Because it is an exciting and dynamic exploration of the three art forms of music, dance and drama. It is a multi-disciplinary course, developing qualities of imagination, sensitivity and artistic knowledge and understanding. It is essential for those who wish to go on to specialist training and ideal for those with performance flair who wish to broaden their curriculum.
Entry with:
Practical experience in two of the art forms (music, dance, drama) and grade B in a relevant GCSE, or relevant Diploma at merit level or above, or GCSE grade B in a subject requiring good writing skills e.g. English or humanities.
- • Studying the work of choreographers, composers and playwrights.
- • Studying significant styles and genres and the social, cultural and historical contexts in which the performing arts operate.
- • Developing your practical performance skills in the discrete art forms of dance, drama and music and the ability to make links across the art forms.
- • Developing approaches to devising performance material for a given time, situation and audience.
Awarding body:
OCR
AS Level Units
Unit 1: Creating performance (practical exam) 70%.
Unit 2: Performance contexts 1 (written paper 2hrs) 30%.
Advanced (A2) Level Units
Unit 3: Performance Contexts 1 (written paper 2 hrs) 30%.
Unit 4: Performance Project (practical exam) 70%.
| | Year | Qual | A* | A | B | C | D | E | U | A-C | A-E |
| Performance Studies | 11/12 | A | 1 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
100.0%
|
100.0%
|
| Performance Studies | 10/11 | A | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
100.0%
|
100.0%
|
| Performance Studies | 09/10 | A | 0 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
100.0%
|
100.0%
|
| Performance Studies | 08/09 | A | | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
100.0%
|
100.0%
|
| Performance Studies | 07/08 | A | | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
100.0%
|
100.0%
|
| Performance Studies | 11/12 | AS | | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
100.0%
|
100.0%
|
| Performance Studies | 10/11 | AS | | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
100.0%
|
100.0%
|
| Performance Studies | 09/10 | AS | | 23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
100.0%
|
100.0%
|
| Performance Studies | 08/09 | AS | | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
100.0%
|
100.0%
|
| Performance Studies | 07/08 | AS | | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
96.9%
|
100.0%
|
- • Classes are taught in our sprung-floored dance hall, and in our superbly equipped theatre and recital rooms.
- • Students will also have access to our new music technology suites and well-stocked performance library.
“I particularly enjoyed the practical side of the course, and even when studying for the theoretical exam we explored works practically and applied the techniques and theory to performance to make it easily understood and fun. There is a great team of both teachers and technical staff who were always around to help with practical pieces and made devising so much fun. We went on a lot of trips, mostly to see shows around the country, which gave us a lot of ideas and often aided us in writing about theatre.”
Georgina Malloy