1. Bell-work Please take your assigned Seat Take out your 1 subject note book and write “Music Theater Terms” as the title Take a guess as to What country and What year theater started Write down these 5 terms: Opening Chorus Star Turn Money Song 11 O’clock Number Character Song

2. Music Appreciation-Lesson 1 Music Theatre Terms

3. Where did Theater Start? Theater began in Ancient Greece around 4000 B.C. People used to tell stories to honor their God’s The God the Ancient Greeks mainly honored was Dionysus, the Greek god of Wine, madness, and theater.

4. Ancient Greeks Early Theater was performed on an amphitheater stage, that seated well over 10,000 people. The main problem was that people who sat all the way in the back row could not see or hear the story from their seat.

5. Ancient Greeks Cont. In order to fix this problem, the Greeks built 2 Large basic masks that told the audience if a character was happy or sad. Since then, the masks have become the international symbol of all theater, and have been the two main categories of theater……

6. Comedy and Tragedy

7. Since Then…… Theater has taken on many different additions and styles. Presently, the most popular style of theater is Music Theater. Music Theater is a story that integrates songs and dances into the plot.

8. What is a Play? Let’s Discuss……What is a Play in it’s most basic form? A Play is simply…..a Story!

9. How Can a Play be Changed into a Musical? Mostly what composers do is take a story, and enhance it by adding music. However, there are 3 main rules that must be followed when a story is being adapted to a musical. 1.The Story MUST gain something besides Music 2.The Plot MUST move forward 3.The Characters MUST be deeply defined through their songs and dances.

10. Types of Songs There are 9 types of songs that will appear in almost every Musical: 1.The Opening Chorus:  This is the first LARGE number of a Musical where you have met all of your main characters. Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvr h2e8Ep14&feature=related

11. Types of Songs Cont Star Turn: 1.A Star Turn does 1 of 2 Things:  Is a Song that turns a nobody into a Star  Is a Song that is written for a specific Celebrity Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 1HRa4X07jdE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 1HRa4X07jdE

12. Types of Songs Cont. Money Song: ◦ Is a song that is written just to make money $$$$$$$$$$$$ Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkRIbU T6u7Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkRIbU T6u7Q

13. Types of Songs Cont. 11 o’clock Number: ◦ Is an up beat song that was sung at exactly 11 o’clock to up lift the tired audience Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNTee HhpxBE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNTee HhpxBE

14. Types of Songs Cont. Character Song: ◦ The most common type of song. It is a song that Describes a Characters Wants, Needs, and Desires: Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQNa CzLI1mM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQNa CzLI1mM

15. Questions If there any questions about any material, please raise your hand, wait for me to call on you, and I’ll be happy to answer them!

16. Dismissal Remembering the Dismissal Procedure: Thank you and have a Great Day!