Clapping, Talking, and Singing – The Art of Shuochang at Yu-Tsai

Process

Research Methodology
Learning Activities
Experience sharing
Research Results
Final Presentation

Research Methodology

Defining Project Title and Team Name	Project Title: Clapping, Talking, and Singing – The Art of Shuochang at Yu-Tsai Team Name: The Original Artsy Shuochang Posse
Date Consolidation	Browse and bookmark related websites Organize and sort data provided by school Organize and sort data provided by Ms. Li and the parents Organize class reports Organize and consolidate interview reports Organize and analyze survey data
Interview Logs	Invite and contact research subject Make invitation cards Design interview questions Practice interview Actual interview
Shuochang Logs	Record and film activities in shuochang classes and clubs Interview teachers and team members Survey team members and students Record and film activities

Learning Activities (Learning Hand-In-Hand)

Understanding the art of shuochang

Practice pronunciation and intonation

Learn to use shuochang props

Introduce types of shuochang

Movement and facial expression training

Write a script

Learn shuochang more in depth：

a: doggerel, b: cross talks, c: fast clapper talks, d: cross talks duo, e: storytelling with clappers, f: tongue twisters, g: Taiwanese opera

Plan shuochang performance

Experience sharing

Market Doggerel	Plan the event Make and prepare props for: a: our own doggerel, b: posters and sign boards, c: ways to peddle and perform Visit stall owners at the market Practice and rehearse peddling Survey market-goers on their understanding of shuochang Survey stall owners on their satisfaction on the peddling event
Yonghe-Zhonghe Street Performance	Plan the event and contact all parties involved Event promotion Make and prepare props for: a: our own scripts, b: performance planning, c: cue cards for storytelling with clappers Practice and rehearse for: a: shuochang performance, b: er-hu accompaniment, c: shuochang assistant, d: let’s shuochang together
National Taiwan Library Children’s Shuochang Party	Plan the event and contact all parties involved Event promotion and hang up posters Make and prepare props for: a: our own scripts, b: performance planning, c: cue cards (with Chinese phonetic labels) for storytelling with clappers Practice and rehearse for: a: shuochang performance, b: er-hu accompaniment, c: shuochang assistant, d: let’s shuochang together Survey people on their understanding of shuochang Survey the audience on our performance
T.Q.T. Cross Talks Performance	Survey the people on their understanding of shuochang Survey the audience on the cross talks performance Watch the cross talks performance
Han-Lin Tea House Performance	Practice and rehearse for the event Perform and watch shuochang performance Exchange of performance ideas Interview Han-Lin director and its members
In-School Shuochang Performance	Plan for the event and flow of exhibition Make and prepare props for: a: our own scripts, b: performance planning, c: large sign boards for tongue twister, d: voting ballets and large boards for voting Practice and rehearse for: a: shuochang performance, b: er-hu accompaniment, c: shuochang assistant, d: let’s shuochang together Voting for favorite shuochang Survey on performance satisfaction
In-School Shuochang Wonderland Exhibition	Event planning: a: performance planning, b: performance video, c: exhibition sign board, d: worksheet, e: venue decoration Practice and rehearse for: a: shuochang performance, b: let’s shuochang together Practice and rehearse for the exhibition Worksheet for understanding the art of shuochang
Foreign Teachers Doing Shuochang	Prepare scripts and posters for cross talks and tongue twister Practice and rehearse teaching Experience shuochang activity Foreign teachers share shuochang from overseas
Survey Analysis	Analyze surveys from the public Analyze surveys from market-goers and market stall owners Analyze surveys from cross talks performances Analyze surveys from National Taiwan Library children’s shuochang party Analyze surveys from in-school cross talks performance Analyze surveys from shuochang groups or clubs Analyze surveys from Yu-Tsai classes
Building the Website	Learn to build a website Design the structure of the website Design the look for the website Organize website contents Build the website

Research Results

Hand-In-Hand Shuochang Videos

Foreign Teachers Doing Shuochang Videos

Doggerel for Peddling Write and Design Shuochang Scripts for Each Group

Final Presentation

Project Website

Text: the Original Artsy Shuochang Posse│Picture: the Original Artsy Shuochang Posse