Situational method to instrumental music learning - Masterclass
A new method of music education - teacher training courses
The students studying instrumental music appear on the stage as actors of popular comic operas. The arias of these operas are performed in instrumental transcriptions. The story comes to life by their short dialogues and by their musical and scenic situational plays.
The course introduce in detail all chapters of this interesting methode. The particpants of this five-days’ training (30 lessons in all) may learn the application of this situational method during the following ten theoretical and practical presentations:
1st
Substancial overview of the method in words with video-demonstration - 3 lessons
2nd
From the four comic operas figuring in the program the first one is
Rossini: The Barber of Seville
(Presentation in detail of the adaptaion, text book and sheet music) - 3 lessons
3rd
How the situational method helps in the instrumental music learning-1 lesson
Students as a theatrical troupe (how to create a company of students where - besides their
roles - they can also resolve other tasks as a simple set and costume designe or can also
be responsibles for the stage properties or for the work of thechnicians) - academic
performance with video-demonstration - 2 lessons
4th
The teacher’s functions while using the situational method - 3 lessons
5th
Music situational plays. Theoretical and practical lessons - 3 lessons
6th
Scenic situations and the music - 3 lessons
7th
Scenic movements without words with music (theoretical and practical demonstration) - 3 lessons
8th
The program’s second comic opera is:
Donizetti: Don Pasquale. (Presentation in detail of the adaptation, text book, sheet music of the opera.) - 3 lessons
9th
The program’s third comic opera is:
Verdi: Falstaff. (Presentation in detail of the adaptation, text book, sheet music of the opera.) - 3 lessons
10th
The program’s fourth comic opera is:
Berlioz: Beatrice and Benedict. (Presentation in detail of the adaptation, text book, sheet music of the opera.) - 3 lessons