The Magical Christmas Jigsaw

Teachers Book with:

• Synopsis of the story
• Cast list by scene
• Staging and rehearsal notes
• Top tips for teaching the songs
• Music score and song lyric sheets for 10 songs (Piano music score, melody and chords)
• Licence and copyright details

Audio CD with:

• Vocal tracks sung by children
• Professional backing tracks
• Additional instrumental tracks

Words on Screen™ v2 CD ROM with:

• Extractable MP3s, printable lyrics, scores, scripts & additional resources
• Words on Screen™ v2 versions of songs so that you can display song lyrics on any whiteboard, computer screen, television or interactive touchscreen. The lyrics synchronize with the music as it plays making them easy to teach and easy to learn
• Enhanced operation features including ‘double-click’ to hear and teach a single line
• Words on Screen™ v2 user guide
• Single-User licence (Please note a Performance Licence is still required to perform this nativity)
• Licence & copyright details

Words on Screen™ Online with:
(Available with the purchase of Words on Screen™ v2 Premium packs only)

• An online copy of your product to stream or download on-the-go
• Flexibility to create an expandable library of Words on Screen™ v2 song collections, nativities and musicals in your Out of the Ark online account
• All the features of your Words on Screen™ v2 CD ROM

45 minutes approx

(Total length of music: 21 minutes approx)

Song 1: Roll Up, Roll Up! - includes part-singing

Song 2: The Forgotten Toys - includes a solo, a duet and a trio

Song 6: We Sing Of The Birth - can be sung as a 2, 3 or 4-part round

Song 10: Now Our Story Has Been Told - includes part-singing

View cast list (PDF 129.7KB)

Cast notes: There are 47 speaking parts in this production. Each scene has a separate cast and none of the characters from each scene appear in any other scene, so it can be rehearsed in separate class groups and brought together in just one or two final rehearsals to complete the jigsaw.

Whole school: To include a whole school there are 6 large speaking parts, 9 medium speaking parts and 32 small speaking parts. There are some unison lines for the Romans and innkeeper's relatives and lots of non-speaking parts for shoppers/carol singers/Nazarenes/star dancers/silver angel host/Herod's wives/other courtiers and (optional) hens and mice. Each scene can be rehearsed in individual class groups as there are no overlapping characters and there are between 6 and 13 speaking parts per scene and lots of non-speaking parts to involve as big a group as you'd like.

In theory you could have fewer speaking parts (or lots of non-speaking parts all played by the same kids) by doubling up and having one group play all the parts in two different scenes, but this would mean that you couldn’t make up a complete nativity tableau at the end for Scene 7. It is adaptable though for a smaller cast.

• 2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor, or Inter® Atom™ 1.6GHz or faster processor for netbooks
• Microsoft® Windows® XP (32bit) or later, Windows® Server 2008 (32bit)
• Internet Explorer 7.0 or later, Mozilla Firefox 4.0 or later, Google Chrome, Safari 5.0 or later or Opera 11
• 512MB of RAM (1GB RAM recommended for notebooks); 128 MB graphics memory

• Intel Core™ Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor
• Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later
• Safari 5.0 or later, Mozilla Firefox 4.0 or later, Google Chrome, or Opera 11
• 512 MB RAM; 128 MB graphics memory

If you have purchased a Premium Pack online which includes Words on Screen™ v2, you will also immediately receive a Words on Screen™ v2 eSongbook in your
Out of the Ark online account. The eSongbook is where we bring together all of the digital resources available for your product. As well as being able to play the Words on Screen™ versions of your songs, you can also instantly access PDFs and MP3s for your product at no additional cost. Simply:

• Log in to your online account and select My Words on Screen™ Online
• Open the online streaming player
• Click on All eSongbooks in the left hand menu and select your eSongbook

You will find the PDFs and MP3s under eSongbook Resources in the left hand menu of your eSongbook.

From there, you can choose to extract and save All Audio MP3s, All Lyrics PDFs and All Score PDFs. If you just want the MP3s, lyrics or music score for one song, then select the song in the library and use the buttons in the Song Extras area at the bottom of the screen.

You can access these files in the same way if you are using the S!ngchronize™ player that you have downloaded and installed from our website. Simply refresh your player and select your eSongbook. For a downloaded player, you will need to download the eSongbook to your player before you can extract and save the PDFs and MP3s. You will also need to have installed S!ngchronize™ player version 2.0 or above.

Streaming is free for the first 12 months; after that a current Annual Performance Licence or Annual Digital Site Licence will be required to be able to continue streaming. Customers will receive a renewal notice by email 28 days before the end of the 12 month free period.

Words on Screen™ User Licences

¹Included with this option is a Words on Screen™ Single User Licence, allowing the Words on Screen™ CD ROM to be installed on ONE computer only.

²To license the installation of the CD ROM onto network servers and/or two or more computers, please purchase an Annual Performance Licence which includes extended digital rights.

Annual Performance Licence Information

A current Annual Performance Licence is required to perform this nativity to an audience (other than to pupils & staff).

• You can purchase an Annual Performance Licence above (it is cheaper when purchased as part of a product pack).
• The requirement for a licence is irrespective of whether admission charges are made.
• An Annual Performance Licence covers any number of performances of a particular musical or nativity within 12 months of the date of ordering.
• A new Annual Performance Licence would be required for any future performance(s) outside the date period printed on your current licence.

In addition, with so many of our musicals and nativities purchased in digital format, you need a legal way to install or distribute copies for use around the school. Your Annual Performance Licence will grant you permission to:

1. Perform the work to an audience (other than pupils and staff in schools). A licence is required even if it is a 'free' performance and this is a worldwide copyright requirement.
2. Install Words on Screen™ song files from a CD ROM onto more than one computer or onto a network.
3. Download Words on Screen™ song files from a CD ROM onto more than one computer or onto a network.
4. Continue to stream Words on Screen™ songs from your Out of the Ark Music online account on any device (beyond your free period) for the duration of the licence.
5. Copy song files from an Audio CD onto more than one computer or onto a network.
6. Copy MP3 audio files onto more than one computer or onto a network.
7. Upload digital content to an intranet or learning platform.
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