PERFORMING ARTS
DRAMA
ELECTIVE SUBJECT – ONE SEMESTER
Learning Focus
Students choosing this unit will explore non-naturalism and its associated conventions. They will develop skills in stagecraft through the realisation of a non-naturalistic playscript. Students will develop skills in practical stagecraft areas, such as acting, costume, direction, dramaturgy, lighting, make-up, multimedia, properties, promotion/publicity, set, sound and stage management.
Victorian Curriculum Strands:
Explore and Express ideas
• Students will manipulate combinations of the elements of drama to develop and convey the physical andpsychological aspects of roles and characters consistent with intentions in dramatic forms and performance styles.
Drama Practices
• Students will structure drama to engage an audience through manipulation of dramatic action, forms, and performance styles and by using design elements
Present and Perform
• Students will perform devised and scripted drama making deliberate artistic choices and shaping designelements to unify dramatic meaning for an audience
Respond and Interpret
• Students will analyse the elements of drama, forms and performance styles and evaluate meaning andaesthetic effect in drama they devise, interpret, perform, and view
Assessment:
● Practical participation and application of stagecraft
● Journal presenting evidence and analysis of application of stagecraft
● A test, report, or written analysis, reviewing play in performance
● End-of-Semester written examination
DANCE
ELECTIVE SUBJECT - ONE SEMESTERS
It is strongly encouraged that students electing to study this unit have current dance experience. If there are any doubts, students can see clarification from the subject teacher to ascertain their suitability. Performance is a compulsory component of this course and involve evening concerts
Learning Focus:
As students learn about dance, they broaden their experiences of dance genres and particular styles and use these as a springboard for their making and responding in Dance. They also consider ow dance can communicate and challenge ideas about issues and concepts. By the end of Level 10, students choreograph dances by manipulating and combining the elements of dance, choreographic devices, and form and production elements to communicate their choreographic intent. They choreograph, rehearse, and perform dances, demonstrating safe dance practice and technical and expressive skills appropriate to he style and genre. Students analyse choreographers use of the elements of dance, choreographic devices and form and production elements to communicate choreographic intent in dances they make, perform and view. They evaluate the impact of dance from different cultures, times and locations.
Victorian Curriculum Strands:
Explore and Express Ideas
• Explore personal movement style by combining elements of dance and using improvisation and safe dance practice to develop new movement possibilities. Manipulate combinations of the elements of dance and choreographic devices to communicate their choreographic intent.
Dance Practices
• Practice and refine technical and expressive skills to develop proficiency in genre and style-specific techniques. Structure dances using movement motifs, choreographic devices and form
Present and Perform
• Perform dances using genre and style specific techniques, expressive skills and production elements to communicate a choreographer’s intent
Respond and Interpret
• Evaluate their own choreography and performance, and that of others, inform and refine future work. Analyse a range of dance from contemporary and past times, including dance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, to explore differing viewpoints and develop understanding of dance practice across local, national and international contexts.
Assessment: PERFORMANCE
PERFORMING ARTS
• Performance of a group dance piece
WRITTEN ANALYSIS
• Identifying and analysing the structure of a dance piece and use dance terminology in supporting their responses
CHOREOGRAPHY
• Performance of solo or group choreography
PERFORMING ARTS
MUSIC ELECTIVE SUBJECT – ONE SEMESTER
Students electing to study this unit are required to have their own musical instrument for private practice. They are expected to undertake private lessons on their instrument and participate in the College Co-curricular music ensemble program. If there are any doubts, students can seek clarification from the subject teacher to ascertain their suitability. Performances are a compulsory component of this course and involve evening concerts
Learning Focus
Learning in Music involves students using their voices, instruments, and technology as they make and respond to music independently and in small groups, and with their teachers and communities. They explore music as an art form through listening, composing, and performing, developing a personal voiceas composers, performers and audience. Students continue to develop their listening skills as they build on their understanding and use of the elements of music. They extend their understanding and use of more complex performance techniques, compositional devices and forms and explore styles andgenres in greater depth. They build on their understanding of how musicians communicate with audiences in solo and ensemble contexts. Students maintain safety, correct posture, and technique in using voice, instruments and technologies.
