THE ARTS DEPARTMENT

The Arts Department at Lyneham High School (LHS) is a grouping of distinctive but interrelated art forms, each with its own conventions, codes, practices and meaning structures. They have the capacity to express, contain, convey ideas and feelings to evoke meaning and to represent experience. At LHS, Dance, Drama, Music, Media, Visual Arts and Photography are the six key art forms within the Arts Faculty.

VISUAL ARTS

The following areas are covered within this elective:

Drawing                        Design                   Painting               Printing                Cartooning

Ceramics                      Glass making          Sculpture            Graphic design      Art history

Art appreciation             Making the most of your equipment

Students may participate in:

• Headspace Student Portraiture Exhibition
• Sydney excursion to galleries
• LHS Art Exhibition, magazine cover

PHOTOGRAPHY

The following areas are covered within this elective:

Black & white program                 How to use an SLR camera             Substantial darkroom facilities

Process your own film                  Print your own images                    Photographic images and displays

Learn to think creatively               How to analyse photographs           Digital photography

Photoshop 

Students may participate in:

• Headspace Portraiture Exhibition
• Botanic Gardens photographic competition

MEDIA & DIGITAL MEDIA STUDIES

Fully equipped Media room with Digital Video and Sound Editing Facilities, refurbished and fully networked Mac Lab with new computers.

The following areas are covered within this elective:

PhotoShop                       Animation                             Web Design                      Movie Production

Newspaper/Print Media      Journalism / Advertising        Film and TV Production      Film Studies

Students may participate in:

Media Competitions

DANCE

The following areas are covered within this elective:

Dance Festival                             Street Funk / Hip-Hop                 Contemporary                 Choreography
Jazz                                            Safe dance practice                      
World Dance                                Performance opportunities          Dance history and appreciation

MUSIC

Music consists of the following sections:

Band Program

Year 7 Music: guitar, keyboard lab, percussion

Performance Music (years 8-10): solo & ensemble performance; rock band; classical; jazz; vocal;       computer based composition; beginners to advanced

Musical Production                   

Vocal Group 

DRAMA

The following areas are covered within this elective:

Characterisation                       Mime                      Improvisation                           Storytelling
Puppetry and Mask Making        Clowning Skills        Voice Workshops                       Play Building
Stagecraft                                Theatre History and Appreciation                           

Performance Opportunities