Drama 20 monologue checklist

Drama 20 Monologue Checklist (mid-process)

1. Is my monologue memorized?

2. If not, what part(s) give me the most trouble?

3. What’s my next step in memorizing the text?

4. Do I know who my character is (age, name, background, temperament, etc.)?

5. Have I researched the play from which my monologue comes?

6. What is it called? Who wrote it? When?

7. In the text of my monologue, what is the most powerful word, phrase, or sentence (i.e. What is the highest climactic point of my monologue)?

8. What points in the monologue lend themselves to pauses (for reflection, added emphasis, anger, awe, etc.)? Write the lines and indicate where pauses and/or gestures could go.

9. What predominant emotion does your character experience throughout the monologue? Does the mood change at any point, even slightly? What other emotions can you convey through your performance of the text?

Post-concert updates

CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who performed at our Christmas concert last night! It was an absolutely fantastic show, and I was so proud of everyone. We made wonderful music, had a lot of fun, and the audience enjoyed it as well. We also brought in $506 for the Music Department! Great work!

Now that the concert is over and the stage has been cleared for "The Sound of Music," we will be holding band classes in the music room.... hello, handbells! Regular rehearsals will take place starting in January.

Concert reminders

Call times:

Level 1/2 Band - 6:30pm

Level 3 Band/Orchestra 10/20/30 - 6:45pm

Senior Choir/Level 4 Band - 7:30pm

Jazz Choir - 7:45pm

Warm-up rooms:

Level 1 Band - Mrs. Ikert's homeroom

Level 2 Band - Miss Tilford's homeroom

Level 3 Band - Ms. Khan's homeroom

Level 4 Band - Mrs. Orieux's homeroom

Orchestra 10/20/30 - Miss Campbell's homeroom

Senior Choir/Jazz Choir - Mr. Jalbert's classroom

Uniform:

Formal uniform on top (vest, tie, etc.) with black pants, black shoes, and dark socks. Feel free to "don your gay apparel" (aka Christmas accessories, Santa hats, elf shoes, reindeer antlers, etc.) to liven up the atmosphere. We will remove all hats for choir/jazz choir, but bands are fair game!

Program order:

Level 1 Band

Grade 7 trio

Level 2 Band

Level 3 Band

Orchestra 10/20/30

**** INTERMISSION ****

Senior Choir

Level 4 Band

Senior Choir/Jazz Choir

Jazz Choir finale

7C Christmas party (potluck) and Secret Santa

Hi ladies! You took home a note re: potluck and Secret Santa, but just so that we can practice commenting on blog posts, I'd like you to leave me a message with what you are bringing for the potluck and/or some great ideas for inexpensive Secret Santa items. If you are not bringing anything for potluck (which is ok - we don't need 16 full meals for every person!), please leave a comment with your Secret Santa ideas and your favourite Christmas joke, or something else festive and fun. :o)

Just a reminder - our potluck and class party will be on Tuesday, Dec. 20th. Your Career Ed assignments are due at the potluck as well, as we will be missing that class on that day.

Christmas caption fail

So fantastic! Please let's do this sometime, choir and jazz choir ladies!

Saxophone fun for all!

This is what happens when somebody sends me a video link and I get distracted:

Exhibit A: Emma sends me a video of the contrabass saxophone:

Exhibit B: I respond with an "Oh yeah? Well take THIS!" video of a SUBcontrabass saxophone:

For variety, I find Exhibit C: The sopranino saxophone. I've never played one, but they're pretty cool. Every time I see a curved soprano or a sopranino I expect it to start blowing bubbles because it reminds me of a bath toy I had when I was a kid.

Then, the beauty of YouTube brings us Exhibit D: A "related video" on the sidebar that brought me to this festive video of a holiday nose flute performance:

(Anyone up for a nose flute quartet at our spring concert?)

Christmas concert and other performances

Hi ladies and gents of the Rivier Music Department! 'Tis the season for a fantastic number of opportunities to get out there and perform for the public. Here's a run down of our performances and the info you'll need to make sure everything runs smoothly:

Friday, December 9th @12-12:20pm - Choirs - Christmas at City Hall (Arthur will accompany us - program includes "Christmas Lullaby" and "Joyful, Joyful," as well as some of our traditional Christmas carols. Wear black pants and uniform on top, and dress warm as we will be walking from the Rawlinson and then back to the school afterwards).

Monday, December 12th @ 8-8:30pm - Choirs - Rotary Club Christmas party (Arthur will be here as well so we will sing our regular concert program - even Carol of the Child if I can figure out a good way to get the handbells there. Full formal uniform please - kilt if possible, or black pants if it's too cold outside, but definitely vest, tie, and black shoes. )

Wednesday, December 14th @ 7:00pm - RIVIER ACADEMY CHRISTMAS CONCERT (I will post more info early in the week, but each band will be assigned to a homeroom as their "warm up/tuning" room - choir and jazz choir will share a room, as will all orchestra groups. The dress code is formal uniform with black pants, and any Santa hats, elf shoes, reindeer antlers, etc. that you wish to toss in for extra "festive flair.")

Friday, December 16th @ 11:00am - Choirs carolling for the Srs. of the Presentation (This is during Choral 10/20/30 class time so you will already be in uniform. If you are in jazz choir and you do not have to write a test or you have a class that you can miss and get caught up in, you are welcome and encouraged to join us

Monday, December 19th @ 10:30-11:30am - Choirs carolling at Mont St. Joseph (Again, this is during Choral class time. We will be in uniform and will just be singing carols out of our books. Jazz choir should come if possible as well.)

Wednesday, December 21st @ 10-10:30am - Choirs carolling at Pineview (Same deal as Mont St. Joe's. Jazz choir is welcome and encouraged to attend as well.)

What a crazy and wonderful season of music!

To be or not to be, that is the question....

Drama 20 - We will be continuing the search for monologues today. The website we have been using as a starting point is called www.monologuearchive.com (linked on the left column of my blog under "Useful Links" as well). Feel free to search elsewhere but remember to stay within the realm of your age group, gender, etc. as much as possible, and of course, keep it school appropriate.

Your monologue may be comedic, dramatic, etc. Try to stretch yourself - you might just learn something!