Warm up the body and voice with some quick and easy solo exercises to get you ready for performance.
Art Bites invite students to join a choir rehearsal, dance ensemble, music practice, art club or a debating team meeting.
Each week The Arts Unit will schedule short video lessons in a range of areas to offer students a chance to engage in the co-curricular activities they are missing while learning remotely. Visit the Arts Bites page for more.
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Using objects from around the house, create your own detective crime mystery as a short film and narration.
Join Charlotte Connor to have fun with these drama games! The purpose of these games is to focus on mime and gestures, using both imagination and body language to create characters and action.
How to make a mini paper puppet and 'breathe' life into it by adding movement.
Gen DeSouza provides ways to warm up your breath and body for vocal performance, including some easy and fun vocal warm-ups you can do at home to prepare for your radio play that you'll work on in Part 2.
You will learn tips on how to maximise your vocal play to find character voices and suggestions to create your own radio play. This video will help you to think about the ways you can change your pace, volume, pitch and facial expression to change your vocal quality and discover new ways to use your voice.
Stephanie takes us through some extension exercises on recreating moments of discovery using the acting techniques and object exercises of practitioner Uta Hagen.
Ian discusses his approach to arranging a piece of choral music for treble voices.
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Strategies to properly prepare and practise that DIFFICULT snare drum part before the next band rehearsal. Part 1
This week we look at ways to expand and improve arguments by looking at the different stakeholders in the debate.
Join Sam Weller as he guides you through a beginner's saxophone tutorial.
Come and explore Bollywood style dance with Shyamla Eswaran.
This week we talk about ways to argue that bans will or won't work in your debate. Remember, you can email us if you have any questions!
Join us at lunchtime each Monday, Wednesday and Friday to experience outstanding student performances and presentations from The Arts Unit’s catalogue of festivals and events. If you can’t join us at lunch, drop by anytime. All of the Lunch Bites will be available on demand.
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These two performances by secondary school groups show us that a sense of humour lives on in our youth. Enjoy these drama items from the 2018 State Drama Festival.
We can learn so much from our young people. These four performances by infants/primary school groups from the 2018 State Drama Festival give plenty of food for thought.
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The final of the Multicultural Perspective Public Speaking Competition is a highly anticipated event. Join us for Part 2 of the 2017 State Final for Years 3 and 4 students.
The final of the Multicultural Perspective Public Speaking Competition is a highly anticipated event. Join us for Part 1 of the 2019 State Final for Years 3 and 4 students.
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The 2018 State Dance Festival showcased many wonderful performances by public school ensembles from throughout NSW. Here's another small selection.
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Musical highlights from Schools Spectacular 2019 and In Concert 2018 featuring talented young singers and instrumentalists from NSW public schools.
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If you have an injury or a medical condition please follow the advice of your health professional. It is suggested you view the exercises beforehand and adjust according to your limitations.
Please stay safe, listen carefully to all the instructions.
If you study dance please think about your knowledge of safe dance practice as you execute the instructions.
