The Arts have the capacity to engage and inspire all students and help to ignite the imagination.
The Arts learning area at Cape Naturaliste College comprises of four subjects: Drama, Media Arts, Music and Visual Arts. Together they provide opportunities for students to learn how to create, design, represent, communicate and share their imagined and conceptual ideas, emotions, observations and experiences, as they discover and interpret the world.
Years 7 – 10
In Year 7, students are given a Taster course designed as an introduction to music. They learn music skills and gain knowledge when performing, composing and listening to music. They begin to develop their aural skills and memory to identify, sing/play and transcribe music. They experiment with the elements of music to improvise and create simple compositions within given frameworks.
Students are provided with opportunities to participate in listening, analysis and score reading activities, focusing on the use of the elements of music and key stylistic features.
In Years 8- 10, students extend and consolidate music skills through performing, composing, aural and analysis activities.
Students explore their emerging personal style and music ideas through combining and manipulating the elements of music.
They build on their understanding and interpretation in musical works, using aural and critical analysis skills. They use scores and music terminology to analyse and evaluate the use of the elements of music.
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 encouraged to express their thoughts and feelings about music, identifying personal preferences and the reasons for them.
