The Arts
Some coverageMaking and responding across five art forms.
The Arts covers five distinct art forms, Dance, Drama, Music, Media Arts and Visual Arts. Students learn by making (creating their own works) and responding (exploring and interpreting the works of others).
Strands
How The Arts is organised in the curriculum.
DanceDramaMusicMedia ArtsVisual Arts
The Arts worksheets on ChalkBee
Music theory printables: treble clef note names (E G B D F and F A C E), note and rest values, rhythm notation (beats added up in code so totals are never wrong), staff basics (the five-line staff, clefs, ledger lines, bar lines), the musical alphabet, dynamics, tempo terms, instrument families and time signatures. Visual Arts printables: colour mixing (primary and secondary), warm and cool colours, the colour wheel, the elements of art, types of lines, 2D shapes and 3D forms, art mediums and tools. Plus colouring and colour-by-number activities. Dance, Drama and Media Arts printables cover vocabulary only (choreography and balance; role and script; storyboard and camera angle) - the actual making and performing stays practical and classroom-based, not turned into a printable. Answer keys are fixed and hand-checked.
Curriculum content (Foundation – Year 6)
What The Arts covers, by year band and strand.
The Arts content descriptions (Years 1-6)
Every ACARA v9 The Arts code, Years 1-6, across Music, Visual Arts, Dance, Drama and Media Arts (banded as Years 1-2, 3-4 and 5-6). The Arts is largely a making-and-performing area, so most codes are practical and honestly marked as such; only Music theory and Visual Arts elements map to printables, with Dance, Drama and Media Arts covered by vocabulary.
Worksheet printable worksheetVocabulary vocabulary only (practical outcome)Practical classroom-based, no worksheet
Years 1-2
AC9AMU2C01 Compose and practise music
PracticalMusic · Creating and making
AC9AMU2D01 Listening, singing and playing skills
WorksheetMusic · Developing practices and skills
AC9AMU2E01 How people experience music
PracticalMusic · Exploring and responding
AC9AMU2E02 Music of First Nations Australians
PracticalMusic · Exploring and responding
AC9AMU2P01 Perform music informally
PracticalMusic · Presenting and performing
AC9AVA2C01 Create artworks
PracticalVisual Arts · Creating and making
AC9AVA2D01 Experiment with visual conventions
WorksheetVisual Arts · Developing practices and skills
AC9AVA2E01 How people experience visual arts
PracticalVisual Arts · Exploring and responding
AC9AVA2E02 Visual arts of First Nations Australians
PracticalVisual Arts · Exploring and responding
AC9AVA2P01 Share artworks informally
PracticalVisual Arts · Presenting and performing
AC9ADA2C01 Choreograph dance sequences
PracticalDance · Creating and making
AC9ADA2D01 Elements of dance and moving safely
VocabularyDance · Developing practices and skills
AC9ADA2E01 How people experience dance
PracticalDance · Exploring and responding
AC9ADA2E02 Dance of First Nations Australians
PracticalDance · Exploring and responding
AC9ADA2P01 Share dance informally
PracticalDance · Presenting and performing
AC9ADR2C01 Create fictional situations
PracticalDrama · Creating and making
AC9ADR2D01 Elements of drama in play
VocabularyDrama · Developing practices and skills
AC9ADR2E01 How people experience drama
PracticalDrama · Exploring and responding
AC9ADR2E02 Drama of First Nations Australians
PracticalDrama · Exploring and responding
AC9ADR2P01 Share drama informally
PracticalDrama · Presenting and performing
AC9AMA2C01 Construct representations
PracticalMedia Arts · Creating and making
AC9AMA2D01 Capture images, sound and text
VocabularyMedia Arts · Developing practices and skills
AC9AMA2E01 How people experience media arts
PracticalMedia Arts · Exploring and responding
AC9AMA2E02 Media arts of First Nations Australians
PracticalMedia Arts · Exploring and responding
AC9AMA2P01 Share media works informally
PracticalMedia Arts · Presenting and performing
Years 3-4
AC9AMU4C01 Compose to communicate ideas
PracticalMusic · Creating and making
AC9AMU4D01 Shaping the elements of music
WorksheetMusic · Developing practices and skills
AC9AMU4E01 How music is made across contexts
PracticalMusic · Exploring and responding
AC9AMU4E02 First Nations music and Country and Place
PracticalMusic · Exploring and responding
AC9AMU4P01 Perform learnt or composed music
PracticalMusic · Presenting and performing
AC9AVA4C01 Create artworks that communicate
PracticalVisual Arts · Creating and making
AC9AVA4D01 A range of visual conventions and materials
WorksheetVisual Arts · Developing practices and skills
AC9AVA4E01 How visual arts are made across contexts
PracticalVisual Arts · Exploring and responding
AC9AVA4E02 First Nations visual arts and Country and Place
PracticalVisual Arts · Exploring and responding
AC9AVA4P01 Display artworks informally
PracticalVisual Arts · Presenting and performing
AC9ADA4C01 Choreograph to communicate
PracticalDance · Creating and making
AC9ADA4D01 Practise expressive dance skills
VocabularyDance · Developing practices and skills
