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Dance involves the development of physical skill as well as aesthetic and artistic understanding. Our aim is to encourage students to develop knowledge and understanding, skills and attitudes in Performing, Composing and Appreciation - to study Dance as an ‘Art form’.
Students are offered opportunities to experience playing a wide range of instruments, learning about music through the ages.
Students are offered opportunities to experience playing a wide range of instruments, learning about music through the ages. They compose their own music in a variety of styles using traditional methods and emerging technologies.
This popular elective builds on our stage 4 program immersing our students in a world of creativity. Listening, analysing and learning about music, developing performance skills and producing innovative and diverse compositions utilising our state of the art composition lab.
Music 1 is a course for musicians who enjoy contemporary performance and also offers elective choices in composition and musicology.
Music 2 is designed to provide an artistic program that not only provides opportunities to enhance performance and composition skills but also develop a deeper understanding of music through analysis and research.
Music Extension is In addition to Music 2 and students are able to advance their learning through the HSC extension program in Performance, Composition or Musicology.
Drama is offered as an elective subject and an extra-curricular activity. Students are able to study Stages 5 Drama in Years 9-10, and Stage 6 Drama in Years 11-12. Extra0curricular Drama is offered as one or more ensembles, for which all students in Years 7-12 can audition at the start of each year.
Stage 5 Drama involves the study of dramatic skills and theatrical traditions. In Drama, we always learn by doing first, and then by reflecting either through discussion or written work. Students in Years 9-10 Drama learn about the history and development of Drama over time through practical workshopping and script work. Stage 5 Drama includes the study of topics such as Playbuilding, Greek Theatre and duologue performance work.
In Stage 6, Drama remains a centrally practical course, as with Stage 5. Students learn by doing, which involves practical workshop experiences that mostly require collaboration with peers on performance tasks. Students at Engadine High School study Australian theatre and Theatre of the Absurd, among other topics and skills. In Years 11 and 12, students also learn about the composition and style of the Drama essay in more depth and detail, which is a core component of the HSC Drama course.
Drama at Engadine High School welcomes all interested students! Our Drama teachers are committed and passionate practitioners who love the performing arts. We firmly believe that Drama provides its students with valuable life experiences, in particular skills in effective communication, empathy, resilience and self-confidence.
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2 Porter Road
Engadine NSW 2233
telephone 02 9520 0411
We would like to pay our respects and acknowledge the Dharawal People, the traditional custodians of the land on which the school sits. We also pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal peoples.
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