ARTS3 – Year 9 Drama & Music – 1 Semester

Drama

In Drama you will first and foremost build self-confidence. Throughout life we are placed in situations where we need to speak in front of others, communicate in a group setting and, ‘fake it till we make it’. Drama incorporates all these key competencies in a fun and constructive way. Students of Drama have gone on to work in many different fields and all express gratitude that they had a grounding in this subject; personal trainers, corporates, journalists, chefs, lawyers. The list goes on.

This course will require students to work in groups to be creative and communicate ideas. Some examples of content covered include:

• Warmup games
• Working with a text or script
• Devising scenes
• Teamwork exercises

Music

Music explores some of the fundamental musical skills including: Practical skills on guitar and keyboard, theoretical and contextual knowledge, aural skills and musical notation.  

Students have the opportunity to:

• work at their own level in individualised and highly practical programmes
• develop their performance abilities through playing and singing, both individually and in groups
• learn guitar and keyboard skills while gaining knowledge in basic theory and listening
• explore their creative potential through composition either as an individual or in a band
• use and explore music technology, particularly computers and keyboards and the beginnings of sound recording