periods. Each student will sing a representation of their class work as determined by their teachers. |
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1.14
6
L1-12
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CONTENT: Acting
-Creating a Believable Character
Students will develop acting skills to portray characters who interact in improvised and scripted scenes. Students will create complex and believable characters through the integration of physical, voice and emotional choices. CONTENT: Purpose and Meaning in the Arts Students will describe the purposes for which works of dance, music, theater, visual arts, and architecture were and are created, and, when appropriate, interpret their meaning. Literature Link: Students analyze and evaluate and apply knowledge of how authors use the elements of fiction as point of view characterization and irony. PERFORMANCE: Acting Using a scene from a musical currently being studied, students will demonstrate their ability to create a complex and believable character by using all knowledge given and implied. They will perform for the class. |
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2.11
Link L1-18
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CONTENT: Reading
and Writing Scripts- Reading Musical Plays
Students will read plays from a variety of genres and styles; compare and contrast the structure of plays to the structure of other forms of literature. Literature Link: Demonstrate an understanding of the functions of playwrights, directors, technical designers, and actors by writing an original play PERFORMANCE: Report Students will read two musical plays from two different periods, genres and styles. They will demonstrate their ability to analyze the works, compare and contrast their theatrical elements and present their findings in a written report. |
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5.15
6.5
Link LA-1
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CONTENT: Critical
Response- Working with Coaching and Feedback
Students will describe and analyze their own theatrical work and the work of others using appropriate theater vocabulary. When appropriate, students will connect their analysis to interpretation and evaluation. Students demonstrate the ability to receive and act upon coaching, feedback and constructive criticism CONTENT: Purpose and Meaning in the Arts Students will describe the purposes for which works of dance, music, theater, visual arts, and architecture were and are created, and, when appropriate, interpret their meaning. Language Arts Link: Drawing on one of the widely used professional evaluation forms for group discussion, evaluate how well students and others engage in group discussions. PERFORMANCE: Performing and Feedback Each student will be paired into scenes (of 2 actors)_ using musical theater pieces and while performing their scenes, the director/teacher will actively coach. At the conclusion of each scene, actors will receive feedback from the class and -participate in analysis of their scene work. |
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5.12
6.5
Link L1-10
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CONTENT: Critical
Response- Expressiveness in Musical Theater
Students will describe and analyze their own theatrical work and the work of others using appropriate theater vocabulary. When appropriate, students will connect their analysis to interpretation and evaluation. Students will demonstrate an understanding of how musical elements interact to create expressiveness in music. CONTENT: Purpose and Meaning in the Arts Students will describe the purposes for which works of dance, music, theater, visual arts, and architecture were and are created, and, when appropriate, interpret their meaning. Literature Link: Compare and contrast the presentation of similar theme or topic across genres to explain how the selection of genre shapes a message. PERFORMANCE: Oral Report/Song Students will demonstrate their knowledge of how musical elements interact to create expressiveness in music. Using a song from their musical theater repertoire, they will first present orally their interpretation of the piece and demonstrate that synthesis by their performing the song. |