BROWSE SUBJECTS

Make great art! Using inquiry-based learning you will discover how to express ideas through all aspects of art making! You will explore the world of art exhibitions, and the significant role they play in communicating artists' intentions. In your visual art diary, you will: Explore the history, characteristics and properties of materials, techniques, and processes; Apply materials in the development of art forms, expressing ideas, themes, and personal style; Develop an understanding of aesthetic qualities in artworks and how they are used in art making; Learn how to work independently and collaboratively.

Your favourite visual artists will be your best teachers! In this subject, your top three artists become your mentors in all aspects of your art-making. Your deep understanding of these artists will inform your art-making and exhibition design. You will: Collect inspiration that informs and influences art-making; Investigate the practices of artists from different periods of time and cultures; Use visual language to communicate ideas and meaning in artwork; Seek and provide feedback on your art through critiques; Understand how exhibitions are planned and produced, and how artworks are curated and displayed for audiences; Investigate the preparation, presentation, and conservation of artworks.

Embark on a creative journey to explore our big, beautiful country through art! Discover Australian artists from diverse cultural and historical contexts to inspire your own artistic vision. Through three projects - Great Southern Land, Our Island Home, and Sand, Sky, & Sea - develop your skills in a range of art forms, materials, and techniques to express your ideas. Utilise your visual journal to experiment with materials and ideas, document and plan, and finally, create artworks that reflect what it means to you to live in Australia. Join our course and let your creativity run wild!

Explore how artists around the world make us feel - and how they use art to say something that matters. Take on the global art world and challenge yourself to develop a personal style and express the experiences of being a teenager today. Develop your creativity by exploring artists from a range of cultural contexts from around the globe to understand how art reflects identity, beliefs, and society, and apply these ideas in your own work. Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, and Yayoi Kusama are just some of the focus artists of 'Express Yourself'. You will also investigate artists of your own choice, from diverse cultures. Artists from the surrealist and pop movements will inspire you to explore popular culture in 'You vs. Pop'. Discover what it takes to be an artist. Develop your skills in drawing, painting, mixed mediums, collage, or sculpture through workshops and your own projects where you will make two masterpieces! Move beyond simply making art to understanding how and why it is created.

Join us on an exciting journey to explore the world of contemporary art and the future of this dynamic field. Collaborate with peers to investigate cutting-edge artists and experiment with a range of manual and digital art-making tools, including VR and AI-assisted art. Develop your understanding of key themes and concepts used by artists to communicate powerful messages and explore how art impacts the modern world. Through practical workshops learn about new mediums, materials and techniques to enhance your art-making skills, using a visual diary to document your artistic process, visualise ideas, and annotate your findings. Create an artwork or series of artworks using the medium, process, or technology of your choice, plan for an audience, and present your masterpiece. Fuel your curiosity and creativity with this engaging project on the future of art!

Ready to unleash your creativity? Join our Creative Media and Design subject for a hands-on, engaging experience in creative publications and filmmaking. Develop skills in both traditional and digital techniques through designing, making, and creating. Investigate subject-specific terminology and participate in workshops to explore different creative ways of designing printed or online publications and moving images. Focus on two personal projects, including designing and creating your very own 'zine' and planning and producing a short film, with both individual and collaborative input. Unleash your artistic vision and bring your ideas to life!

Get ready to travel through time and dance the night away with the stars of the past three decades! From the groovy 80s to the iconic 90s and the turn of the millennium, this subject will explore the evolution of dance and its impact on society. You'll learn the legendary moves from classic dance videos such as Michael Jackson's 'Thriller,' Britney Spears' 'Hit Me Baby One More Time,' and Beyonce's 'All the Single Ladies,' and analyse how these artists shaped the dance world. Discover contemporary dance and its evolution through sub-genres like neo-classical and lyrical and create your own unique style of contemporary dance through innovative techniques and movements. So, let's dance like it's 1999!

Create and perform your own dance works and study the dance works of others through performance and analysis. Undertake regular and systematic dance training to develop your physical skills. Develop choreographic skills by exploring personal and learnt movement vocabularies and study ways other choreographers have created and arranged movement to communicate an intention and create their own dance works. You will perform a learnt solo and/or group dance work as well as your own works. You will also analyse how ideas are communicated through dance and how dance styles, traditions, and works can influence dance practice, the arts, artists, and society more generally.

In Unit 3 and 4 Dance you will: Develop physical skills through regular and systematic dance training; Develop safe dance practice through safe use of the body; Develop skills required to learn and master movement sequences and demonstrate spatial awareness when dancing with others; Develop your understanding of choreographic processes and the processes for realising dance performances; Respond creatively and kinaesthetically to ideas, emotions, observations, and explorations of movement to communicate an intention; Observe, experience, and write about dance in an analytical, critical and reflective manner; Understand influences on dance works and the influences that these works have had on the arts, artists, and society.

