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Musical theater is a dynamic, collaborative art form, which encompasses music, theater, dance, and the visual arts. Traditionally associated with adult performers, musicals also have roles designated specifically for children. How then does involvement in musical theater support children's learning through the performing arts? What do children value from their musical theater experiences and how do these experiences influence children's personal, social, and artistic lives?
Based on a decade of research, this book explores these questions through children's participation as singers, actors, and dancers, in school-based, community, and professional musical theater. By valuing children's voices as important in understanding experience, Rajan constructs a framework of musical theater participation, and applies broader educational implications to highlight the unique characteristics of musical theater in children's lives.
List of contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Children's Participation in Musical Theatre
Chapter 2: A Framework of Musical Theatre Participation
Chapter 3: School-Based Musical Theatre
Chapter 4: Community Musical Theatre
Chapter 5: The Professional Stage
Chapter 6: Learning through Musical Theatre
Epilogue: Beyond Broadway
References
Index
About the Author
About the author
Rekha S. Rajan is a visiting associate professor of research at Concordia University Chicago. She is an arts education specialist and has a doctorate in music education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is also the author of Integrating the Performing Arts in Grades K-5 (SAGE) and Grant Writing: Practical Strategies for Scholars and Professionals (R&L).
