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Vida Guitar Quartet Introduction Dear Educator, As you make plans for your students to attend an upcoming presentation of the Arts for Youth program at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, we invite you to prepare your students by using this guide to assure that from beginning to end-- their experience is both memorable and educationally enriching. The material in this guide is for you, the teacher, and will assist you in preparing your students before the day of the event, and extend the educational value beyond the walls of the theatre when the show is over. We provide activity and/or discussion ideas, and other resources that will help to prepare your students to better understand and enjoy what they are about to see, and to help them connect what they see on stage to their studies. We also encourage you to discuss important aspects of the artistic experience, including audience and theatre etiquette. We hope that your students find their imagination comes alive as lights shine, curtains open, and applause rings through the Lancaster Performing Arts Center. As importantly, we hope that this Curriculum Guide helps you to bring the arts alive in your classroom! Thank you for joining with us to make a difference in the lives of our Antelope Valley youth. Bobbi Keay Arts for Youth Program Specialist Lancaster Performing Arts Center, City of Lancaster What’s Inside Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 PRE-PERFORMANCE Overview of the California Content Standards for Public Schools .................................................................... 3 Theatre Etiquette .............................................................................................................................................. 4 About the Show……………………........................................................................................................................... 5 What’s Important to Know?.............................................................................................................................. 6 POST-PERFORMANCE Activities ............................................................................................................................................................10 Resources ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 PRE-PERFORMANCE Overview of the California Content Standards for Public Schools Applicable California Content Standards Samples Our Arts for Youth program is aligned with the California Content Standards for K-12 education. Curriculum Connections: Visual & Performing Arts: Music. History. Music History. Math. Creativity. Applicable California Core Curriculum Content Standards samples: Visual and Performing Arts: Music Grade 5-12: 3.0 Understanding the historical contributions and cultural dimensions of music. 3.1 Role of Music, Identify the sources of musical genres of the United States, trace the evolution of those genres, and cite well-known musicians associated with them. Grade 5: 3.4 Describe the influence of various cultures and historical events on musical forms and styles. Grade 6: 3.5 Classify, by style and genre, a number of exemplary musical works and explain the characteristics that make each work exemplary. 5.1 Describe how knowledge of music connects to learning in other subject areas. Grade 8: Derive Meaning: 3.3 Diversity of Music, Describe the differences between styles in traditional folk genres within the United States. 4.3 Explain how and why people use and respond to specific music from different musical cultures found in the United States. 4.4 Compare the means used to create images or evoke feelings and emotions in musical works from two different musical cultures found in the United States. Grade 6-12: 4.0: Students critically assess and derive meaning from works of music and the performance of musicians in a cultural context according to the elements of music, aesthetic qualities, and human responses. History: Grade 11: 11.8 Discuss forms of popular culture, with emphasis on their origins and geographic diffusion (e.g., jazz and other forms of popular music). LESSON PLAN IDEA #1: Older students research and assume the identity of a key musician in the history of Classical Music for a monologue prepared for the class. LESSON PLAN IDEA #2: Discuss the four instrument families (brass, string, percussion, and wind) and identify instruments from each by sight and sound. LESSON PLAN IDEA #3: Discuss Audience Etiquette from the Study Guide provided, emphasize what was learned, at LPAC; review and provide feedback regarding student audience behavior upon return to school. Write a summary of appropriate audience behavior. LESSON PLAN IDEA #4: Students research and report on traditions and/or cultures in America, including a focus on music. Content standards adopted by the California State Board of Education: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/ Theatre Etiquette • Please arrive on time. Plan for possible travel and parking delays; arrive a minimum of 30 minutes prior to show time. • Students: Leave recording devices of any kind at home or in your backpack at school. Video or audio recording and photography, including camera phones, are often prohibited by law and may disrupt the performance. They are not permitted and are considered very rude to the performers and to those around you. • Teachers: Turn off or silence all personal electronics. Beeps, clicks, tones, buzzes and light pollution emanated by personal electronics such as watches, Bluetooth devices, cell phones, etc. interrupt the performance and spoil the theatre experience. •Observe the instructions of the ushers. The ushers are present to offer assistance, ensure rules are observed and provide guidance in the case of an emergency. Please show them consideration. You will be asked to exit to the right of the theatre at the end of the performance. •Be Respectful. While entering and exiting the theatre: Please enter quietly. Once seated: Do not talk. Keep your feet on the ground and put your hands in your lap or fold your arms. •Abstain from eating or drinking inside the theatre. Crackling wrappers and beverage containers in the auditorium are unwelcome. Food, candy, gum and drinks should never be brought inside the theatre. •Avoid talking, waving and shouting during the performance. Laughing and applauding are encouraged at appropriate times. Shouting to actors/friends is disrespectful to others. Save personal conversation for after the show. If you must speak, please whisper very quietly. •Please avoid exiting the auditorium during the performance. Teachers, please arrive early enough to escort students to the restroom prior to the start of the show. If you must leave during the show, please wait for an appropriate break in the performance. •Do not get onto the stage or place items on the edge of the stage. To ensure the safety and security of performers and audiences, this behavior is strictly prohibited unless expressly permitted by a performer or staff member. •Dispose of garbage in proper receptacles. Help preserve a pleasant environment by depositing all debris in appropriate receptacles. •Extend common courtesy and respect to your fellow audience members. Civility creates a comfortable and welcoming theatre experience for all. •Bring very small children only to age-appropriate performances. Small children easily become restless at programs intended for older children, and may cause distractions. About the Show Vida Guitar Quartet The VIDA Guitar Quartet brings together four guitarists of exceptional artistry who share a passion for chamber music. After their spectacular debut at the first World Youth Guitar Festival in 2007, the Quartet has rapidly gained a reputation as one of the most dynamic and exciting guitar ensembles in the UK, performing at venues including Kings Place (London), the Sage (Gateshead), St George’s (Bristol) and other events such as the London Guitar Festival in the Fall, Bath International Guitar Festival, Dilllington Guitar Festival, and Winchester Guitar Festival. ‘Love, the Magician’ is the VIDA Guitar Quartet’s debut CD recording with the BGS label with a program of distinctly Andalucian flavor. Mark Ashford is an internationally renowned performer and teacher. A former scholarship student at both Chetham’s School of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, Mark finished his studies with the eminent guitarist David Russell in Vigo, Spain. He is a prize winner at many national and international competitions including the Guitar Foundation of America, Alessandria International Guitar Competition, Scandinavian International Guitar Competition, Julian Bream Prize, and BBC Radio 2 Young Musician. He has performed as a soloist at major concert halls including, the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, Bridgewater Hall, Queens Hall (Edinburgh), St George’s Bristol and the Guildhall London. Mark’s latest solo CD is of Rodrigo’s ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’ recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Cleobury. He teaches at the Birmingham Conservatoire of Music and in 2003 was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music for his achievements in the music profession. Mark Eden and Christopher Stell are well known as the Eden Stell Guitar Duo, one of the most innovative guitar ensembles in the world. They formed in 1990 while studying at