Secondary
School
Performing
Arts
DRAMA
The
Performing
Arts not
only
enrich
personal
and
spiritual
growth,
but they
have
been
shown to
link
with
intellectual
development
and
physical
co-ordination
as well.
Drama
is
recognized
as a
means of
allowing
each
student
to
explore,
understand
and
effectively
communicate
ideas,
feelings
and
values.
Drama
assists
young
people
to
become
more
confident
presenters
and
public
speakers.
Students
at the Clarence Valley
Anglican
School
study
Drama in
Stage 4
(Years 7
and 8)
then may
elect
Drama in
Stage 5
and 6.
Such
topics
of study
include
Mime,
Mask and
Movement,
Improvisation
and
Theatresports,
Documentary
Drama or
Living
Newspaper,
Performance
Poetry,
Script
Interpretation
or Page
to
Stage,
Clowning,
Theatre
Design
and
Theatre
Styles.
Performance
Evenings
are a
regular
part of
our
school’s
cultural
profile
and
provide
an
opportunity
for the
students
to
showcase
their
talents
to
family
and
friends.
Stage 5
Drama
presents
a major
production
every
second
year and
Year 8
Drama
students
now
perform
at a
One-Act
Play
Evening.
A
lunchtime
Drama
club is
held
where
students
may
choose
to work
on a
duologue
to enter
in the
Grafton
Drama
Eisteddfod,
or
participate
in
Theatresports
workshops.
An
Inter-house
Theatresports
Competition
is held
at the
Spring
Fair
each
year.
Excursions
are run
to the “Dramaworks”
show in
Lismore
each
year and
HSC
students
travel
to Sydney to view live
productions
of the
plays
they are
studying.
Year 11
students
attend
the North
Coast
regional
Drama
Camp in
November.
Ms L
Norton
Secondary
School
Drama
Teacher
MUSIC
To
ensure
that
students
have the
best
opportunities
to
develop
and
utilize
their
musical
talents
in this
highly
specialized
area,
CVAS
Music
Department
runs
several
programs
in
addition
to the
Academic Music
Program
within
the
regular
curriculum.
Instrumental
Lesson
Program
Individual
instrumental
lessons
are
available
on
campus
during
the
school
day, in
violin,
viola,
piano,
flute,
‘cello,
guitar
and
reeds.
Ensemble
Program
Clarenza
Singers
(Choir),
Clarenza
Jazz and
CVAS
Chamber
Ensemble
rehearse
each
week
throughout
the
school
year.
Performance
Practice
Program
Music
Concerts
are
presented
at
Clarenza
Campus
every
Term. At
these
Concerts,
the
School
Ensembles
perform,
and
opportunities
are
given to
soloists
and
small
groups
to
present
suitably
prepared
items in
a
relaxed
and
supportive
atmosphere.
Other
performance
opportunities
also
arise at
school
functions,
Chapel
services,
assemblies,
awards
ceremonies,
eisteddfods
and
theatrical
events.
Mrs
C
Ellsmore
Director
of Music
