677290754-Chinese-Theater [Autosaved] [Autosaved].pptx

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1. TRADITIONAL ASIAN THEATER MUSIC: “CHINESE THEATER”

2. The Boat Is Sinking With A Twist

3. How to play: The teacher calls out "The boat is sinking!" The teacher instructs players to group themselves in every after they answer the question or equation in the screen. Players race to find a group with the correct number of members Players who don't find a group are eliminated and answer the following questions.

4. The boat is sinking! G roup yourselves into…….. 15 + 2 + 11 – 13 15

5. The boat is sinking! G roup yourselves into…….. 15 x 6 – 13 + 8- 52 -15- 8 10

6. The boat is sinking! G roup yourselves into…….. The smallest prime number 2

7. The boat is sinking! G roup yourselves into…….. The number of slices of 10 pizza with 8 slices to be eaten by 2 persons. 4

8. The boat is sinking! G roup yourselves into…….. Solving X (+) in equation. 2

9. The boat is sinking! G roup yourselves into…….. The minimum fare in a jeepney . 9

10. QUESTION: What is Opera? An opera, like a play, is a dramatic form of theatre that includes scenery, props and costumes.

11. Peking Opera is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime dance and acrobatics

12. The form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China. Peking Opera

13. The popularity of Peking opera has been attributed to the simplicity of the form, with only few voices and singing patterns. This allowed anyone to sing the arias themselves.

14. Peking Opera has t wo m ain s tyles o f Music Erhuang – has a higher sound tha n hisp’l 2 . hisp’l - has lower sound

15. The orchestra of a Peking opera is different from the western orchestra. It comprises about eight musicians sitting on stools in the far-corner of the stage. Each performance in a Peking opera begins with the talo and siao -lo , a small and large gong and cymbals. In some performances they also start with the single skin drum or kettle drum.

16. Instruments used in Peking Opera

17. Aerophone Ti-ts – cross flutes – usually played along with singing

18. Aerophone Sona – trumpet announces prosperous occasions

19. Aerophone Siao – recorded flutes – usually played along with singing

20. Chordo phone Hu- ch ’ ín – two-stringed instrument

21. Chordo phone Pi-pa – similar to lute with four strings instrument

22. Chordo phone Yue- ch ’ ín – fourstringed instrument

23. Chordo phone San- sien – threestringed instrument

24. Idio phone Tan pi ku – kettle drum – used to create the tempo of the performance

25. Peking Opera Performers FEMALE PERFORMER MALE PERFORMER