Music! Words! Opera! Create Your Own Opera/G8580

The Music! Words! Opera! series, co-published by OPERA America and GIA Publications, Inc., challenges students to experience communication and storytelling through methods beyond the spoken and written word. Opera and music-theater invite students to explore several fundamental means of human communication through language, music, dance, drama, and visual arts. Opera and music-theater should be understood and enjoyed by everyone!This Create Your Own module guides teachers and students through the process of composing and producing an original work of opera or music-theater. By encouraging the basic human instinct for telling stories, students will be introduced to a whole new world of creative expression .Developed by educators and opera professionals, Music! Words! Opera! is designed for upper elementary and middle school music classes.