Arts Tuesday, April 7th

Dance

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Respond:

What is synesthesia? What is musicality?

What stood out for you?

What do you wonder?

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Chorus

Learning Target: Students will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of 4 choral performances in the following areas: harmony, diction/clarity of words, expression, stage presence, and uniformity.

ANSWER

View each recording and evaluate the choir’s strengths and weaknesses in each of the following areas.

1.1. Harmony: Does the choir sing with clean and distinct harmonies? Explain.

2 2. Diction and Clarity of words: Could you clearly hear and understand every word the choir sung? Explain.

3 3.Expression: Close your eyes and listen to the song. Can you tell the mood of the song just by hearing the expression of their voices? Does their expression match the text? Explain.

4 4. Stage Presence: Was their stage presence attention grabbing? Did they maintain good posture? Were they living in the moment and using their full body to sing and express the music? Was there choreography? Explain.

5 5. Uniformity: Was there a costume? Were there variations, a theme, or did everyone have on the same thing? Explain.

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