Group Recital
Group Syllabus Update
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About the exam
For the Group Recital exams the group works together to create a recital made up of verse and prose selections, linked together by their own words. They can speak in unison or take individual roles.
Learners engage with the verse and prose pieces to discover creative ways of bringing them together and then present them in a way that connects with their audience.
Groups must consist of at least three learners (there is no maximum), with every member helping to create the work and then perform it.
Teamwork is essential. The group is graded as a whole, receiving one collective result for all their hard work.
This is a non-regulated examination.
What does the exam involve?
Type of exam: Group
Time allowance: 10 minutes
Performing:
- A recital from memory consisting of a minimum of one verse selection and one prose selection of the learner's own choice, and links (an introduction, a linking statement and a conclusion)
Please see the syllabus for full details.
Type of exam: Group
Time allowance: 15 minutes
Performing:
- A recital from memory consisting of a minimum of two verse selections and one prose selection of the learner's own choice, and links (an introduction, a linking statement and a conclusion)
Please see the syllabus for full details.
Type of exam: Group
Time allowance: 15 minutes
Performing:
- A recital from memory consisting of a minimum of one verse selection, one prose selection, and one scene from a published play or telvision/film screenplay or adapted from the text of a published novel, of the learner’s own choice, and links (an introduction, two linking statements and a conclusion).
Please see the syllabus for full details.
Type of exam: Group
Time allowance: 20 minutes
Performing:
- A recital from memory consisting of a minimum of two verse selections, one prose selection, and one scene from a published play or telvision/film screenplay or adapted from the text of a published novel and links (an introduction, two linking statements and a conclusion)
Please see the syllabus for full details.
Requirements
Full details of the requirements, assessment criteria and regulations can be found in the LAMDA Group Graded Examinations Syllabus.
Resources & Teaching Materials
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You will need:
- Group Syllabus from August 2019
These might also be useful:
- Verse and Prose Anthology Volume 19
- Verse and Prose Anthology Volume 18
