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Shuochang Clubs
‘The Art of Shuochang’ extracurricular class is designed for students who like shuochang and want to learn shuochang. The course content is designed based on students’ level of proficiency. There are beginner, intermediate, and advance classes for our students, and their main purpose is to strengthen our students’ articulation and teach them some performing art skills.
Beginner Class｜entry-level course
| Weeks |
Course Highlights |
1 － 3 |
Basics for cross talks – fun with cross talks
Practice lip sound, tongue sound, throat sound, teeth sound, and nasal sound |
4 －6 |
Basics for cross talks – storytelling practice |
7 －9 |
Basics for cross talks – fun with storytelling with clappers, fast clapper talks
Hand coordination training – three-piece clapper, clapper beats |
10 －12 |
Basics for cross talks – fun with storytelling with clappers, fast clapper talks
Hand coordination training – three-piece clapper, clapper beats (basic clapping points, da guo men, guo men) |
13 －14 |
Fast clapper talks, articulation practice |
15 －16 |
Rhythm and text game – clapper rhythm, fast clapper
storytelling practice |
Intermediate Class｜mid-level course
| Weeks |
Course Highlights |
1 |
Basics for cross talks – tongue twisters, storytelling practice |
2 |
Basics for cross talks – cross talks duo, fast clapper talks practice |
3 －6 |
Basics for cross talks – fun with storytelling with clappers, fast clapper talks
Hand coordination training – three-piece clapper, clapper beats |
7 －8 |
Basics for cross talks – cross talks monologue, cross talks duo |
9 －10 |
Basics for cross talks – group cross talks, fast clapper talks practice |
11 －12 |
Fast clapper talks practice |
13 －14 |
Cross talks techniques practice – ‘prepping for jokes,’ ‘raising and then dropping,’ ‘language with character,’ ‘against all norms’ |
15 －16 |
Final presentation rehearsal |
Advance Class｜higher-level course
| Weeks |
Course Highlights |
1 －
2 |
Basics for cross talks – fast clapper talks, storytelling, cross talks practice |
3 |
Basics for cross talks – fun with storytelling with clappers, fast clapper talks
hand coordination training – three piece clapper, clapper beats |
4 －6 |
Basics for cross talks –fun with storytelling with clappers, fast clapper talks
Hand coordination training – seven-piece clapper, clapper beats |
7 |
Stage make-up demonstration and practice |
8 |
Cross talks techniques practice – ‘prepping for jokes,’ ‘raising and then dropping,’ ‘language with character’
Revising cross talks scripts practice and performance |
9 |
Rhythm and text game – clapper rhythm, fast clapper
Storytelling practice |
10 －11 |
Radio show rehearsal |
12 |
Word play, rhythmical language, popular slang, dialect practices |
13 |
Cross talks techniques practice – ‘exaggeration,’ ‘contradiction,’ ‘misused language,’ ‘against all norms’
Revising cross talks scripts practice and performance |
Source: Ms. Li｜Text: the Original Artsy Shuo-Chang Posse │ Pictures: the Original Artsy Shuo-Chang Posse
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