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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Teaching Musical Theatre: The Essential Handbook: 16 Ready-to-Go Lesson Plans to Build a Better Actor

Teaching Musical Theatre: The Essential Handbook: 16 Ready-to-Go Lesson Plans to Build a Better Actor

Casado, Denver

Paperback

General DramaTeaching Instruction

ISBN10: 0692973095
ISBN13: 9780692973097
Publisher: Beat by Beat Press
Published: Oct 22 2017
Pages: 70
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.15 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Need a little help taking your musical theatre classes to the next level?

Introducing Teaching Musical Theatre: The Essential Handbook, a new resource packed with 16 ready-to-go lesson plans that will turn your young performers into musical theatre triple-threats. This book is the highly anticipated follow-up to Teaching Drama: The Essential Handbook which has sold over 10,000 copies worldwide.

With this book you'll receive:

  • A semester's worth of cumulative lessons perfect for students age 7-14
  • Notes on how to introduce musical theatre concepts in a way kids will instantly absorb
  • Tips and tools on easy ways to transition between activities and lessons
  • A guide on how to plan a performance at the end of the semester
  • Useful reflection and journaling exercises after every lesson.
Below are just a few of the topics covered in the lessons:
  • What is musical theatre? Students will explore the origin of musical theatre and the shows that have defined the genre.
  • Storytelling in Musicals. Students will learn about the emotional staircase and how it's the basis of storytelling in musical theatre.
  • Music in Musicals. Students will develop an understanding of how music is used to convey character and emotion, and how that understanding can help strengthen and inform their acting choices.
  • Singing Musical Theatre. Students will develop an understanding of proper singing technique and how to use their voice to captivate an audience.
  • Dance and Movement. Students will learn how dance and movement contribute to musical storytelling and become familiar with basic choreography.
  • Acting the Song. Students will understand the importance of acting a song as opposed to just performing a song, and learn how to give nuanced, compelling performances.
  • And much more!

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