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Taking Notes on a Musical
01.
Title:
02.
Composer:
03.
Lyricist:
04.
Date originally composed:
05.
If this musical is based on an historical event or literary story please name it and also identify the name of the author if applicable:
A)
Event or Story:
B)
Author (If applicable):
06.
What the story is about:
07.
A)
Where the story takes place (ex: name of city, country, etc.):
B)
Possible clues in the movie that tell you this location (ex: famous landmarks, speech accents, etc.):
08.
Setting of the story (ex: farm, big city, slums, affluent neighborhood, etc.):
09.
A)
Time frame the story takes place in (historical time period, era, or date):
B)
Possible clues in the movie that tell you the time frame (ex: style of clothes and hair, types of transportation, modern inventions, etc.):
10.
Names of main characters and short descriptions of each (ex: John Smith-salesman, Mary Smith-wife of John Smith, etc.):
11.
Inner messages within the story (ex: morals, ethics, etc.) that have moral or social significance. Explain the message you think the author of the movie is trying to display:
12.
A)
Personal opinion (your enjoyment factor; why you liked or disliked the musical):
B) Personal opinion on the quality of the artistry in this musical (ex: how well acted, quality of the singing voice(s), cinematography, memorable melodies, etc.):
13.
Song titles (hint: listen for repeated words or phrases in the song and make an educated guess of the name of the song if you don’t know it):
14.
Terms/names in the movie that are new, unusual to you, and/or not often used:
01.
Title:
02.
Composer:
03.
Lyricist:
04.
Date originally composed:
05.
If this musical is based on an historical event or literary story please name it and also identify the name of the author if applicable:
A)
Event or Story:
B)
Author (If applicable):
06.
What the story is about:
07.
A)
Where the story takes place (ex: name of city, country, etc.):
B)
Possible clues in the movie that tell you this location (ex: famous landmarks, speech accents, etc.):
08.
Setting of the story (ex: farm, big city, slums, affluent neighborhood, etc.):
09.
A)
Time frame the story takes place in (historical time period, era, or date):
B)
Possible clues in the movie that tell you the time frame (ex: style of clothes and hair, types of transportation, modern inventions, etc.):
10.
Names of main characters and short descriptions of each (ex: John Smith-salesman, Mary Smith-wife of John Smith, etc.):
11.
Inner messages within the story (ex: morals, ethics, etc.) that have moral or social significance. Explain the message you think the author of the movie is trying to display:
12.
A)
Personal opinion (your enjoyment factor; why you liked or disliked the musical):
B) Personal opinion on the quality of the artistry in this musical (ex: how well acted, quality of the singing voice(s), cinematography, memorable melodies, etc.):
13.
Song titles (hint: listen for repeated words or phrases in the song and make an educated guess of the name of the song if you don’t know it):
14.
Terms/names in the movie that are new, unusual to you, and/or not often used: