The QuaverMusic curriculum resources provide teachers with a variety of songs, activities, interactive screens, and customizable content. Here you will find a variety of musicals and accompanying resources for production and rehearsals. These musicals can also be found at the end of Kindergarten through 3rd grade Curriculum units.
This help article covers:
- Quaver Musicals
- Production Resources
- Rehearsal Tools
- Downloading Audio Tracks for Quaver Musicals
Quaver Musicals #
When you click on one of the four musical titles, the Production Resources and Rehearsal Tools for the selected musical will load.
Production Resources #
The Production Resources have everything you need from set and costuming directions to promotional and performance support. Here you will find:
- Orientation – This opens up to reveal two resources:
- Production Plan – Week-by-week breakdown of rehearsals, set design, and additional logistics
- Orientation – Guide to help you understand each button found in Production Resources and Rehearsal Tools
- Production Guide – This is a downloadable guide to putting on the performance including scripts, song scores, backgrounds, set pieces, costumes, props, and optional ideas for each song.
- Student Resources – These are downloadable resources containing the song lyrics, script, and other student materials specific to the selected musical.
- Promotional Materials – These are downloadable and customizable posters/flyers, tickets, and t-shirt designs to help you promote the show.
- Audio Tracks – This is a downloadable resource containing MP3 files of all songs (with or without vocals) to use during the performance of the show.
- Projectable Images – This contains projectable images that can be used to provide scenery for each song. Optional quiz questions for audience participation can also be found here.
Rehearsal Tools #
The Rehearsal Tools have everything you need to prepare your students for the big show.
Here you will find:
- Vocal Warm-Ups – These are fun ways of warming up the voice and body with students before rehearsing the musical.
- Script & Songs – This button opens the script and songs for rehearsing the full show in a Quaver Lesson format.
- Songs Only – This button opens all of the songs in the show in a Quaver Lesson format.
- Script Only – This button opens all of the script scenes in a Quaver Lesson format. If needed, click a script line to hear the line read aloud.
- Song Tracks – This button opens a playlist of all the songs in the selected musical with and without vocals.
- Movement Videos – There are two types of videos for you:
- Teacher Instruction – For the teacher to explain and demonstrate each movement
- Student Rehearsal – For students to see the full choreography in action
Downloading Audio Tracks for Quaver Musicals #
Audio tracks for Quaver Musicals can be easily downloaded from the Production Resources menu. However, each browser opens the mp3 differently.
Chrome
- Select an audio track and click OPEN.
- A new browser tab will open along with the transport control bar for the song. Select the vertical three-dot menu and click DOWNLOAD.
Firefox
- Select an audio track and click OPEN.
- A new browser tab will open along with the transport control bar for the song. Right-click anywhere on the transport control bar and click SAVE AUDIO AS.
Internet Explorer
- Select an audio track and click OPEN.
- A dialogue box will open at the bottom of your screen allowing you to OPEN, SAVE, or CANCEL. Select SAVE.
- NOTE: Internet Explorer will open the audio track in whatever media player your computer has.
Edge
- Select an audio track and click OPEN.
- A new browser tab will open along with the transport control bar for the song. Right-click anywhere on the transport control bar and click SAVE AUDIO AS.
Safari
- Select an audio track and click OPEN.
- A new browser tab will open along with the transport control bar for the song. Right-click anywhere on the transport control bar and click DOWNLOAD VIDEO.