AC9ADA4E01 How dance is made across contexts
PracticalDance · Exploring and responding
AC9ADA4E02 First Nations dance and Country and Place
PracticalDance · Exploring and responding
AC9ADA4P01 Practise and perform dances
PracticalDance · Presenting and performing
AC9ADR4C01 Improvise and devise drama
PracticalDrama · Creating and making
AC9ADR4D01 Develop ideas for dramatic action
VocabularyDrama · Developing practices and skills
AC9ADR4E01 How drama is made across contexts
PracticalDrama · Exploring and responding
AC9ADR4E02 First Nations drama and Country and Place
PracticalDrama · Exploring and responding
AC9ADR4P01 Perform devised drama
PracticalDrama · Presenting and performing
AC9AMA4C01 Construct representations that communicate
PracticalMedia Arts · Creating and making
AC9AMA4D01 Shape ideas with media technologies
VocabularyMedia Arts · Developing practices and skills
AC9AMA4E01 How media arts are made across contexts
PracticalMedia Arts · Exploring and responding
AC9AMA4E02 First Nations media arts and Country and Place
PracticalMedia Arts · Exploring and responding
AC9AMA4P01 Share media works responsibly
PracticalMedia Arts · Presenting and performing
Years 5-6
AC9AMU6C01 Compose, notate and record
PracticalMusic · Creating and making
AC9AMU6D01 Expressive music skills and notation
WorksheetMusic · Developing practices and skills
AC9AMU6E01 How the elements of music combine
PracticalMusic · Exploring and responding
AC9AMU6E02 First Nations music continuing culture
PracticalMusic · Exploring and responding
AC9AMU6P01 Perform music in a range of forms
PracticalMusic · Presenting and performing
AC9AVA6C01 Plan and create artworks
PracticalVisual Arts · Creating and making
AC9AVA6D01 Document and reflect on visual conventions
WorksheetVisual Arts · Developing practices and skills
AC9AVA6E01 How visual conventions communicate
PracticalVisual Arts · Exploring and responding
AC9AVA6E02 First Nations visual arts continuing culture
PracticalVisual Arts · Exploring and responding
AC9AVA6P01 Present and display artworks
PracticalVisual Arts · Presenting and performing
AC9ADA6C01 Use choreographic devices
PracticalDance · Creating and making
AC9ADA6D01 Technical and expressive dance skills
VocabularyDance · Developing practices and skills
AC9ADA6E01 How the elements of dance combine
PracticalDance · Exploring and responding
AC9ADA6E02 First Nations dance continuing culture
PracticalDance · Exploring and responding
AC9ADA6P01 Perform with technical skill
PracticalDance · Presenting and performing
AC9ADR6C01 Develop characters and action
PracticalDrama · Creating and making
AC9ADR6D01 Combine the elements of drama
VocabularyDrama · Developing practices and skills
AC9ADR6E01 How the elements of drama combine
PracticalDrama · Exploring and responding
AC9ADR6E02 First Nations drama continuing culture
PracticalDrama · Exploring and responding
AC9ADR6P01 Rehearse and perform drama
PracticalDrama · Presenting and performing
AC9AMA6C01 Construct works for an audience
PracticalMedia Arts · Creating and making
AC9AMA6D01 Manipulate media languages
VocabularyMedia Arts · Developing practices and skills
AC9AMA6E01 How media languages are used
PracticalMedia Arts · Exploring and responding
AC9AMA6E02 First Nations media arts continuing culture
PracticalMedia Arts · Exploring and responding
AC9AMA6P01 Present media works responsibly
PracticalMedia Arts · Presenting and performing
Foundation – Year 6
Dance
- •Explore movement and choreograph simple sequences
- •Perform and respond to dance (practical, taught in the studio)
- •Dance vocabulary: choreography, formation, levels and balance (worksheet-shaped)
Worksheets for this:Art and music
Drama
- •Role, situation and story
- •Devise, perform and reflect on drama (practical)
- •Drama vocabulary: role, dialogue, script and rehearsal (worksheet-shaped)
Worksheets for this:Art and music
Music
- •Beat, rhythm, pitch and dynamics
- •Treble clef note names, note and rest values and time signatures
- •Rhythm notation (counting note/rest values), the staff, clefs and bar lines
- •Dynamics, tempo terms and instrument families
- •Sing, play and create music (practical)
Worksheets for this:Art and music
Media Arts
- •Images, sound and story
- •Make and share simple media works (practical)
- •Media Arts vocabulary: storyboard, shot, camera angle and editing (worksheet-shaped)
Worksheets for this:Art and music
Visual Arts
- •Line, shape, colour and texture
- •The colour wheel, primary and secondary colours, warm and cool colours
- •Elements of art, types of lines, 2D shapes and 3D forms, art mediums and tools
- •Make artworks and respond to others' (practical)
Worksheets for this:Art and music
Content is paraphrased from the Australian Curriculum v9. See v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au for the authoritative content descriptions.
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Learning-area descriptions are paraphrased from the Australian Curriculum (ACARA v9). See v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au.