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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,
Modeled after work by
Nicholas Harkiolakis, PhD,Northcentral University
The imagine! School of Creative and Performing Arts
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May I ask where you studied engineering?
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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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• 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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Variations
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Thank You
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