Indianapolis Opera Education and Community Engagement

Indianapolis Opera Education and Community Engagement

A core mission of Indianapolis Opera is to provide educational opportunities for students of all ages. Each year, the Indianapolis Opera Resident Artist Program reaches 30,000 children and adults statewide each year, with additional performances in neighboring states. Our programs work to promote an enduring appreciation of opera and to create audiences for the future. We are committed to higher levels of learning and programming that foster cross-curriculum connections while fulfilling Indiana Core Curriculum Standards. Our educational partners are instrumental in bringing the power and passion of opera to thousands of students across the state.

EDUCATOR CONTACT INFO

woolston@indyopera.org

http://indyopera.org

  4011 N Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis, IN 46205

Marion

317-283-3531

E-Learning Vocal Workshop: "Singing For Success"

Program description

Grades 6-12 EDUCATORS & PARENTS: The Indianapolis Opera Resident Artists provide a “Singing For Success” workshop series, designed to teach fundamental vocal techniques for middle school and high school students. This series is intended to be presented to choirs, and can be adapted to fit the specific requests of the choir director. Due to COVID-19 canceling these live presentations, we have provided these four videos as an example of how we teach the following topics:

Posture & Breathing: Alexander Henderson, baritone
Vocal Registration & Diction : Janese Pentico, soprano
Chest Voice & Broadway “Belting” : Laura Zahn, mezzo-soprano
Passaggio : Laura Zahn, mezzo-soprano
Interpretation & Artistry : Felipe Prado, tenor

Booking / scheduling contact

Rachelle Woolston

   213-283-3531

 woolston@indyopera.org

Program detail
Artistic discipline: Music
Cultural Origin: European
Program type: Virtual Experience
Population served: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Subject: Fine Arts: Music
Bilingual: No
Available dates:

All dates

Available times:

Anytime!

Length of program: 30 minutes
Space / technical requirements:

Internet connection

Location(s):

Your home

Fees / Ticketing:

Free!

IDOE STANDARDS

Connects to State (IDOE) and/or Common Core Curriculum Standards: Yes
FINE ARTS: GENERAL MUSIC:
Anchor Standard 4 - Listen and respond to a varied repertoire of music by audiating music.
Anchor Standard 5 - Listen and respond to a varied repertoire of music by describing, interpreting, analyzing, and evaluating music and its elemental components.
Anchor Standard 7 - Perform a varied repertoire of music by singing, alone and with others, from rote memory and written notation.
Anchor Standard 10 - Create a varied repertoire of music by representing audiated and aurally perceived music.

Qualifications

Conducts educational programming for 2 or more years: Yes
Performs criminal background checks on staff with youth contact: Yes
Maintains general liability insurance: Yes
Three letters of recommendation / references available: Yes
Provides study guides for teachers and or students: Yes
Provides tools to assess student learning (workshops and residencies): Yes
Provides scholarship and reduced fees: Yes
Conducts ongoing assessments of program quality: Yes
Connects to State (IDOE) and/or Common Core Curriculum Standards: Yes