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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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 14

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 15

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 16

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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! 18

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