MUSIC THEATRE
Part one Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom Of the Opera
Focus: Impact an audience through musical theatre performance promoting equality, justice and respect.
Singing is Awesome! So lets sing
Homework week 1; Due Tuesday week 2 - Click here to read the Phantom synopsis
- write a definition for the term synopsis
- Score reading Click here for work sheet you will need to search the web for some answers click here for a useful site.
Phantom Overture
Performance - Music of the Night Click here to download short score
- Click here to listen
Listening Questions
1. how is this music theatrical? discuss
2. Rubato is used heavily in this version of the piece what does this mean?
3. Describe some of the vocal techniques used by the vocalist.
4. Describe how the use of dynamics affects the mood
Week2... "Masquerade, paper faces on parade"
Clearly this version is a beautiful spectacle equally, the arrangement of the music represents colour and passion. How is this? Well, lets think about that... Texture and Tone Colour
Describe the overall tone colour of the piece
What does it 'sound like'?
Comment on the instruments. Pick a few that stand out and describe what they sound like
What are some other changes you notice?
Part of our in class performance this term is to perform 'Music of the Night' Click Here to download a printable version 1st part only.
options...
Week 3
Listening All I ask of you
- List the instruments you can hear
- Write a sentence to describe what the strings are doing
- Discus the difference in vocal tone
colour between the male and female
- Shape in music phrasing
- Take a pop song sing it using some of these
techniques
Week 4 -
dissonance
and consonance...a sad sound
There are many elements to consider when writing music to evoke a particular emotion. This ability when composing is important. In the Phantom of the Opera, one of the important elements, vital to the mood of the musical is composers use of dissonance to create a feeling of FEAR!
What is 'dissonance' in music? Well in simple terms it is note that are played with or next to each other that doesn't sound like it fits making us cringe of feel un easy.
Consonance Is the opposite of this, almost. in simple terms consonance is created by using notes that are in the same key or scale area, that 'go with' each other.
List some other elements, musical and non-musical that add to the idea of Fear...
Homework: examine the different shapes made by your mouth when singing different sounds
EXTRA - Making a Mask
Week 6
There are many elements to consider when writing music to evoke a particular emotion. This ability when composing is important. In the Phantom of the Opera, one of the important elements, vital to the mood of the musical is composers use of dissonance to create a feeling of FEAR!
What is 'dissonance' in music? Well in simple terms it is note that are played with or next to each other that doesn't sound like it fits making us cringe of feel un easy.
Consonance Is the opposite of this, almost. in simple terms consonance is created by using notes that are in the same key or scale area, that 'go with' each other.
List some other elements, musical and non-musical that add to the idea of Fear...
...Have a go at making some consonant and Dissonant sounds...
Click here for complete work sheet
Homework: What is a Chromatic scale? answer in your books
Click here for Relevant work sheetClick here for complete work sheet
Homework: What is a Chromatic scale? answer in your books
Week 5 - The Voice
Well not the current TV show - the human voice in music theatre.
When we talk about the voice there are many concepts of music we could consider. This week we want to continue to look at Tone colour.
Music theatre is full of many elements,
which are worthy of much study. The voice is arguable an element central to
theater music. A good vocal performance forms the basis of successful music
theater performance.
Register
Register pertains to the range in which a
singer’s vocal can operate which in. in other words; a singer’s register is
defined by the range of notes, from lowest to highest that he or she can
perform. In music we divide these ranges up into four main different register
areas.
Soprano – high female, young boy
Alto – low female
Tenor – high male (adult male)
Bass – very low male
There are also other registers between
these, which overlap a lot more. These are baritone (between bass and tenor)
and contralto (between tenor and alto). See figure 1 for breakdown
Vocal
Quality – Tone colour
Describing vocal tone can often be hard.
Basically we are trying to explain what the sound of the voice is like to
someone who can’t hear it. There for we use lots of adjectives and similes. Try
to avoid using emotions like happy or sad rather, use words that describe how these emotions
are created musically. See figure 2 for some suggestions.
Homework: examine the different shapes made by your mouth when singing different sounds
EXTRA - Making a Mask
Week 6
Hairspray
The subtleties are powerful: a deeper look into discrimination
The power of the lyric listening - 'I know where I've been'
Listen to the lyric. What is the song talking about?
Week 7
Last week we talked about the power of the lyric and we even wrote a song to used lyrics to express a particular idea. our task this week, is to find an artist who has done this before
Research songs discussing political, racial
discrimination
Answer the following
Who is the song aimed at?
What is the main message that the composer wants us to hear?
Does the music match the theme of the lyrics? why or why not?
Week 8Assessment
Week 9
Wrap up unit
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