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Help for Scor novice

  • 13-09-2010 1:18pm
    #1
    freeicetea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13 ✭


    I'm a Speech and Drama teacher based mainly in Dublin. I have recently started classes in the west and a local school has asked me to produce a novelty act for Scór with thiere sixth class for a competition in late October.

    I have agreed as they were so enthused but after thinking about it I am now more than a little nervous! I don't know anything about what is needed for a novelty act, has anyone been to one of these competitions?

    What does the novelty act include? Whaat standard are the kids?

    Any information would be helpful really!

    Thank you for your time


Comments

  • #2
    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,514 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    If you do a search on youtube you'll see some examples. HTH


  • #3
    DDC1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,386 ✭✭✭✭DDC1990


    As an ex-scór na nóg novelty veteren (from 3rd class up till the age limit... 14 or 15 so long ago!) It doesnt really matter.

    There is no way to win at the Scór Novelty act without being from the judges favourite Club (or School in you're case). Our director got all the rules and what the judges were looking for. Our Novelty act comprised an element of each category that was being looked for, and we still couldn't make it past the Local Killarney club, who put on a serious no laugh dramaesqe "Novelty" act. Ha all the bitterness coming out again!

    Anyway you're better off going out and having the children enjoying themselves. What usually goes down well is School based plays with quick gags, to keep the audience happy. Have an element or Gaeilge and Gaa in it for sure. (Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh for example brings both of them in). Was Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh myself in one of the Novelty acts. Had people coming up to me as recent as last year saying they remembered my face from that Scór play, and that it was brilliant.

    Main thing is to get as many as possible involved in some way, and really just have a laugh.

    Hope this helps and isnt just a long rant against the Kerry Scór Judges :P


  • #4
    zetorman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 157 ✭✭zetorman


    I hope you are not charging the school a "fee" for your help. The GAA is a voluntary organisation and Scor is like wise for volunteers and amateurs e.g professional singers , dancers etc cannot enter Scor. If as I suspect you are in the drama business for profit you should pass on this one. I would also think the schoolitself is foolish to be going down this route.


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