'El Carlanco' (From Spain)
This was a master class taught at CalShakes in Orinda, Ca. It was very fast paced and kept the children engaged.
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10 minutes
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Intro:
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Mp3 recording- Circassian Circle
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10 minutes
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Trans to instr:
T plays walking pattern on
drum; C will walk to pattern. When
music stops, C strike a pose. T changes tempo. T offers a child to take over the drum. C can take turns playing walking,
running music. (piece #4) |
Drums (several)
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10 minutes
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Game: body percussion (pieces #1,2). Intro rhythm:
8888 8888 44 2 (repeat) 442 8888 2 8888 8888 44 2
Thigh " " " Snap " " " Cl " Stomp :| Cl " St, Cl " " " St Thigh " " " Snap " " " Cl " St |
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10 minutes
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Divide
group in half for instruments and body percussion. Body percussion groups can be in of 2 or 4. C
on instruments will attempt to figure out melody on pitched percussion. T assists.
Lyrics (?) SSSS SMRD MR D :| LL S LLLLS LLLL SMRD MR D
Groups switch |
Rhythm/pitched & upitched percussion
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5 minutes
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BREAK- water, bathroom
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15 minutes
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Story time- T asks C about the story of the 3 little pigs. "Where's the origin of this story?" "What language do they speak?" "What language is spoken in Spain?" "The Carlanco is from Spain?" etc, etc. T reads the story. T asks kids to break it down: who is it about? What happened first? What happened next? What's the conflict? How does it end? T asks C to tell the story T teaches lyrics to the chant. (piece #3) Mom: Open the door, please open for me, For I am the mother of all you three.
Carlanco: The Carlanco is here so open the door, Open the door and open it now!
T: assigns characters/ensembles: Principals: Carlanco Mother Abbess (Wasp) Inn Keeper Ensemble: Kids Wasps |
images, map of Spain/Europe, info re: 3 little pigs, 3 billy goats gruff, the Carlanco.
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25 minutes
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Putting it together: Narrator begins Kids take places at the instruments; Wasps dance to piece #1 Narrator + wasp dialogue Wasps to instruments; Kids dance to piece #2 Narrator + Mom dialogue All chant (#3) Narrator + Carlanco chant + kids dialogue All chant + narrator Kids do "running" sequence (#4); drummers from earlier will play. Narrator + kids line + innkeeper line + mom line + Abbess line Group dance to mp3, same as beginning of class. (#5)
Gather in circle: what worked? What didn't work? How do we feel about our project? (can we get some C to make sound effects) |
Print outs: lines for narrator/characters, simple costumes pieces.
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5 minutes
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Closing-
Music to move to or relax too, put on socks, shoes, instruments and materials away, etc. |
mp3 recording
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T= teacher; C= Children