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The Arts, Years 9–10

Phase 4 of Te Mātaiaho. Strands: Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Arts.

Years 9–10 lesson and unit ideas

  • Unit

    Portrait drawing and tone

    Practise proportion and tonal shading from observation, building to a finished self-portrait.

  • Unit

    Songwriting: verse and chorus

    Write lyrics and a chord progression with a clear verse–chorus structure, then rehearse and record.

  • Lesson

    Analysing a professional dance work

    Watch a work by a New Zealand company such as Black Grace and describe how choreography communicates ideas.

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