Thurrock Trailblazer Cultural Catalogue 2019-20

ROYAL OPERA
HOUSE
KS2
HANSEL & GRETEL
CREATE & SING
The Royal Opera House aims to enrich people’s lives through opera and ballet. Home to two of
the world’s great artistic companies – The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet, performing with the
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House – we seek to be always accessible and engaging, to develop
audiences across the UK and to break new ground in the presentation of lyric theatre.
“The children were fantastic and we heard every word. Their
confidence shone through and they showed great expression in their
acting and singing.”
ABOUT THE PROJECT
After the success of Create & Sing: Carmen in
Thurrock over the past few years, We are
delighted to offer the brand new Create and
Sing: Hansel and Gretel.
The programme combines classroom-based
and digital activities and has strong curriculum
links. We aim to inspire teachers and students
to sing, engage with and enjoy opera, and to
raise the standard of singing in the school.
The project seeks to provide primary schools
with a new route into singing through
engagement in operatic repertoire Hansel and
Gretel and by linking singing to drama and
character.
Teachers will be provided with CPD training,
a scheme of work, weekly films and in-depth
digital learning resources to support and build
confidence in the delivery of dramatic singing
in the classroom. This programme has been
designed for teachers with or without previous
experience of singing.
Introduce your class to the story of Hansel and
Gretel, learn five songs from the opera and
stage a scene. Your students will be honorary
members of the Royal Opera House’s Youth
Opera Company and will create and sing their
own version of the opera.
Join presenter Luke Franks as he explores the
Royal Opera House, meets a host of singers,
actors and directors and introduces the world
of opera.
Along the way, meet the main characters who
feature in Hansel and Gretel and learn the plot
of the opera. Once you have learnt most of the
notes with your students, you can then think
about how to use the musical repertoire to tell
the story in a dramatic way.
SUITABILITY
KS2.
This project is flexible and can work with a
class or whole year group.
DATES, LOCATION & FORMAT
Teacher CPD Day, Friday 10 January 2020,
09:00-15:30 at High House Production Park,
Purfleet.
The project is then delivered in-school by
teachers at any stage of the year (a minimum
of 45 minutes per week, however the
programme will work best if used as a topic
across the whole term). The project should end
with a final sharing performance.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Confidence when using voice
• Improved control and an awareness of how
to create and manipulate sound
• Singing with expression
• Having an awareness of how to sing
healthily
• Familiarity with a different genre of music
• Team work building
• Understanding of telling a story through
voice and movement
• Ability to reflect on character and story and
its relevance to them and their lives
• Ability to critically reflect on performance
as an individual and as an audience member
CROSS-CURRICULAR LINKS
Cross curricular links provided through the
project cover following areas: English,
Language and Literacy, Science, PE, Music.
TEACHER COMMITMENT & TRAINING
The programme is initiated with a teacher CPD,
along with midway support. Teachers must be
committed to covering 10 weeks of delivering
sessions and a sharing performance during
school time.
WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END?
At the end of this programme, your students
will perform their own version of Hansel and
Gretel which will include specially arranged extracts
from the opera and they will have learnt
the basics of dramatic singing technique and
performing to an audience.
OTHER RESOURCES & SUPPORT
All learning resources provided online:
• Skills resource bank for the lead teacher
(written and film)
• 10 films to show in the classroom
• Detailed lesson plans
• Backing tracks
• Easy piano score (for those able to play
piano)
COSTS
FREE
RECOMMENDED
This offer could complement the following:
• ROH Everybody Sing!
• National Theatre: Let’s Play
• Rendered Retina: Timon of Athens
• TMS: Sing Healthily CPD
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