Victorian Curriculum Strands:
Explore and Express Ideas
● Focuses on exploring sound and silence and ways of using voice, body percussion,instruments, and technologies to develop and express ideas
● Students use listening skills and imagination to develop ideas in response to stimuli suchas music they have listened to, observations, feelings, experiences, and research
● They explore ways of using and manipulating and the elements of music andcompositional devices
Music Practices
● Focuses on developing knowledge and understanding of skills, techniques, and processesfor listening, composing and performing music from diverse cultures, times and locations
● Students listen with intent, sing, play instruments and use notation and technologies tointerpret, improvise, compose, and document music
● They practice and refine listening, technical, and expressive skills as individuals and inensembles and refine their work in response to feedback
PERFORMING ARTS
Present and Perform
● Focuses on planning, rehearsing and refining performances to communicate ideas andintentions to an audience
● Students use voice, instruments, technologies and performance and expressive skills andtechniques to perform solo and ensemble music
Respond and Interpret
● Focuses on reflecting, questioning, analysing and evaluating as listeners, composers, andperformers
● Students use listening skills to discriminate, identify and describe qualities of sound andfeatures of music
● They interpret and analyse music from diverse cultures, times and locations and explorehow contexts inform music and music making and how music connects with other art forms and disciplines
Assessment:
A range of assessment procedures is used, including:
● Group/solo performance
● Composition
● Listening analysis
● End-of-semester examination (written and aural)
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – MUSIC MINISTRY
Learning Focus
Years 7 – 10 [Semester 1 & 2]
In Religious Education, the 5 Catholic Education Melbourne strands are covered each year in 7 – 10:
1. Scripture and Jesus
2. Church and Community
3. God, Religion and Life
4. Prayer, Liturgy and Sacraments
5. Morality and Justice
Victorian Curriculum Capability Standards are also incorporated into the units of work that the students will study, recognizing that Religious Education has the ability to be of benefit across all areas of the College faith and academic life.
The Music Ministry course is designed to inspire students to respond to the Catholic Church’s vision whereby schools become centres of the New Evangelisation. The emphasis on Music Ministry is to awaken and enhance the musical talents of students in expressing and growing in their faith through music. Engagement and connection to our faith through music are very important elements of the learning process and in deepening our faith journey.
Students must be able to sign or play a musical instrument and attend an audition before being accepted into this subject.
7 – 10 Music Ministry students will develop the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to learn about the Christian call to stewardship through music.
Musical Dimension
Music ministry offers students opportunities to engage in the practice of performing, creating and studying Biblical and sacred meaning behind liturgical music in different forms, styles and cultures.
Faith & Spiritual dimension
Students research contemporary songs, hymns (Both traditional and more modern), their meaning and message; make links to the liturgical calendar and perform these songs at celebrations, events, and masses during the school year.
Creative & Technical dimension
Students use technology such PowerPoint and Adobe Premier Pro to create visually engaging presentations and artistic displays to provide the celebration of the liturgy with more fruitful, meaningful and relevant meaning.
Performance dimension
Students continue to build performance confidence and liturgical craft skills. In small groups or individually, students will present a selection of liturgically appropriate songs throughout the semester using voice and/or instrument of choice.
Students plan, rehearse and present a short performance for setting up, stagecraft and presentation. Students will be assessed on various skill and technical aspects of delivering a performance including configuring a sound source, amplification, PA and addressing technical issues arising during performance. Assessment
• Whole School Mass Liturgy (Graded)
• Lunch Time Music Performance (Graded)
• Examination, Essays
• Other evidence (Completed to standard)
• Workbook, singing and instrumental part practice, technical exercises relevant to nominated instrument/voice, sight reading and sheet music and lead sheets reading.
• Song writing through NAZARETH College Studio, Basic Notation Skills using Sibelius, Noteflight and other tools.