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Time-Filler Activity: Blank: The Musical
Classroom Exercise

Time-Filler Activity: Blank: The Musical

If you’ve ever wished that there were a musical about your favourite topics or random ideas, then this time-filler activity will be right up your alley. You can structure this activity in a variety...
Tips for Casting a Musical Revue
Directing

Tips for Casting a Musical Revue

Musical revues are a great choice for a school production. There is no limit on how many students you can cast, you can tailor the casting of the show to fit the skills and talents of the students...
Creeptastic Plays and Macabre Musicals for Fall
Teaching Drama

Creeptastic Plays and Macabre Musicals for Fall

It’s spooky season, and if you’re looking for plays and musicals to frighten, horrify, and creep you out, you’re in the right place. Below you’ll find 10 scary plays from our own Theatrefolk...
Scene and Song Analysis Using Emojis
Classroom Exercise

Scene & Song Analysis Using Emojis

If you have a smartphone, it’s a guarantee that you’ve used emojis. Emojis are more than cute graphics on your phone — they’ve evolved into a unique visual language. While emojis themselves are a...
Plays & Musicals for Pride Month
Teaching Drama

Plays & Musicals for Pride Month

If you’re looking for plays and musicals to include in your drama classroom library, look no further — here are 42 plays and musicals featuring LGBTQ+ characters, stories, and themes. Introduce...
Make Your Own Mini Musical Revue
Classroom Exercise

Make Your Own Mini Musical Revue

First things first: what is a musical revue? A musical revue is a style of musical theatre that combines singing, dancing, music, and sketches. The material included in the revue focuses on a...
Analyzing a Movie Musical
Classroom Exercise

Analyzing a Movie Musical

The following exercise has a straightforward premise: watch a movie musical and analyze it! This written exercise helps students practice skills including analytical and critical thinking,...
Pros and Cons of Live Bands versus Backing Tracks
Production

Pros and Cons of Live Bands versus Backing Tracks

When working on a musical with your students, you will need to decide whether you will use a live band or backing (karaoke) tracks for the music. Whether you use a live band or backing tracks,...
Creating Your Audition Toolkit – Songs
Acting

Creating Your Audition Toolkit – Songs

In our last post, we talked about creating a monologue notebook to help students collect and reflect on various monologues that could be useful for any upcoming auditions. In this post, we’ll be...
Creating Atmosphere Using Music
Classroom Exercise

Creating Atmosphere Using Music

When creating a theatrical piece, it’s important to engage as many of the five senses as possible, including sound. It’s easy when you’re working on a musical; the sounds of the show are written...
Musical Theatre in the Drama Classroom
Acting

Musical Theatre in the Drama Classroom

Have you ever considered including musical theatre in the drama classroom? Does the thought of singing in front of others scare your students to death? Does it scare you to death? If you’re going...
Directing the School Musical: 5 Tips for Success
Directing

Directing the School Musical: 5 Tips for Success

Directing a musical is a daunting feat. We spoke with three teachers about their experience directing musicals at the school level. From their experiences, we’ve got 5 tips to share that will help...
How Do You Promote Vocal Safety?
Production

How Do You Promote Vocal Safety?

When you’re rehearsing a musical close to performance week, the last thing you want to hear is that one of your students can’t sing. Promoting vocal health in young singers is crucial. Here’s how...
Ten Rounds for your Next Warm Up
Classroom Exercise

Ten Rounds for your Next Warm Up

Want to get your students working together as an ensemble? Are you looking for a great vocal warm up that will improve their listening skills? Use rounds! A round is a short musical piece in which...
Song Analysis and Singing in Character
Acting

Song Analysis and Singing in Character

Drama Teachers! Do you want to teach musical theatre in your program, but you’re getting feedback from students like I can’t sing. I could never be in a musical. If you can’t sing you can’t be in a...