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Cultures Around The World - India

In-School Performance ; In-School Workshops & Classes ; Student Showcase Opportunities

This program offers a multidisciplinary approach to learning about Indian culture through textiles, artwork, dance, and music.

Drum Sermons: Folktales, Legends, and Myths from the Far Corners of Africa

In-School Performance ; In-School Workshops & Classes ; Online & Streaming ; Professional Development ; Residency (including Camps); Student Showcase Opportunities

Drum Sermons: Folktales, Legends, and Myths from the Far Corners of Africa Drum Sermons is a celebration of music that recounts its origins and makes clear how it came to live in our hearts. This informative yet entertaining performance includes stories from the Far Corners of the African continent, spirited drumming, a lesson on hand drumming technique, dance, song, and a healthy dose of the obligatory African tradition of audience participation. Drum Sermons is offered formatted as workshops, residencies, and celebratory performances, with an audience capacity of 1000. The presenters of Drum Sermons is Orisirisi African Folklore- a performing arts company rooted in the history, culture, and traditions of Africa and the African diaspora, inclusive of folktales, legends, and myths, spirited drumming, dance and song, children’s games, and lectures on special topics. The nationally and internationally acclaimed performing arts and educational initiative was founded in 1986 by husband-and-wife team Don and Tutu Harrell, with the expressed purpose of sharing the beauty and poignancy of African life and culture. Orisirisi has provided its unique brand of folklore, for countless people from a vast array of demographics and cultural backgrounds at primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, festivals, churches, libraries, museums, conferences, corporate and teacher in-services, television and radio programs, special events including an approximately 12,000 show run at Walt Disney World’s Epcot and being featured in the WUCF/PBS Emmy Award-Winning Special-GRRI-IFIC Neighbors with Daniel Tigers.

In-School Program: Drum Sermons (Grades K–12)

In-School Performance ; In-School Workshops & Classes ; Student Showcase Opportunities

Drum Sermons is a joyous celebration of music performed by Orisirisi African Folklore that recounts its origin and makes clear how music came to live in our hearts. This informative yet entertaining African adventure is inclusive of stories from the far corners of the African continent, spirited drumming, dance, and song, drumming instruction, an introduction to some of Africa’s most popular instruments, and a celebratory unity “jam” featuring students and faculty alike, in keeping with the obligatory African tradition of total audience participation.

In-School Program: Performances (MOVE - Movement Opportunities for a Visionary Education)

In-School Performance ; In-School Workshops & Classes ; Student Showcase Opportunities

Performance offerings include “Fairy Frolic” in which students meet magical fairies, “Color Dance” in which dancers go on a color mixing journey and “STRETCH,” in which children follow animals and dancers on a stretching adventure. All performances begin with a lecture demonstration of various dance styles, so that students can compare and contrast to understand modern dance more clearly. Students are invited to engage in basic movements from their seats. A full performance based on a story follows the lecture demonstration portion of the program and a question and answer period wraps up the program. Site-specific performances geared to the school environment (playgrounds, classrooms, gardens, unique spaces) are also available upon request. Two grade levels per performance. “Voci is amazing! We hope they can join us again next year and share their beautiful performances with our students.” “Voci’s performance was captivating and the students were talking about it for weeks after the event. Thank you so much for making this wonderful performance available to our students!” Jennine Faubel, Conway Elementary “A wonderful Art/ Dance/ Music experience!“ “This lesson went beyond student expectations.” Mary Beth Perkins, Fern Creek Elementary

Jazz in Seven Minutes a Day

In-School Workshops & Classes ; Online & Streaming ; Residency (including Camps); Student Showcase Opportunities

Designed for classroom or individual study, Jazz in Seven Minutes a Day is a comprehensive and methodical approach towards building facility, phrasing and vocabulary in the jazz idiom. The course is designed as a daily practice routine of scales, arpeggios, phrases, and a unique approach to sight reading that will prepare you for life on the bandstand. Clinics available with Benoit Glazer, composer, trumpeter, and former music director of Cirque du Solei’s La Nouba (over 8000 performances). There are 36 weekly lessons, each with 6 daily practice sessions for every lesson. They vary from 5 minutes to 8 minutes or so. A few lessons have a theory concept, but most lessons contain four parts: The scale page should be played slowly at first, and sped up every day that you practice the lesson. I would not try to swing these. Subtle accents and a fluid sound will make them buoyant and interesting to listen to. Here we concentrate on one tonal center for the whole lesson, going down the circle of fifths each week. The II-V-I page can swing, and should also be started slowly and sped up as the week progresses. Here we visit all 12 keys every week with a different pattern. The dots page is meant to be used as a reading as well as a phrasing exercise. Use the included video or audio files or make up your own, and make sure there are rests built in. A new figure with a different number of notes should be used every day. By changing the pattern often, one also insures that the dots experience will be different every time you repeat the same page. The chorale is also meant to be played with a rhythm as a call and response exercise.

Kat Test Education Program

In-School Workshops & Classes ; Student Showcase Opportunities

Kat Test Education Program

Summer Institute

Field Trip ; Residency (including Camps); Student Showcase Opportunities

Holistic performing arts training in a week-long program, cultivating artistry in voice, dance, acting and technical theater with a focus on social emotional learning outcomes. These programs conclude with public performances.

Vocal Masterclass

In-School Workshops & Classes ; Student Showcase Opportunities

A professional teaching artist and collaborative pianist from Opera Orlando come into your school (virtually or face to face) to work with your singers in a masterclass setting. This is a fantastic program to schedule before solo and ensemble festivals or district and state Thespian competitions to give your students a chance to workshop their performance with a teaching artist before taking their performance to adjudication. Teaching artists work one on one with a handful of students (5-7) in front of the rest of the class. This gives the performer a chance to work on their repertoire with a professional AND the rest of the class learns by observing. This has been a very successful program and is such an invaluable experience for young singers. This program is very easily adaptable to the online format.