Drama (7DRAM)

Course Outline
This course introduces students to improvisation and devised drama, exploring various dramatic elements, conventions and technologies. Students will learn and practise important techniques of voice, movement and use of space throughout the year.
This work aims to develop the skills of leadership, teamwork, communication and confident performance skills for each student. The year culminates with a performance unit where each student takes on an on stage acting role as well as a production or backstage role. The final unit of work includes researching and developing and writing script, in preparation for the Year 8 show the following year.

Assessment
Internal assessment:
• drama skills in performance

Music (7MUSC)

Course Outline
The Core Music programme is intended to give students musical experiences through creating, recreating and appreciating music in activities offering a variety of learning opportunities. 

Students undertake activities as prescribed in the Arts Curriculum Music strands:
- developing practical knowledge
- communicating and interpreting music
- understanding music in context
- developing musical ideas.

The Year 7 core programme has a practical element in the form of a year level band, string group and choir. This practical work occurs in one of the two periods per cycle. In the other period the classes study separately and cover a variety of music topics designed to build musical literacy.

Assessment
Internal assessment

Visual Arts (7ARTC)

Course Outline
This is a general course of study in the Visual Arts introducing the students to various processes, media and techniques within drawing, painting, printmaking and 3D activities.

Students investigate:
- sources of motivation for making artworks
- procedures used in making artworks
- learning about artists and their work.

The aim of this practical course is to enable students to:
- develop a growing command of skill in painting, construction, drawing etc for making effective artworks
- use images effectively to make personal statements
- develop an interest in art and increased sensitivity to cultural differences
- show confidence in generating and developing artwork.

The course is delivered in two periods per cycle for a full year. Specific topics are set allowing the student to investigate established practice. Drawing is fundamental to all studies.

Assessment
Internal assessment.

Cost
Please refer to the stationery list.