Artistic Skills

We've all completed our curriculum by now and are well-versed in the difference between artistic, academic and citizenship skills.  Since it's the beginning of the residency for most of us, I thought it would be useful to focus on the Artistic Skill Set, which we should all by implementing at this point.   After looking at everyone's curriculum and some of my past ones as well, I've combined all our artistic skills to create a Top 10 list.   Use it a reference point in your starting units/lessons, and by all means modify it or give us your thoughts using the comments section. 

Here are your Top 10 Artistic Skills:

- Students will learn to project their voices

- Students will learn to speak clearly and powerfully

- Students will learn the importance of movement: moving with purpose, filling the stage

- Students will learn the importance of body language: posture, gestures and eye contact

- Students will learn the elements of what makes a scene dramatic

- Students will understand how energy affects performance

- Students will understand how a character is developed

- Students will understand the importance of pace and rhythm in performance

- Students will learn the basics of improvisation/brainstorming: using ideas to create dialogue

- Students will learn to communicate in a clear, concise and effective manner, on and off-stage