Know the Syllabus, Know the Game
These three values guide our classroom culture at Samueli Academy.
What is: Trust, Respect, and Responsibility?
The date of our first All Teams meeting this semester:
A. Monday, January 12th
B. Wednesday, January 14th
C. TODAY, January 5th
What is B. Wednesday, January 14th?
This early form of entertainment is considered the foundation of American musical theater.
What is vaudeville?
This musical tells the story of Alexander Hamilton through hip-hop and R&B.
What is Hamilton?
This item must always be used when marking scripts or sheet music.
What is a pencil?
This mindset values growth and effort over immediate perfection. Steve Aoki was used in a lesson on this topic. HINT: Posters in the classroom.
What is a growth mindset?
The first show date for our musical scenes showcase.
What is Friday, March 6th?
This landmark musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein helped usher in the Golden Age. HINT: Hugh Jackman sang the lead role, Curly, on Broadway.
What is "Oklahoma!"?
This musical features songs by ABBA and is set on a Greek island.
What is a Mama Mia?
This is the correct response when a director gives a note or the stage manager gives a time.
What is "Thank you"?
This happens to an assignment if it is not turned in by the due date. BONUS POINTS: Students have this many days to turn in an assignment after a 0 is posted.
What is it receives a 0? BONUS POINTS: What is 7 days?
Music Careers Week takes place on these dates.
What is January 20th - January 23rd?
This era of musical theater is known for integrated songs, story, and dance.
What is The Golden Age?
This show, inspired by a true story, centers on a teenager navigating high school and anxiety.
What is Dear Evan Hansen?
Finish the phrase in regard to studio time: "Early is on time, on time is late, and late is ______________."
What is "Unacceptable?"
This online platform is where assignments, grades, and deadlines are posted. You should also look on this platform when absent to get caught up on journal entries and work.
What is ECHO?
Our final celebration of all of our hard work for our musical scenes showcase takes place on Thrusday, May 7th. We eat delicious food, give out awards, and select our Theater Council for the following school year, as well as announce next year's full-length musical. What is this event called?
What is Theater Banquet?
This composer is known for shows like Into the Woods, Company, and Sweeney Todd. He also mentored many a composer, like Jonathan Larsen (Rent).
Who is Stephen Sondheim?
This physical music format has made a major comeback in recent years.
What is vinyl?
This role oversees the organization of rehearsals and performances backstage. They also call cues during the production for lights and sound.
What is a stage manager?
This is how students should get help if they are confused about an assignment, lesson content, or their grade.
What is reaching out to Ms. Ambata via email, Remind 101, or sign up for office hours?
Our epic, end-of-the-year Music Picnic takes place on this date.
What is Saturday, May 30th?
These are shows from the Broadway Mega-Musical era. BONUS POINTS for a well known megamusical composer name.
What is Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Les Miserables, Wicked, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast. BONUS: Anything by Andrew Lloyd Weber.
This artist is currently the highest-grossing live music artist of all time, collecting $3 billion according to Pollstar.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This type of reading requires actors to perform a script with little to no preparation. We have two of them scheduled for our show next week.
What is a cold read?