Drama Classes
Streching children's imagination
Step into the spotlight with Drama, Dance and Singing
StageCoach Drama Classes are a tremendous way for your child to develop their confidence and self-esteem. Playing out scenes and role-plays with other children promotes imaginative responses and helps to nurture their communication skills.
In this day and age we believe that drama classes offer significant benefits to the development of your child. When so many children are glued to the TV or a computer screen, drama classes can improve creative thought and encourage collaboration with both adults and kids.
A StageCoach drama class is made up of several key activities:
Warm up games and exercises. Drama games develop quick reactions, conviction and interaction. These games make drama lessons entertaining and fun.
Improvising and devising. In these exercises individual students or groups work out a scene based on a scene presented by the teacher. Working like this motivates original thought.
Working with scripts. Reading and learning text and then performing it under the direction of the teacher.
There are other elements that can be included in StageCoach's drama classes as and when time allows. These include:
Breathing
Learning then practicing the correct method of breathing essential to support the voice (important to both speech and singing).
Voice production
Exercises to produce the voice correctly using the five organs of speech.
Speech
Learning to enunciate and modulate the voice and to use pitch, pace, inflection and pause effectively.
Mime and Movement
Creative use of the body and body language to express emotions.
Characterisation
Recognizing how to build a character.
Stagecraft
Learning and understanding the different areas of a theater and different acting techniques.
Poetry and Sight reading
Memorising and performing poetry and practicing the skill of accuracy and expression when reading aloud.
Alongside drama classes and lessons StageCoach students also take weekly classes in dance and singing. We devote one hour to each discipline out of a three-hour lesson, this ensures a well-rounded understanding of the performance arts. Many children find our lessons so enjoyable that they have stayed with StageCoach for over ten years and have made lasting friendships as well as having fun learning.
Children can start at StageCoach from as young a four years of age. These younger children start in a junior group called 'Early Stages'. The classes last for 90 minutes and combine dance, singing and drama. 'Early Stages' is a marvellous introduction to the main StageCoach school and helps to prepare children for the full three-hour lessons at age six.
Drama embraces all the essentials of the performing arts and is a keystone of the actor and musical theater performer. Drama lessons and drama classes are a great opportunity to learn the wide-ranging skills required to become a multitalented actor.
In this day and age we believe that drama classes offer significant benefits to the development of your child. When so many children are glued to the TV or a computer screen, drama classes can improve creative thought and encourage collaboration with both adults and kids.
A StageCoach drama class is made up of several key activities:
Warm up games and exercises. Drama games develop quick reactions, conviction and interaction. These games make drama lessons entertaining and fun.
Improvising and devising. In these exercises individual students or groups work out a scene based on a scene presented by the teacher. Working like this motivates original thought.
Working with scripts. Reading and learning text and then performing it under the direction of the teacher.
There are other elements that can be included in StageCoach's drama classes as and when time allows. These include:
Breathing
Learning then practicing the correct method of breathing essential to support the voice (important to both speech and singing).
Voice production
Exercises to produce the voice correctly using the five organs of speech.
Speech
Learning to enunciate and modulate the voice and to use pitch, pace, inflection and pause effectively.
Mime and Movement
Creative use of the body and body language to express emotions.
Characterisation
Recognizing how to build a character.
Stagecraft
Learning and understanding the different areas of a theater and different acting techniques.
Poetry and Sight reading
Memorising and performing poetry and practicing the skill of accuracy and expression when reading aloud.
Alongside drama classes and lessons StageCoach students also take weekly classes in dance and singing. We devote one hour to each discipline out of a three-hour lesson, this ensures a well-rounded understanding of the performance arts. Many children find our lessons so enjoyable that they have stayed with StageCoach for over ten years and have made lasting friendships as well as having fun learning.
Children can start at StageCoach from as young a four years of age. These younger children start in a junior group called 'Early Stages'. The classes last for 90 minutes and combine dance, singing and drama. 'Early Stages' is a marvellous introduction to the main StageCoach school and helps to prepare children for the full three-hour lessons at age six.
Drama embraces all the essentials of the performing arts and is a keystone of the actor and musical theater performer. Drama lessons and drama classes are a great opportunity to learn the wide-ranging skills required to become a multitalented actor.
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