LESSON 1 Defying Gravity

Where does Defying Gravity feature in the Musical Wicked?

• It opens Act One

• It is the finale to Act One

• It is the finale to the whole Musical

Select the key features of a musical.

• Song

• Dance

• Spoken Dialogue

• Orchestra

What holds a musical together?

• Glue

• Cellotape

• The Plot

• Blu-Tak

What is a 'production number' in a musical?

• A song that is produced in a studio

• A song which involves the full company and are used to show major changes in location or plot, and often open and close acts

The score we have is a 'short score', what does this mean?

• A score that has been condensed in to a small number of staves

• A short piece of music

This piece is a finale piece, but what does finale mean?

• The best piece of the show

• The last part of a piece of music/ act/ musical

What is the structure of 'Defying Gravity'?

• Verse Chorus Form

• Sonata Form

• Rondo Form

• Musical

What does the term 'underscore' mean?

• When the musician can decide what they want to play, because the composer hasn't written a lot of information

• Music played at the beginning of the musical to set the scene

• Music played under dialogue

What does the term 'recitative' mean?

• Vocal music that follows the rhythms of speech

• An elaborate instrumental solo

• A repeating section in a piece of music

What does the term 'colla voce' mean?

• The vocalist should be quiet

• With the voice

• A vocal duet