Love to create dances? Interested in pursuing VCE Dance or a career in fields such as physiotherapy or chiropractic? Dance Elite is the perfect subject for you! In this subject, you will get a head start on the VCE Dance curriculum by learning about key principles of the skeletal and muscular systems, anatomy, nutrition, and safe dance practices. You will also engage in skill-based workshops to improve your dance technique while emphasising injury prevention. Moreover, you will develop an understanding of choreographic processes and learn how to create your own dance performance. This subject will not only prepare you for VCE Dance but also provide you with valuable skills and knowledge for a future career in dance or related fields.

Do you want to know what it is like to work in the dance industry? This is the subject for you! Get a sneak peek into what it is like to work in the performance industry by attending workshops of dance creation and watching live performances. Put this knowledge into practice at our Dance Evening, where you will create your own dance pieces and help to organise the event. You will also create links to how production aspects, costumes, set, props, and make-up can help elevate your performance!

In Epic Theatre, you will concentrate on the drama studies centered around the work of theatre practitioner, Bertolt Brecht. You will create performance pieces that challenge reality, break social norms, and educate the audience on important issues. You will develop performance art both in a group and as a solo performer that will evoke different emotions and provide a new perspective on the world. As Brecht said, 'art is not a mirror held up to society, but a hammer with which to shape it!' So, come prepared with your own hammer...

In this unit, we will use 'Horrible Histories' as our inspiration, creating comedic performances that explore different moments, characters and inventions throughout history! We will analyse different performances and learn how they use comedy, expression and a range of other skills, in order to create our own comedies. In our second project we will focus on creating comical characters and exploring how humans tell stories and share experiences.

Step into the spotlight and unleash your creativity in The Play Project! In this exciting subject, you won't just study theatre - you'll create it. Through hands-on workshops, you'll dive into thrilling theatre styles like Gothic Horror, Musical Theatre, and Greek Theatre, mastering the techniques that bring them to life. Then, it's your turn to shine as you develop and perform your own original play! Along the way, you'll sharpen your literacy skills by analysing performances, deepening your understanding of what makes theatre truly unforgettable. If you love acting, storytelling, and creative collaboration, this is the subject for you!

Explore the power of storytelling and bring your ideas to life on stage! In Unit 1, you'll experiment with a mix of performance styles, blending tradition with innovation to create bold, contemporary theatre. Dive into diverse cultural stories, and develop your own ensemble piece. In Unit 2, explore what it means to be Australian through drama. Use real-world events, icons, and stories to devise performances that reflect identity and culture. Work like a pro - applying theatrical conventions, transforming characters, and analyzing live performances. Step up and make drama that matters!

In Unit 3, collaborate with your peers to create an exciting ensemble performance. Experiment with different performance styles, dramatic conventions, and theatrical techniques to shape a powerful piece that engages and moves your audience. Explore transformation, symbolism, and sustainable production choices while analyzing a live professional production from the VCE Drama Playlist. In Unit 4, step into the spotlight with a devised solo performance. Push creative boundaries by exploring non-realistic styles, non-linear narratives, and dynamic character transformations. Refine your storytelling skills and bring your unique artistic vision to life in your final VCE Drama solo exam!

Become the star of your own dramatic performance in Villains and Buffoons! In this subject, you'll delve into the world of melodrama and learn how to create your own over-the-top soap opera episode. But that's not all! You'll also explore the wild and wacky Italian comedic theatre style of commedia dell'arte. Whether you're a charming hero, menacing villain, or bumbling sidekick, this class is perfect for anyone who loves drama and wants to have a blast while learning. Get ready to put on a show like no other!

If there was one word to sum up art, it would be individuality! Art allows you to explore imagery and art forms that interest you as an individual. Projects include conceptual portraits and appropriation using sculpture to create original interpretations of famous artworks, with options for an individual choice extension project. You will conduct medium trials and evaluate their results in annotations. You will examine artworks from a range of historical, contemporary and cultural contexts including First Nations artists. You will curate an exhibition, considering the choices of art display. Art at this level is an excellent introduction to VCE Art Making and Exhibiting and careers in art, design, and creative industries.

