![]() ![]() We also LOVE to host groups from all over the country and have hosted Harvard’s LowKeys and USC’s Trojan Men. Thanks to our unique combination of performativity, humor, and originality, we are a major fixture on campus, having been asked to perform at San Francisco City Hall, University House, the Faculty Club, and UC Berkeley’s 2022 Commencement. We all love to sing, perform, and entertain audiences anywhere!. In the end though, Noteworthy is about fun, and that’s the main reason we’re here. We are also well known for our original takes on popular covers and are not afraid to perform the most niche and indie songs out there today. Understanding of the narrative structure in the book to house the music and lyrics.Founded in October of 2000, Noteworthy is one of the only groups at Cal focused on showcasing original student compositions.Use of lyric to support melody and vice versa.Use of melody and lyric juxtaposed against harmony in the service of storytelling.An understanding of the collaborative processes in musical theatre writing.An understanding of the adaptation process.Several work samples (written work, and audio recordings).Participant outcomes upon completion of the NOTEWORTHY program include: Assignment 4 – Write a 10-Minute Musical. ![]() Assignment 3 – Story Outline, Scene into Song for One Event.Assignment 1 – Adaptation How to Determine which Story to Tell.The weekly writing assignments may include: Masterclasses will be taught by international experts in the field.Īt the conclusion of each masterclass instructions for the following week’s writing assignment will be given. For each assignment, participants are paired with a new collaborator. ABOUT THE PROGRAMĪrtists will alternate participating in masterclasses and writing assignment presentations. To foster the development and growth of writers who are steeped in a variety of cultural traditions. In all of our work we aim to bring voices into the world of music theatre creation who wouldn’t otherwise have considered it & those who have felt actively excluded. How music can support the compelling worlds they are creating, (and how compelling theatrical worlds can support music & music making).how musical theatre songs differ from opera, pop, and other musical forms.The program presents an opportunity to meet like minded creative artists, learn from experts in the field, and partake in conversations that allow you to explore the form and your capacity to innovate within it. The Musical Stage Company is deeply saddened by this news and sends love and support to all that knew and loved him.Ĭo-facilitated by Robert McQueen and Kevin Wong, NoteWorthy explores what the component parts of writing a musical are. Born in Cold Lake Alberta, he was a member of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation. Taran Kootenhayoo, a 27-year-old Indigenous artist, actor, advocate, poet, playwright, and would-be NoteWorthy 2020-21 participant - passed away suddenly on December 31, 2020. While NoteWorthy is process-driven rather than product-driven, in several past cases, work or partnerships from within the program have led to continued musical development from The Musical Stage Company and other Canadian theatres!Īlumni of NoteWorthy include: Bookwriters/Lyricists:Ĭhris Tsujiuchi Bookwriters/Composers/Lyricists: Seventy artists have come through the NoteWorthy program since 2011, forging important, ongoing writing partnerships and a renewed understanding of the musical theatre writing process. This is an In-Person Program for artists who have established their practice as playwrights, lyricits, book writers, composers, or songwriters. Through master classes and guided collaborative writing assignments in a paid, intensive 6-week writing laboratory, NoteWorthy strives to help established artists explore the ways in which they can work within this form.Ĭo-facilitated by Robert McQueen and Kevin Wong, NoteWorthy explores what the component parts of writing a musical are. Offered bi-annually in Toronto, NoteWorthy allows Canadian composers, lyricists and playwrights to focus on their musical theatre creation skills – whether they have previously written a musical or not.
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