ELECTIVE COURSES The Arts

This course is predominantly design based and gives students the opportunity to explore a range of creative techniques to produce two and three dimensional functional art works that communicate their original ideas. This is facilitated by the process of ideas generation, research, design development, media experimentation and production of studio work. The main studio areas covered in this course are drawing, ceramics, painting, print making and graphic design. Students will also be given the opportunity to work collaboratively on larger projects, such as creating Street Art projects on internal and external walls of the Arts Building.

This course builds on skills developed in Year 9 Art and allows students to engage in traditional, modern and contemporary art forms and conventions. The focus is on refining skills through production of individual art pieces in the studio disciplines of drawing, painting, sculpture and montage. Students will complete investigations into contemporary and traditional Australian and international artists. They analyse and evaluate their own works and the works of others from a range of historical and cultural viewpoints and develop an appreciation of the role of art in the community. Students will have the opportunity to display their work at the College’s Visual Art Showcases may also be chosen exhibit at the Angelico Art Exhibition.

Students in Year 10 focus on building their skills in choreography and presentation by participating in a large number of diverse activities based on performance. The Dance course has been designed to be a very practical subject that develops and presents ideas through a variety of genres, styles and forms, as it provides a unique way in which to express our cultural views and understanding of the world. Students will be expected to work individually as well as in groups. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in performances within the College as well as in the wider community. They also acquire genre-specific technique, improve their physical competencies and learn safe dance practices.

In Year 10, students are provided with opportunities to view media work within the context of the selected focus chosen by the teacher and build on media concepts from previous years. Students analyse, view, listen to and interact with a range of popular media, develop their own ideas, learn production skills and apply their understandings and skills in editing their own productions. Students in Year 10 look specifically at Photography and Video Making, putting what they have learnt into practice by working in a group and producing a short video. Students gain experience in working as a team and using processes and strategies to ensure safe and responsible use of media equipment.

Drama allows students to explore their creativity and develop strong communication skills. Students in Year 10 refine their Drama skills by participating in a highly practical course that focuses on performance. Students are expected to work individually as well as in groups as they develop both representational (realism) and presentational (non-realism) acting performance styles through the practical exploration of scripted drama, Elizabethan drama and Group Devised drama. An emphasis is also placed on learning stagecraft production techniques and students apply design and production skills to enhance their performances.

In Year 10, students extend and consolidate music skills and knowledge across a range of performing, composing, aural and analysis activities. They continue to refine aural skills and aural memory to identify, sing/play and notate melodic and rhythmic dictations, chord changes and progressions in a variety of musical styles. Students practise and perform a wider range of solo and ensemble repertoire, developing and consolidating technical skills, expression and stylistic integrity. As performers and audience members they are provided with opportunities to develop aesthetic awareness and make informed observations about a range of music and related social, cultural and ethical considerations. Students are also provided the opportunity to perform at College events.