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One-off workshop: Teaching Shakespeare through soundscapes

Focusing on a lesser-discussed tactic when teaching Shakespeare, Dr Louise Tondeur addresses how we can use soundscapes to tackle the Bard's work with students.
 Coram Shakespeare Schools Fest 2018
Coram Shakespeare Schools Fest 2018 - Coram Shakeseare Schools Fest

In this session, students create sound effects based on a theme from Shakespeare, with accompanying movement – and the option of adding percussion, other music and sound effects later). They work together as a chorus, using the whole space. The script is added on top to create a performance.

Learning outcomesStudents will learn how to:

Lead a basic physical and vocal warm up. Go through the body from top to toe, focusing on moving different body parts in turn. Practise making accompanying sounds.

Apply adjectives to parts of the body, such as spiky feet or scary hands, thinking particularly about adding expression or emotion. Practise making the movements precise. Suggesting scenarios can help. For instance, act as if:

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