Creative Arts Performing Arts Topics


1. Warm up and play


Grade 4


Physical warm up including: y active relaxation y travelling movements and freezing


y body part isolations y floor work y neutral posture and character postures


y jumps (soft landings) Games exploring: y rhythm and music y creativity y direction y call and response y concentration and focus y sensory awareness y trust and listening Voice warm ups, including: y breathing awareness y humming, yawning and sighing


y action songs Grade 5


Physical warm up as in Grade 4, including: y rolling up and down spine


y arm swings, knee bends and rises


y cool downs Games as in Grade 4, including: y spatial and group awareness


y body percussion (in unison, canon and/or call and response)


Vocal warm ups, as in to Grade 4, including: y sliding notes y harmonizing y articulation Singing warm ups, including songs: y in unison y in canon y in harmony y and/or with actions


2. Improvise and create


y Rhythmic patterns using body percussion


y Movement sequences (locomotor and non- locomotor)


y Instruments using found objects


y Sound pictures to explore mood


y Movement exploring mood and verbal dynamics


y Characters from props y Imaginary objects using mime


y Physical shapes using gesture, posture and balance


y Tableaux in groups


y Rhythmic patterns using body percussion, repetition, accent, call and response, echo


y Movement sequences (locomotor and non- locomotor) exploring elements of time and force


y Mimed actions y Pair movement sequences, using copying, leading, following and mirroring, question and answer meeting and parting


y Pair role play y Character hot seats y Improvisation reflecting a social, cultural or environmental issue


Grade 6


Physical warm up as in Grade 5, including: y controlled, relaxed use of joints in floor and aerial movements


y transfer of weight movements in all directions


y dance steps and sequences Games as in Grade 5, including: y action and reaction y leading and following story development


Vocal warm up as in to Grade 5, including: y breath control y centring the voice y resonance y chanting


Singing warm up, as in Grade 5 including songs: y with call and response


y Musical phrases exploring dynamics, pitch and rhythmic patterns


y Sound pictures expressing a mood or idea


y Expressive movement/ mime using elements of time, space, weight, energy, force, and developing relationships


y Musical forms (binary and ternary form)


y Conflict (in dialogue, movement and musical phrases)


y Improvisation of stories from music


y African story using puppetry (optional)


Section 1: Guidelines to teaching in the Intermediate Phase 11


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