Have you ever wanted to create an amazing photograph, produce a short film, or experiment with animation? In this hands-on course, you will step into the role of creator, photographer and filmmaker. Through practical workshops and creative projects, you will learn to use cameras, studio lighting, green screens, animation tools and editing software to bring your ideas to life while developing your own creative style. You will also explore how films and photography use camera angles, lighting, sound and editing to influence audiences - just like in The Dark Knight and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Here's the chance to design your dream house! You may prefer to design an island getaway for a celebrity or even a space station or sports stadium! Interior and exterior spaces are all around us and impact the way we live, and how we work, play, and feel. You will discover unique design careers and how design has changed over time, learn colour psychology, and apply your creative ideas to your projects. Using a design process, you will learn manual and digital drawing methods as well as model making. You will present your "Interior Design" project in a 'lookbook' or website. You will also consider design for the benefit of individuals and communities in both indoor and outside spaces in the "Shelter Me" project, investigating the importance and design of emergency shelters.

Take creative control and design your own media production. Whether it's a photography portfolio, short film, animation or online project, you will take on the role of director, producer and creator to bring your ideas to life. Through hands-on workshops, you will experiment with a range of media techniques while developing your own creative style. You might create a horror short film, a sci-fi animation, a comedy sketch or a striking photography folio while exploring how different genres engage audiences. You will also investigate media codes, conventions and representations, while exploring how media has evolved from films like Jurassic Park to series such as Stranger Things.

Are you interested in exploring and enhancing your style in digital photography, print, and short films? Do you want to critically analyse media concepts and products and gain a better understanding of your role as both a producer and consumer of media? Then Media is the subject for you! In this subject, you will learn to analyse media narratives, technologies, and processes from various perspectives. You will examine debates about the role of media in society and gain a critical understanding of its impact. You will also have the opportunity to design and produce your own media representations, narratives, and products. By studying Media, you will gain valuable skills and knowledge that will help you navigate the media landscape as both a user and an influencer. You will learn to think critically about media and its impact on society and be able to apply this knowledge to your own media creations.

Media is deeply embedded within life and culture. It entertains, teaches, informs, and shapes audiences' perception of their lives and the world. Stories in all their forms are at the heart of the media and its relationship with audiences. Through stories, narratives are constructed that engage, and are read, by audiences. You will develop and refine your planning and analytical skills, expression, and critical and creative thinking, as well as strengthen your communication skills and technical knowledge. Media leads to pathways for further study at tertiary level or in vocational education and training settings including screen and media, marketing and advertising, games and interactive media, communication and writing, graphic and communication design, photography, and animation.

Media, Art, and Design is an introduction to three fun visual art subjects to tell stories and express yourself. MAD is perfect for creative students who enjoy both traditional and digital art forms. M: Media - an introduction to creating a short animation using a range of manual and digital applications. Planning your animation with storyboards and character creation. A: Art - fundamentals of art to improve drawing and painting skills, explore art mediums, and create a finished artwork. D: Design - an introduction to the design brief and design process to create a digital toy as an introduction to technical drawing for 3-d objects and screen designs.

In Focus Music you develop as performers, creators and critical listeners, preparing you for VCE and VET Music pathways. You build an understanding of musical language and theory concepts, including rhythm, pitch, harmony, structure, tone colour and expressive devices, and apply these in practical and listening activities. Through performance, you develop technical and expressive skills as either a soloist or in a group, working towards confident performances of a repertoire. You also explore music analysis, examining how musical elements are used across styles. A key project involves analysing a selected song and creating a reimagined performance, culminating in a live performance. This subject provides the foundational skills and knowledge for further study in VCE and VET Music.

Engage Music is a practical, hands-on subject where you will develop your understanding of musical language and concepts through performance. Explore piano, drums and guitar, learning both the theoretical and practical skills required for each instrument, including rhythm, pitch, harmony and structure. You also investigate how these instruments produce sound and explore their historical development and role across different musical styles. Through this applied approach, build confidence, technique and musicianship, culminating in a performance on your chosen instrument.

Explore Music builds on the foundational skills and knowledge developed in Discover Music, extending your practical, creative, and theoretical understanding of music. The course continues to develop instrumental skills through both concert band and rock band settings, with a strong focus on refining ensemble performance, communication, and musicianship. Explore music through listening and analysis, developing the ability to identify and discuss how musical elements are used across different styles and genres. Creative skills are expanded through SoundCloud-based composition tasks, where you experiment with digital tools to produce and share original works. Music theory remains a key component. Prior knowledge is extended as you deepen your understanding and apply theory concepts more confidently. This subject provides a strong pathway for further study in Engage Music and continued skill development.

