The Arts · Year 9

Lesson 1

Analyse artworks through contexts, meanings, materials and techniques, and the viewpoints of artist and audience.

⏱ 19 min · 9 questions

Lesson 2

Examine how artists use symbolism, satire and protest imagery to comment on social and political issues.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 3

Construct objects and buildings in two-point perspective using a horizon line and two vanishing points.

⏱ 20 min · 9 questions

Lesson 4

Identify sonata form, rondo, theme and variations and through-composed structures in listening examples.

⏱ 19 min · 9 questions

Lesson 5

Build dominant and major seventh chords in several keys and identify perfect, plagal, imperfect and interrupted cadences.

⏱ 20 min · 9 questions

Lesson 6

Explain Brecht’s aims and conventions, including the alienation effect, gestus, placards and breaking the fourth wall.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 7

Identify the features of absurdist theatre, including circular structure and illogical language, and playwrights such as Beckett.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 8

Analyse how social, cultural and historical contexts shape the purpose and meaning of dance.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 9

Compare the innovations of Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham and other modern dance pioneers.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 10

Identify the recurring techniques, themes and visual style that make a director’s work recognisable.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 11

Apply denotation, connotation and signifiers to decode meaning in images, advertisements and film.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 12

Distinguish expository, observational, participatory and other documentary modes and their conventions.

⏱ 19 min · 9 questions

Lesson 13

Distinguish underpainting, glazing, scumbling and impasto and explain the optical and physical effects each creates in a painting.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 14

Sequence a multi-colour reduction lino print, from planning and registration to printing light to dark.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 15

Explain greenware, bisque and glaze firing, how glazes change in the kiln, and how to stay safe around kilns.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 16

Identify Dorian, Mixolydian and other modes and major and minor pentatonic scales by their characteristic notes and sounds.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 17

Match orchestral instruments to their ranges, transpositions and roles, and lay out a score correctly.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 18

Use levels, panning, EQ, compression and reverb to create a clear, balanced mix.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 19

Apply breath control, resonance, articulation and a structured warm-up to project the voice safely in performance.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 20

Identify lantern types, lighting states, cues and soundscapes and explain how they create mood and focus on stage.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 21

Describe safe techniques for rolling, sliding and transferring weight to and from the floor.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 22

Explain counterbalance, contact points, communication and safe lifting principles in partner work.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 23

Compare wide, standard and telephoto lenses and explain how focal length, aperture and distance shape depth of field.

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 24

Distinguish colour correction from colour grading and explain how grading choices create mood and meaning.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 25

Recognise postmodern strategies such as appropriation, irony, pastiche and installation, and the key practices of contemporary art.

⏱ 20 min · 9 questions

Lesson 26

Trace the history of the Papunya Tula movement from 1971 and explain how First Nations art centres support artists and communities.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 27

Identify the features of Art Nouveau, Art Deco, the Bauhaus and modernist design in buildings and everyday objects.

⏱ 20 min · 9 questions

Lesson 28

Describe Romantic music’s expanded orchestra, program music, leitmotif and nationalism, and connect them with key composers.

⏱ 20 min · 9 questions

Lesson 29

Identify Australian art-music composers and analyse how some draw on the Australian landscape and cultures in their works.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 30

Learn how First Nations-led labels, awards, festivals and organisations support First Nations musicians and their communities.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 31

Recognise the conventions of Noh, Kabuki, Peking opera and wayang kulit shadow puppetry and explain how each communicates with its audience.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 32

Identify First Nations playwrights and significant plays, and analyse the themes and storytelling approaches they use.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 33

Identify major Australian dance companies and choreographers and the styles each is known for.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 34

Recognise features of Bharatanatyam, Balinese dance and other Asian classical forms, including hand gestures, posture, eye movement and costume.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 35

Trace the shift from radio and broadcast television to streaming and analyse how it changed audiences and production.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 36

Learn about First Nations media organisations such as CAAMA, NITV, community radio and the Koori Mail, and their role in self-representation.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 37

Plan a coherent body of work by developing a concept, experimenting with materials and refining a set of resolved pieces.

⏱ 20 min · 9 questions

Lesson 38

Identify the parts of an effective artist statement — concept, influences, materials and intent — and write clearly about your own work.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 39

Explain how composers use leitmotif, underscoring, stingers and looping music to match sound to screen action.

⏱ 20 min · 9 questions

Lesson 40

Compare how performers interpret tempo, dynamics, phrasing and style markings, and explain what historically informed performance means.

⏱ 20 min · 9 questions

Lesson 41

Develop a director’s concept that unifies setting, design, acting style and message for a production.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 42

Explain the prompt book, calling cues, running sheets and the backstage safety a stage manager oversees.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 43

Explain how framing, camera movement, location and editing transform choreography created for the screen.

⏱ 19 min · 9 questions

Lesson 44

Identify rehearsal strategies such as counts, marking, spacing calls and feedback for preparing a dance for performance.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 45

Apply industry screenplay conventions such as sluglines, action lines, character cues, extensions and transitions.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 46

Plan, structure and record a podcast episode using segments, interview techniques and audio editing.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 47

Design a promotion plan using trailers, posters, social media and target audience research.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 48

Compare how galleries, museums and online platforms curate and interpret artworks for different audiences.

⏱ 20 min · 9 questions