ABSTRACT
In this chapter, several stock characters (i.e., musical roles) are outlined in which students may flexibly and creatively engage with a variety of musical acts, referred to as scenarios, in the author’s conception of an SGM class. These scenarios may be acted out by the players (i.e., students) simultaneously, such that at any given time, any number of scenarios is being played out in the classroom by several small troupes of “players.” Rather than having all students practice performing the same character (e.g., the role of an ensemble musician) on a single center stage, LCP in an SGM setting will see many stagings of creative work driven by the goals of individuals and small troupes of students, performed in “stations” or “clusters” within a single classroom. The staging and blocking of the classroom will assist the facilitator in providing stock characters’ autonomy, but with enough structure so that a positive learning climate and meaningful scenarios can develop.