VCE Music (Units 3 & 4) offers you the opportunity to specialise in either Contemporary Performance or Repertoire Performance, depending on the program offered by the school. Both pathways develop you as a skilled performer, thoughtful musician and reflective artist, with a strong focus on preparing and presenting a cohesive performance program. In both options, you will build advanced technical and expressive skills on your chosen instrument or voice, performing as either a soloist or as part of an ensemble. Develop confidence, stagecraft and the ability to communicate musical ideas with clarity and intent. Engage deeply with music language, applying knowledge of rhythm, pitch, harmony, structure, tone colour and expressive devices to refine your performances. Through analysis and reflection, evaluate your own work and the work of others, developing an informed understanding of style, interpretation and musical decision-making. In Contemporary Performance, explore modern styles and genres, focusing on creativity, personal voice and the manipulation of musical elements. Reimagine works, incorporate improvisation, and use contemporary techniques and technologies to shape your artistic identity. In Repertoire Performance, focus on the interpretation and realisation of established works, developing stylistic accuracy and depth of understanding. Emphasis is placed on preparing and presenting a refined and cohesive program that demonstrates control, precision and expressive nuance.

VCE Music Units 1 and 2 develops you as a performer, creator and critical listener, building the foundation for further study in Units 3 and 4. Explore music through the interconnected areas of performance, music language and analysis, and composition. Through music performance, develop technical and expressive skills as either a soloist or as part of a group, working towards confident and stylistically informed performances of a chosen repertoire. In music language, build your understanding of rhythm, pitch, harmony, structure, tone colour and expressive devices, applying theory knowledge in practical and aural contexts. Through music analysis, you will examine how musical elements and compositional devices are used across different styles and genres, developing the ability to describe, interpret and evaluate music.

Develop a broad range of hands-on foundation skills and knowledge in Music. You will gain experience playing a variety of instruments while also exploring digital music creation. Learning is supported through online applications such as Musition and Auralia, which build understanding and fluency in the rudiments of music theory. Composition skills are developed using digital tools like Beepbox and Dinobox, where you will create original game-themed music. Explore the elements of music and how they can be manipulated to create contrasting musical themes. Collaboration is an important aspect of the course, work together with others to rehearse and perform as a concert band on your chosen instrument. Key theory concepts - including symbols, notation in treble and bass clef, rhythmic notation, and metre recognition - are introduced and applied through the Musition platform. This subject provides a strong foundation for further study and pathways into Explore Music.

In this subject you will learn how to express yourself through movement by exploring the world of Disney. You will discover how to bring Disney stories to life through dance and create characters with unique movements. Along with learning how to dance, you will also develop your literacy skills by documenting your brainstorming, researching, planning, and choreographic processes in a reflective dance journal. Additionally, you will explore how First Nations people have effectively passed on valuable information through the art of Dreamtime stories, creating a link between dance and storytelling.

CUA30920 Certificate III in Music Performance (VCE), will provide you with knowledge, skills and competency that will enhance your training and employment prospects in the music and creative arts industries. Units 1 and 2 offer fundamentals of copyright arrangements, planning a career in the creative arts and creative work-based tasks, creating simple musical pieces, developing aural skills and performing as part of a group or as a soloist, honing in on your performance and ensemble skills. VCE VET Music Units 3 and 4 offer scored assessment. 50% of the score is acquired through 5 units of study clustered into 3 SACs and include units such as developing improvisation and stagecraft skills, preparing and planning for musical performances, honing in on techniques for your area of specialisation with an external performance examination that accounts for the other 50% of your score. This is a two-year course with all units completed in sequence of Units 1-4. This subject can be elected and completed over two years from year 10 as well as year 11. NOTE: The Units 3 and 4 sequences of VCE VET Music are not designed as stand-alone studies. Students are strongly advised against undertaking the Units 3 and 4 sequence without first completing Units 1 and 2.

Design is a powerful force that influences our lives and shapes our future. In this subject, you will explore concepts of Good Design in projects that align with your personal interests. Using a developmental folio, you will learn the design process from brainstorming ideas to developing practical solutions. Through this subject, you will improve your drawing skills, technical drawing abilities, and use of digital technologies. Whether you are interested in pursuing a career in architecture, graphic design, user interface, or product design, this subject provides an excellent introduction to key Design terminology and makes a great pathway to develop your skills and knowledge.

Are you ready to change the world? Creative? Curious? Ready to really think for yourself and solve problems? Are you able to visualise ideas and draw well? Visual Communication Design is waiting for people like you! You will explore how designers visually communicate ideas when designing messages, objects, environments, and interactive experiences. You will use inquiry-based learning to explore what makes good design and how to re-frame design problems. In collaboration with others, you will address design problems that impact people, communities, and societies and create innovative solutions using visual language.

VCE Visual Communication Design teaches you how to be a future-ready designer! You will be equipped with the skills, knowledge, and mindset necessary to address problems of life through innovation and creative thinking. Through exposure to the cultures and traditions of design practice, you will learn how designers visually communicate ideas and information when designing for people, communities, and societies. You will develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required of a multidisciplinary designer who is a reflective, responsible, and empathetic practitioner equipped with agency and initiative. You will use the learned design process on a major design project.