Performing Arts Selection Programme
Thank you for choosing to apply to Ortu Gable Hall School as part of the 10% Performing Arts selection programme.
As an oversubscribed school with specialist status in Performing Arts, we have again chosen to exercise our right to select 10% of our cohort based on aptitude and potential in Dance, Drama, Music or Art.
Selection Guidance
Art
Through workshop activities a child would be able to:
- Observe a still life creating a drawing that is in proportion and 3D.
- Closely observe and use range of tones
- Skilful mark making to create texture and tone
- Show skilful control and awareness of the visual and tactile qualities of the media used.
- Independently review and refine work as they progress.
Dance
Through workshop activities a child would be able to:
- Show consistent evidence in accuracy in a range of simple and complex body action after adequate rehearsal time
- Show an awareness of the importance of focus, timing clarity of form and great knowledge of material
- Create a suitable response to a given stimulus
- Select actions that will include a range of simple and complex body actions
- Demonstrate an awareness of contrasts in order to create interest
Drama
Through workshop activities a child would be able to:
- Create characters that are clearly different from themselves using voice, gesture and body language
- Choose vocabulary and movement to match the person, place and time required by their story or situation
- Follow and give directional instructions
- Participate in group improvisation
- Understand safety in group activities
- Comment thoughtfully on the drama and suggest ways of improving it
Music
Through workshop activities a child would be able to:
- Sing back phrases given to them with a good intonation and memory for longer phrase
- Make up a short improvisation (using voice or an instrument) and a given stimulus
- Show an understanding of pace, dynamics, rhythm and melody
- Show evidence of ensemble skills
- Perform in a choral workshop
- Cope with simple harmonies
- Follow performance directions
