Year 9 Musical Theatre

Overview

This course gives the students the opportunity to explore the medium of both drama and music to create original performances as well as produce a musical for public performance.

Topics

• Acting for theatre
• Musical singing
• Musical dance styles
• Devised musical theatre
• Musical performance
• Production and design

Assessments

Students will be assessed on their ideas, performance skills and written evaluations. Assessments will be group based with students required to complete written evaluations based on their performances. Students will also complete a theatre design assignment.

Reporting

A brief interim report on class work and behaviour will be issued towards the end of Term 1. The achievement for the unit will be reported as a College A-E grade. In addition, the student's approach to class work and behaviour will be reported via the usual key performance indicators.

Student expectations

Students will participate in practical workshops for each topic in order to develop their practical skills. Groups will rehearse tasks during class time. The major task involves students performing in a published musical in the evening. Students are expected to learn lines at home.

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