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3/18/20: Soap and Water Song and Sheet Music

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“Oh-oh-ohh-oh-oh-ohh-oh-oh-oh…” Are your kids sick of hearing you say, “Wash your hands!” lately? We all know how important good hygiene is–and how especially important it is during this coronavirus scare–but that doesn’t necessarily make it any easier for our kids to listen to us about washing their hands!

This fun song, set to Beyonce’s Single Ladies melody, is a great song for your Mini Stagelighter to learn today. Print out the sheet music (or view it on your screen), and see if you can help your Mini follow along with the lyrics.

Practice singing the song multiple times today and every time your Mini washes his or her hands! We’ve included both the version with lyrics and a version without lyrics so your Mini can really make this a performance as he or she gets to know the song better.

A big thanks to Plank Road Publishing for making all their music reproducible and accessible to our kids staying home these days.

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March 18, 2020

3/17/20: St. Patrick’s Day Music Theory Worksheets

It’s time for a little holiday fun! Download and print these St. Patrick’s Day worksheets and test your music theory knowledge!

Have a piano or keyboard at home? Tap out the notes too! Send us pictures of your final worksheets or a short recording of you playing the notes: stagelightathome@gmail.com or tag us @stagelightarts on social media.

Have fun, and best of luck!

March 17, 2020

3/17/20: Choreograph a Musical Theatre Routine

There is no better time to try your hand at choreography. Choreographing material takes longer than one would think, and with more time on your hands due to social distancing, this is a skill Intermediate and Advanced performers can really be honing.

So here are some tips to choreographing! Choose one of your favorite musical theatre songs, and listen to it A LOT. Like, on repeat until the rest of your household feels like they’re going crazy. Pay attention to as many details in the song as possible: rises and falls, instrumentation, rhythmic patterns.

Then we suggest improvising. Let the music tell your body what it should do. Spend a few rounds listening and improvising. As you define more movement, start jotting it down on this Count Sheet:

The count sheet is also a useful place to highlight accents or changes in the music. Use this sheet as your roadmap to a completed musical theatre piece! Now, continue this process until you have a finished work.

Once you have your piece finished, film it and send it to us at stagelightathome@gmail.com. You never know, Ms. Lindsey might ask you to teach your choreography when we return from this closure! And while you’re at it, post a picture of yourself during your choreographic process and tag us @stagelightarts so we can see you all hard at work!

March 17, 2020