Performing Arts
VCE Performing Arts
Congratulations to our VCE Performing Arts Students!
Recently, our VCE Performing Arts students in Drama, Dance and Music have undertaken their very important external solo performance examinations. The students have worked extremely hard over the past weeks under some challenging conditions to perfect these solos and we congratulate them on their efforts.
Year 7 Drama
During remote learning, Year 7 Drama students discovered creative ways to perform their creation myths online. The use of expressive skills such as facial expression, voice and gesture became the focus in their storytelling. Below are some reflections.
Keryn Holden
Learning Leader:
Performing Arts
Student Reflections - Year 7 Drama
This term in Drama we learnt about, wrote and performed creation myths. A creation myth is a story that explains how something came to be. I wrote a creation myth which my group and I performed called, ‘How Rivers Were Created’.
I learnt many different drama processes and skills such as brainstorming, scripting, editing, evaluating, rehearsing, improvisation, mime, movement, production areas, freeze frame, song, chorus work, narration, exaggerated movement, transformation, soundscape and characters.
When my group and I worked together we all contributed equally. We all took part in our own way and although this performance was online, everything went to plan.
Keisha Grunberg
Year 7
In Drama, this term I learnt about different cultures around the world and their beliefs on how the world was created. We did some work on mime and I learnt the importance of facial expressions.
I liked working in the break out rooms and doing group work because I got to meet new people and learn skills in how to be a good group member by listening to and contributing ideas. It was a little difficult to perform the group task online during remote learning, but we managed and came up with solutions such as using a backdrop to represent our story instead of using props.
Megan Singleton
Year 7
Unit 3/4 Dance Examination
Our Unit 3/4 Dance class worked extremely hard both at the College and in our living rooms to create solos that we are so proud of. Having the opportunity to then perform these solos in front of assessors was a privilege despite the limitations of the year.
Whilst the experience of doing a Dance performance examination was a little daunting, it was also incredibly exhilarating. The moment we moved from the Warm Up room to the performance space, we really felt the adrenaline rush.
As students who love to dance, it is always amazing to share our art and our passion in such an expressive way. It was an experience we will never forget!
Maddison Selacki
Year 11
Performing Arts Week
Monday 6 September marked the beginning of Kilbreda’s Performing Arts week. Due to the lockdowns of this year, Emily and I found some more creative ways to keep the Performing Arts alive and well, as sadly we couldn’t be ‘on stage’.
The week consisted of a musical theatre themed Kahoot!, which challenged the participants' knowledge of shows and songs from iconic musicals. Winners were Alex Bonsall and Grace Robins.
We announced the resurrection of ‘Kilbreda’s Got Talent’, where students demonstrated their creative talents in music, dance and drama. There was also a Silent Movie Challenge, where girls were asked to recreate their favourite scene from a movie without sound.
The finalists of each section were shown at our Brigidine Day celebration on Friday 17 September to great acclaim.
The winners were:
'Kilbreda’s Got Talent'
Years 9 to 12: Shannen Carty
Years 7 to 8: Grace Robins
Staff: Ms Hilliard
Silent Movie Challenge
Megan Singleton and Chloe Thomas
Congratulations to all students and staff who participated in Performing Arts week.
Michaela D’Abate
Performing Arts Leader
Making my Own Electric Guitar
Recently I received my own electric guitar, a gift for my birthday that I had to put together and build. At first, I thought it was going to be easy to make but quickly realised that the wiring and the fitting of the neck was going to be the biggest challenge. I started by putting the pickup switch in its right spot and then attaching the neck and bridge pickups.
Next, I had to figure out where all the wires connected to, which seemed a lot simpler at first than it was. The trickiest part of this whole build was to fit the neck of the guitar in its socket and make it level. With the actual neck of the guitar being uneven I had to continuously sand it down until it was flush with the rest of the guitar.
Finally, I attached the bridge, volume and tone knobs, tuning pegs and strings, to complete the guitar. I'm really happy with how it turned out and I love playing it.
Bliss Pengilly
Year 11