Here are the basic steps all teacher do to have a successful opera: 1- The teacher determines what type of opera the class should create, i.e. completely original from new ideas, original: based on folktale and fairytale stories, or based on a core curriculum such as history, science, or math. (The first year a UTAH…
Month: October 2008
Teaching Children to "Sing the Story"
This came today from a music mentor. Her inspired idea of how to teach children to sing tunes for the stories they have written was truly remarkable. It could be used by every teacher of young children before their music mentor arrives to help prepare the class for creating melodies of their own. Dear Susan,…
Improving Language Skills
Have you ever thought of how many ways there are to help children improve their language skills while writing the opera? For instance, you might have them help you to make a list of words that would be inventive and irresistable that they could use in place of so many common and over-used slang terms….
We Have Costumes
We have costumes in our basement that have been gathered, purchased, or donated for Opera by Children. You must make an appointment with the education department for the use of these costumes, not the opera company’s costume department. Their costumes are for Utah Festival Opera’s main stage performances only. But, we, the Opera by Children…
Opera by Children 