Learning Activities to Explore Musical Theater ... - Disney Channel

Sing in context and character.
A reprise is the return of a song in a different
context later in the show. Sharpay and Ryan
sing a polished version of “What I’ve Been
Looking For” early in High School Musical,
while Gabriella and Troy offer a slower,
more tender version in the reprise. Try singing
this song like characters in the show.
How would each perform it? Then, fit the
words to a different musical style—rock,
pop, hip-hop, country, reggae or blues.
How does the music change meaning?
Score!
A marriage of music and lyrics.
Choose a poem, text passage or
sports article to be your lyrics—
matching it to another favorite
tune. Sing your song for others.
Listen for musical and word
patterns that repeat. How does
music add emotion? Get together
with classmates to create an entire
score—using news articles, editorials and
advertising about a global or local event.
What type of music will your group choose
to tell the story?
Lay down a hit soundtrack.
Make a CD of your compositions. Choose
the order and title of songs. Take a picture
of your group for the cover, create a montage
or add original art.
Remember, every great artist
was once an amateur!
Stephen Schwartz wrote the musical
Godspell while he was still a teenager—and
it went on to become a Broadway hit.
“The truest expression of a people
is in its dances and its music.
Bodies never lie.”
Agnes De Mille (1905–1993)
Harlem-born dancer and choreographer
whose famous dream ballet sequence in Oklahoma!
used dance to advance plot
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