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A Non-linear Delivery of Instruction as Applied to Performance Arts to Enhance English as a Second Language 1 Don Rechtman, Performance Arts Instructor, Modeled after work by Nicholas Harkiolakis, PhD, Northcentral University The imagine! School of Creative and Performing Arts
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A Non-linear Delivery of Instruction as Applied to
Performance Arts to Enhance English as a Second Language
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Don Rechtman,Performance Arts Instructor,
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The imagine! School of Creative and Performing Arts
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The imagine! Approach to Performance Arts
• Musical Creation and Production• Duration: 12 sessions (weeks)• Student’s Background:
– Music
– English as Second Language
Syllabus– Organizational needs for integration and
flexibility– Present status of music and acting skills– The integration of creative process, writing,
composing, and performance– Self-expression—saying what is important to
you– Creating a safe environment for self-expression
and experimentation– Teamwork– Working with individual strengths and
weaknesses and personal preferences– Improving reliability – Communication– Confidence– Stagecraft– Marketing– Improvisation– Becoming comfortable with nervousness– Balancing parts of a story in a musical– Originality– Memorization skills
• Project
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• Performing– Performance overview– Basic acting skills– Basic music performance skills– Pantomime– Improvisation – Creating character
• Body language• Voice • Emoting (expressing emotions)• Costumes and props
– Set design– Assigning roles and responsibilities
• Actors • Musicians • Stagecraft roles (sets, lights, sound,
house)• Directing roles
• Writing and Composing– Brainstorming for story ideas
• Mindmapping • Drawing a storyboard
– Writing the story and script• Improvising the script• Writing the script
– Creating lyrics• Identifying places for songs• Deciding what to sing about• Writing the lyrics
– Creating music• Finding rhythms in words• Finding melodies in words• Transcribing the music• Arranging accompaniments
– Rehearsals and Marketing• Planning rehearsals• Preparing sets, costumes and props• Marketing the performances
• Performances
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Nick
There would be a lot o clouds in there but there would also be some clear weather.It like you are a sailor and somebody is giving you the weather forecast of the general area you're in.You might miss the individual weather paterns that affect your immediate neighborhood but you can plan your strategy.
• First Session (Introduction)– First Three Weeks
• Overview• Basic acting and music concepts • Creating a short musical• Rehearsing and performance
– Remaining Nine Weeks• More acting and music concepts• Creating a longer musical• Rehearsing and performance
• Second Session– Emphasis on Music Theory
• ABRSM focus
– Emphasis on Story Creation• Editing Concepts• Balance of Drama
– Emphasis on Creativity and Confidence• Trinity focus• Improv• Body Language
• Third Session– Emphasis on Music Arranging
• ABRSM Applied
– Emphasis on Dialogue• Script Concepts• Integrating music into drama• Creating character
– Emphasis on Performance• Trinity applied
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Incidental English Learning
They don’t even realize they are learning English!
1.Confidence of expression
2.Provides a new way of expression and thinking
3.It is my story; I want to tell it well!
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Traditional Approach
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