Ensemble storytelling through song
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Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can demonstrate my understanding of opera by performing a song in character and conveying their emotional journey.
Key learning points
- Understanding the structure helps us remember a song for a performance.
- We can stage a song by considering what the characters want in the song and how to make that clear to the audience.
- Rehearsing helps us make sure that the story we are telling is clear and that we feel confident in our parts.
- Reflecting on our performance helps us to understand what we've learnt and how we can improve for our next performance.
Keywords
Structure - the way the music is organised
Round - a strong structure where mltiplegroups sing the same melody but start at different times
Unison - the same tune sung or played at the same time
Rehearsal - a practice session in which a performance is prepared
Common misconception
Rehearsal is just singing the song over to make sure we know it.
Rehearsal helps us develop our relationships with other characters on stage, work out what we're trying to acheive (eg 'get my brother to dance with me'/'make my sister laugh') and work out how to show that with our posture, expression and movement.
Teacher tip
During the rehearse, refine, reflect part of the lesson, the focus shits from remembering the lyrics and tune, to performing in character. Emphasise the character aspect more because the character's movement will support memorising the lyrics.
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