Musical Theatre Update – The Speech and Drama Studio
Year 3 to Year 6 Musical Theatre In Class Showcase
Our Year 3 to Year 6 Musical Theatre ensemble has been hugely successful in its first year with students gaining valuable skills to be triple threat performers and learning all about the wonderful world of Musical Theatre. Students will be celebrating the end of the year with a small in class Showcase.
Date: Friday 2 December 2022
Time: 4pm
Venue: The Daphne Line Hall
Free entry and all welcome
2023 Ensembles for Year 7 to Year 9 and Year 3 to Year 6
After the success of our Junior Musical Theatre Ensemble this year, we are excited to announce that we have a new Year 7 to Year 9 Musical Theatre Ensemble commencing in 2023. There are limited places in this program so contact the Speech and Drama Studio to secure a place.
Ensemble times:
- Year 3 to Year 6 Musical Theatre – Friday 3.20pm–4.20pm
- Year 7 to Year 9 Musical Theatre – Wednesday 4.10pm–5.10pm
Our Musical Theatre program aims at teaching how to tell a story through dance, drama, and song. Students learn singing techniques, vocal warmups and how to add texture to one’s voice to sing as a character. We train our students how to understand their own voice, and how to switch between chest and head voice. With these skills, the students learn a wide variety of showstoppers from Musicals such as Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, Hairspray and more. We are all about building confidence, encouragement and fuelling the passion of our students.
Students learn different styles of dance such as jazz, hip hop and contemporary, as well as movement to enhance their singing and acting. We start by exploring the fundamentals of dance. We teach dance terminology, how to warm up/use their bodies safely, and create dance sequences which focus on rhythm and technique. We aim to train our students how to sing and dance at the same time, not as themselves, but as a character! We want our students to be able to express themselves through dance, no matter what level they are at.
Once our students have a concrete knowledge of dance and singing, we integrate drama into their performance. We work on character development, voice manipulation and projection, as well as script writing. We want to give our students the experience of being a part of a Musical Theatre production. They are given the opportunity to take part in a solo or group audition, where each student is given a character. We brainstorm collectively how to bring that character to life. How would they dance? How would they sing? How would they act?
With these skills, we create a performance which we invite parents to come and watch at the end of the year. The students can showcase their talents, hard work and reflect on how far they’ve come. It is a great program for students who are already passion about dance, song, and drama, but also a great opportunity for students who want to challenge themselves and try something different. You don’t need to be able to sing, dance or act, you just need to be excited about Musical Theatre!
To enrol please email Monica Brian, The Speech and Drama Studio Director.
– Milly Xouris and Maria De Marco
Musical Theatre Directors