SPOKEN WORD/MUSIC WORKSHOP
Circle up, start by doing a few speaking
activities.
MAKING A STORY
-go around the circle and each person has to add a word. For example, I would start with 'one' and the next person may say 'day' and we go around the circle until we have created a short story.
-this allows people to be inventive with words and also see what words work nicely with each other. It also can be quite humorous so it will be a nice way to get everyone feeling comfortable with each other again.
-do the activity just a few times until everyone feels like its time to move on.
-go around the circle and each person has to add a word. For example, I would start with 'one' and the next person may say 'day' and we go around the circle until we have created a short story.
-this allows people to be inventive with words and also see what words work nicely with each other. It also can be quite humorous so it will be a nice way to get everyone feeling comfortable with each other again.
-do the activity just a few times until everyone feels like its time to move on.
Another possible speaking activity:
-two people go in the middle of the circle (more can be added as the game goes on)
-the people in the circle have to have a conversation but each line has to be a question.
-for example I may say 'how are you today?' And someone would then have to reply with a question but staying in the context. So they could say 'why do you always ask me that?' And that could be followed with 'are you being rude to me?' Etc.
-this really warms up the brain and get people thinking really hard about how they say things.
(15 minutes maximum)
-two people go in the middle of the circle (more can be added as the game goes on)
-the people in the circle have to have a conversation but each line has to be a question.
-for example I may say 'how are you today?' And someone would then have to reply with a question but staying in the context. So they could say 'why do you always ask me that?' And that could be followed with 'are you being rude to me?' Etc.
-this really warms up the brain and get people thinking really hard about how they say things.
(15 minutes maximum)
FREE WRITING
-for the next activity, we will try a free writing task. This will allows everyone to write there own pieces which can then be adapted into monologues, poems, lyrics etc.
-ask everyone to write down the following
-a place
-a feeling
-a colour
-an item of clothing
-a name
(Maybe have in mind the theme we talked about in Mondays session when writing these things down)
-when they have all these things, they will then have 2 minutes to write about anything they want BUT they have to include all of the 5 words they came up with in the first section. This is so they feel they have some stimulus and are not just writing from nothing. They will only have 2 minutes to do this.
-if at any point in the free writing task the clients have to stop and think, they must write 'I am writing, I am writing' continuously on the paper. The aim is that your pen never leaves the paper and its a constant flow of words.
-the writing doesn't have to make sense and it can be as crazy as you want because in the end, the writing means something to you and only you.
(15 minutes for whole section including explanation)
-for the next activity, we will try a free writing task. This will allows everyone to write there own pieces which can then be adapted into monologues, poems, lyrics etc.
-ask everyone to write down the following
-a place
-a feeling
-a colour
-an item of clothing
-a name
(Maybe have in mind the theme we talked about in Mondays session when writing these things down)
-when they have all these things, they will then have 2 minutes to write about anything they want BUT they have to include all of the 5 words they came up with in the first section. This is so they feel they have some stimulus and are not just writing from nothing. They will only have 2 minutes to do this.
-if at any point in the free writing task the clients have to stop and think, they must write 'I am writing, I am writing' continuously on the paper. The aim is that your pen never leaves the paper and its a constant flow of words.
-the writing doesn't have to make sense and it can be as crazy as you want because in the end, the writing means something to you and only you.
(15 minutes for whole section including explanation)
NONE DOMINANT HAND
-for the next task we will do the same thing,
expect you have to write this time with no stimulus and your also using your
none dominant hand.
-this allows us to use the part of our brain we don't really access a lot and it also helps us to slow down with our writing as we find it naturally more difficult.
-we will then compare which technique we preferred and the material we have created in both tasks.
-following this, we can then begin to merge the two pieces of writing together which will hopefully become a paragraph of material we can use.
-this allows us to use the part of our brain we don't really access a lot and it also helps us to slow down with our writing as we find it naturally more difficult.
-we will then compare which technique we preferred and the material we have created in both tasks.
-following this, we can then begin to merge the two pieces of writing together which will hopefully become a paragraph of material we can use.
2 ROUTES
-leading on from this we can take 2 routes.
We can decide to make our pieces of writing into spoken word or monologue
pieces or make them into lyrics and add instruments.
-we can split the people who want to do each, equally with the Brit kids and devise together.
-we can split the people who want to do each, equally with the Brit kids and devise together.
MUSICALLY
-we will have a few instruments dotted around
the room which people can choose or not choose to use in there piece.
-Rosie will lead a short vocal warmup and a brief insight into techniques we use when singing.
-Harry and Matthew can then demonstrate that for those who may not want to use instruments or be accompanied by them, we can use our voice and body as an instrument too.
-they will then lead a short beat boxing taster for anyone who would be interested.
-we can then split into groups and with the material we have all separately created, choose to merge that together with the parts we like from each, or work individually to create music on our own.
(45 minutes for whole)
-Rosie will lead a short vocal warmup and a brief insight into techniques we use when singing.
-Harry and Matthew can then demonstrate that for those who may not want to use instruments or be accompanied by them, we can use our voice and body as an instrument too.
-they will then lead a short beat boxing taster for anyone who would be interested.
-we can then split into groups and with the material we have all separately created, choose to merge that together with the parts we like from each, or work individually to create music on our own.
(45 minutes for whole)
SPOKEN WORD/MONOLOGUE
-for people who don't want to work musically,
they can choose to adapt there pieces into spoken word or monologue.
-it might be nice for a theatre student or someone who is comfortable working with monologues to lead this and work on the different ways they can portray and deliver there piece or writing.
-they can really take time to experiment with this and maybe get into groups and make a short play, merging all of the free writing stories together.
-it might be nice for a theatre student or someone who is comfortable working with monologues to lead this and work on the different ways they can portray and deliver there piece or writing.
-they can really take time to experiment with this and maybe get into groups and make a short play, merging all of the free writing stories together.
We can then have a 15 minute sharing of work
and some feedback.
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