Strands
- Developing Practical Knowledge in the Arts
- Developing Ideas in the Arts
- Communicating and Interpreting in the Arts
- Understanding the Arts in Context
The four strands define key areas of learning for each discipline. An activity or learning experience may originate from any one of the strands and will often integrate learning from two, three, or four strands. As students develop practical knowledge in an arts discipline, they may also consider how meaning is communicated and interpreted in the discipline, develop ideas for art works, and learn about the discipline in relation to its social and cultural contexts.
Learning within each strand is described in detail in the sections that follow on each discipline. See pages 20-21 (dance), 38-39 (drama), 54-55 (music), and 72-73 (the visual arts).
