Opera Adventures!

The class experience will be essentially interactive and exploratory. We will explore and perform a scene from an opera based on a fairy-tale..At the beginning we will watch a scene from an opera based on a familiar fairy-tale.I will then teach them the various tunes from the scene in units of fun exercises. While working on these exercises I will aim to enable them to discover their voices using the Italianate method of Singing.Throughout the course I will encourage the students to read the words aloud as if they were doing so in a theatre.As they become familiar with the tunes and the words I will direct the respective sections of the scene with some choreography.Towards the end of the course we will work towards a performance of the entire scene.At the last session we will aim to perform the entire scene in costume. My approach to teaching children involves drawing parallels generally with things in the real world and particularly with their own areas of interest. It is my firm belief that enabling them to discover their own mistakes is far healthier and more effective than merely pointing them out. I am an advocate of using imagery specific to their respective experiences.I will aim to introduce the student to the genre of opera which contains all the elements of the Performing Arts – Music, Song, Theatre and Dance!Using the medium of a vibrant fairy-tale opera scene the course will instill confidence in the students to use their voices and also perform as if they were doing so in a theatre.