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Pre-Performance Preparation & Activity

The audience is an important part of any performance. The arts are all forms of communication, and benefit from the focused attention of both the listener and the performer. Performers do a better job when their audiences support them with polite attention.

There are often times during a performance when the audience is welcomed to sing and participate actively, and times when the audience is welcomed to participate by actively listening. Live performances in schools are important ways of information actively and of giving children the opportunity to witness live art forms that they may only have been exposed to on television or radio.

As students develop audience skills and respect for the efforts of the performer, they will also develop a respect for themselves, and their own efforts, that will serve them for the rest of their lives. By encouraging their polite attention before the performance and complimenting them for their efforts afterwards, you will help them experience and develop that respect.