Basic 1 · Creative Arts · Displaying and Sharing
Planning a Performance
In this topic you will plan how to show your music, dance or drama to an audience.
By the end of these notes you should be able to:
- Explain what a performance is
- Plan a short performance
- Name what you need for a performance
What you already know
- Making music and dance
Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.
- Strand
- Performing Arts
- Sub-strand
- Displaying and Sharing
- Indicator
- B1.2.3.4.1 – Plan a display of own artworks to reflect the history and culture or way of life of the people
Introduction
The class wants to perform a dance at the end-of-term party. They must plan who will drum, who will dance and what they will wear.
1. Parts of a Performance
| Part | Question to ask |
|---|---|
| performers | Who will dance, sing or act? |
| music | What song or drum rhythm? |
| costume | What will we wear? |
| stage | Where will we perform? |
| audience | Who will watch? |
2. Practising
- Practise many times before the show.
- Listen to the leader.
- Smile and face the audience.
Remember: Good practice makes a good performance.
New words
- performance
- Showing music, dance or drama to people.
- costume
- Clothes worn for a performance.
- stage
- The place where people perform.
- audience
- The people who watch.
Summary
- A performance shows music, dance or drama to an audience.
- We plan performers, music, costumes and a stage.
- We practise many times before we perform.
Class activity: Plan Our Show
- Choose a dance or song from your community.
- Decide who will drum and who will dance.
- Practise and show it to another group.
You need: Locally made drum, Gourd shaker, Printed photographs of Ghanaian performances
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. The people who watch a show are the…
- A. Audience
- B. Costume
- C. Stage
- D. Drum
Show answer
Answer: AudienceThey watch the performance.2. Clothes worn for a performance are called…
- A. Costume
- B. Uniform only
- C. Shoes
- D. Bags
Show answer
Answer: CostumePerformers wear costumes.3. We should practise before a performance.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TruePractice makes it good.4. Performers should turn their backs to the audience.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: FalseThey should face the audience.5. The place where people perform is the ______.
Show answer
Answer: stagePerformers stand on the stage.6. Name two things you need to plan for a performance.
Show answer
Answer: Any two: performers, music, costumes, stage, audience.These are parts of a performance.
Homework
- Practise your part of the class performance at home.