Musical theatre in schools: searching for a successful model
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2012-09-07
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Roberts, Anna Lise
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Musical theatre is a common discipline being taught in schools on Vancouver Island. Since there is no set curriculum in British Columbia, each school develops its own musical theatre curriculum. This study examines best practices when developing and running musical theatre programs in the high school setting. Using the qualitative method of multiple case-study analysis, the researcher interviewed four teachers at public secondary schools on southern Vancouver Island. Participants gave detailed accounts of how their musical theatre programs operate, including insights into their program as a whole, production details, learning outcomes and assessment. Each set of answers is examined as an independent case before being compared with those of the other participants. Results show that the teachers in the study operate their musical theatre programs in a very similar fashion.
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secondary school., musical theatre, high school, Broadway, musical theatre programs, drama, dance, musical, musicals