Speech and Drama

Course summary

YEAR 12 COURSE SPECIFICATION You will develop your skills as a musical theatre performer and develop skills in all 3 disciplines – music, dance and drama. Unit 1: Investigating practitioners’ work You will investigate the work of performing arts practitioners and develop critical analysis skills and contextual understanding of how practitioners communicate themes in their work. This investigation culminates in a written exam. Unit 2: Developing skills and techniques for live performance This unit explores technical performance skills with a focus on developing and demonstrating skills and techniques in at least two performance styles within a selected discipline. This involves two performances, a research report and a process log. Unit 3: Group performance work This unit explores and integrates creative, physical and vocal skills and techniques, working collaboratively to create a performance in response to a given stimulus. This involves a performance and milestone logs. YEAR 13 COURSE SPECIFICATION You will continue to develop your skills as a musical theatre performer and develop skills in all 3 disciplines – music, dance and drama. Unit 4: Performing arts in the community You will develop your knowledge and understanding of performing in the community, applying specialist skills and techniques to a community performance project. This involves a performance in the community, a report and a process log. Unit 5: Individual performance commission You will develop an understanding of how and why work is commissioned and the different purposes of work that is created using this process. You will learn how to respond to a commission, using research and practical exploration and you will develop and shape your ideas into an individual performance. This involves a performance and milestone log. Unit 6: Final live performance to an audience This unit covers the practical exploration and application of specialist skills and techniques through the development and rehearsal of a final live performance to an audience. This involves a performance, a research report and a process log. 2 Optional units in music, dance or drama are delivered throughout the 2 years.