Shake It Up with Shakespeare
A Rise and Shine Musical
Publisher: Shawnee Press
Category: Choral
Series: Musicals
Format: CD

Shake It Up With Shakespeare is part of the Rise and Shine Series. This musical for 2-part voices will provide your students with a fun and unforgettable introduction to English literature's most famous writer, William Shakespeare. Shakespeare not only wrote a wide range of plays and sonnets that touch upon all aspects of the human condition, he also created words and phrases that are still very much a part of our everyday language. Through the use of an easily memorized rhyming script and a healthy sprinkling of his most famous quotes, this musical serves as the basis for an overview of five well-known Shakespearean plays. The opening song is followed by five musical selections that highlight the essence of the plays featured: two comedies, two tragedies and one history. Along with his ability to expose the darker aspects of human nature, Shakespeare also demonstrated a gift for highlighting the humorous side of everyday life. The six original songs written for this musical are more reflective of the latter perspective of his works. The Enhanced Teacher Edition includes piano/vocal arrangements, rhyming program script as well as choreography, prop, staging and performance suggestions. The enclosed CD-ROM offers reproducible singer and speaking parts. A performance/accompaniment CD is available separately or in a kit with the enhanced Teacher edition. Suggested for Grades 2-5. Performance Time: 20 minutes.

Inventory # : 35030078
UPC: 888680038182
ISBN: 1495007421
Width: 5"
Length: 5"
Height: 0.16"
Product Weight: 0.1 lbs.
Number of Pages: Definitions For Accompaniment CD'S:

RehearsalTrax CD - includes 4 CD's, part dominant (Sop, Alto, Ten, Bass), reproducible, to assist with learning individual parts

SplitTrax CD - includes voices and instruments in right channel, inst. only in left channel, requires a media player that can split the speaker channels

StudioTrax CD - includes an accompaniment track only

Listening CD - includes a full performance of the primary voicing for rehearsal purposes

ShowTrax CD - includes a full performance of the primary voicing and an accompaniment only track

VoiceTrax CD - includes a full performance of the primary voicing, accompaniment only and part-predominant tracks for each voice part of each voicing

ChoirTrax CD - includes a full performance of the primary voicing and an accompaniment only track