queenie Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 I have a daughter who will be a Sophomore next year and she is obsessed with Broadway Musicals. Does anybody know of a course she could get credit for studying musicals? I would love to create something but I don’t have a clue how to make a high school course. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 What an awesome idea! I have a rising 9th grader who is equally obsessed with musicals. All of her playlists are songs from musicals. I didn't think there was another teen out there like her. It never occurred to me to create a course around this interest. I'm going to have to think about it and see if I can generate any ideas. Musicals are completely out of any frame of reference for me. She is incredibly disappointed bc we were supposed to take her to see Anastasia for her 15th bday. 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 My 17yo dad loves musicals as well. Hamilton is her current obsession. We were planning a trip to see Hamilton related points of interest this spring. I don’t know that I am talented enough to come up with a class about musicals either, but I can’t wait to hear ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Do it! Design a course, then share it with us! Says the parent of another Broadway lover... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) I did a quick search and didn't find any curriculum, but I think you could absolutely put together a class! I think that it would be similar to putting together a literature course. Study some works Study some composers Study some actors Study some themes Study some design elements ETA: Study the history of musical theater Edited May 26, 2020 by Junie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCB Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 My dd did a class her first year at college called something like " The Golden Age of Musical." They used a book. I'll see if she remembers the name. Both mine love musicals too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachermom2834 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 I would love to do that. My boys have never shared my interest but finally with my 12 yo dd I have a theater companion. I took a half credit drama class at Catholic school back in the day. It really was a study of theater (not acting or doing any kind of performance art). We ready plays and watched musicals. I think it is a totally worthy study and I tried to persuade my non-artsy boys to do it as an elective and to satisfy a fine arts requirement but they were never interested. I feel like I saw that Homeschool Connections offered a class on musicals? Not saying you should take the class but you could read the description for ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 I am giving an online workshop on the college application process later today, so I dont have much time to do any digging. But I put history of Broadway musicals syllabus into google and got a bunch of hits, so that is a good place to start generating ideas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenie Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 I love that there are so many Broadway musical teens:) My daughter is always lookin for her “people”🙂 Great suggestions so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/great-american-music-broadway-musicals.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 1 hour ago, 8FillTheHeart said: https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/great-american-music-broadway-musicals.html This is a good lecture series. It's very heavy on the early history. Dc enjoyed it. PBS has a 6-hour video documentary series Broadway: The American Musical, which also is the title of a related book by Michael Kantor and Laurence Maslon. We were able to get both from the library. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLucy Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 FWIW, Broadway: The American Musical is on youtube, as I found after our library discs were defective. This is something we've held for summers, are still in early stages with, and so are listening in on this thread for other goodies. Thanks to all contributors! --LL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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