By the end of Level 8, students manipulate the elements of music and stylistic conventions to improvise, compose and perform music. They use evidence from listening and analysis to interpret, rehearse and perform songs and instrumental pieces in unison and in parts, demonstrating technical and...
Level description | The Arts | Music | Levels 7 and 8
By the end of Foundation, students sing and play instruments to communicate their experiences and ideas. They explore contrasting sounds and improvise with them. Students match pitch when singing. They understand and respond to the beat and simple rhythm patterns.
Students describe the music to...
Level description | The Arts | Music | Foundation Level
By the end of Level 2, students describe the media artworks that they make and view, and describe where and why media artworks are made.
Students use the story principles of structure, character, intent and setting, media technologies and the elements of media arts to make and share media artworks.
Level description | The Arts | Media Arts | Levels 1 and 2
By the end of Level D, students make and share a simple dance sequence and demonstrate safe dance practice.
Students provide a simple explanation about the features and purpose of their own dance.
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Level D
By the end of Level 4, students structure movements into dance sequences and use the elements of dance and choreographic devices to communicate their ideas and intentions. They make dances and perform safely with control, accuracy, projection and focus.
Students describe and discuss similarities...
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Levels 3 and 4
By the end of Level 4, students use relationships, tension, time and place and narrative structure when improvising and performing devised and scripted drama. They use performance skills to communicate ideas and create a sense of time and place in their drama.
Students describe and discuss similarities...
Level description | The Arts | Drama | Levels 3 and 4
By the end of Level 6, students explain how viewpoints, ideas and stories are shaped and portrayed in media artworks they make, share and view.
Students use materials and media technologies to make media artworks for specific audiences and purposes, using intent, structure, setting and characters...
Level description | The Arts | Media Arts | Levels 5 and 6
By the end of Level 6, students structure movements in dance sequences and use elements of dance and choreographic devices to make dances that communicate ideas and intentions. They perform dances for audiences, demonstrating technical and expressive skills and safe dance practice.
Students explain...
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Levels 5 and 6
By the end of Level 8, students devise, interpret and perform drama. They manipulate the elements of drama, narrative and structure to control and communicate meaning. They apply different performance styles and conventions to convey status, relationships and intentions. They use performance skills...
Level description | The Arts | Drama | Levels 7 and 8
By the end of Level 10, students analyse how values and alternative viewpoints are portrayed in the media artworks they make, interact with and distribute.
Students use intent, structure, setting, characters and genre conventions to evaluate how technical and symbolic elements are manipulated to...
Level description | The Arts | Media Arts | Levels 9 and 10
By the end of Level 4, students describe similarities and differences between media artworks they make and view. They discuss how and why they and others use images, sound and text to make and present media artworks. They identify the characteristics of audiences who view media artworks and the...
Level description | The Arts | Media Arts | Levels 3 and 4
By the end of Level 10, students develop and sustain different roles and characters to realise dramatic intentions and engage audiences. They perform devised and scripted drama in different forms, styles and performance spaces. They plan, direct, produce, rehearse and refine performances. They...
Level description | The Arts | Drama | Levels 9 and 10
By the end of Level 8, students identify and analyse how representations of social values and viewpoints are portrayed in the media artworks they make, distribute and view.
Students use intent, structure, setting, characters and genre conventions to shape technical and symbolic elements for specific...
Level description | The Arts | Media Arts | Levels 7 and 8