Performing Arts Syllabus
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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination ® CAPE® PERFORMING ARTS SYLLABUS Effective for examinations from May–June 2015 CXC A28/U2/13 Published in Jamaica, 2013 by © 2013, Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise without prior permission of the author or publisher. Correspondence related to the syllabus should be addressed to: The Pro-Registrar Caribbean Examinations Council Caenwood Centre 37 Arnold Road, Kingston 5, Jamaica Telephone Number: +1 (876) 630-5200 Facsimile Number: +1 (876) 967-4972 E-mail Address: [email protected] Website: www.cxc.org Copyright © 2013 by Caribbean Examinations Council The Garrison, St Michael BB14038, Barbados CXC A28/U2/13 Contents INTRODUCTIONContents ................................Introdu................................................................................................... i RATIONALEction................................ ........................................................................................................... 1 AIMS..................................................................................................................................................... 2 SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO BE ASSESSED ................................................................................................ 2 RECOMMEDED TEACHING APPROACHES ............................................................................................ 3 PRE-REQUISITES OF THE SYLLABUS .................................................................................................... 4 STRUCTURE OF THE SYLLABUS ............................................................................................................ 4 UNIT 1: BUSINESS FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS MODULE 1: BUSINESS FEASIBILITY ................................................................................ 6 MODULE 2: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING ................................................ 13 MODULE 3: PROJECT PLANNING FOR THE ARTS ........................................................... 17 OUTLINE OF ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................... 20 REGULATIONS FOR RESIT ..................................................................................................................... 23 ASSESSMENT GRID ............................................................................................................................... 24 DETAILS OF ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................... 25 UNIT 2: THEORY, PRACTICE AND INNOVATION OPTION A: CINEMATIC ARTS UNIT 2: THEORY, PRACTICE AND INNOVATION OPTION A: CINEMATIC ARTS ........................................................................................ 41 MODULE 1: TOOLS AND THEORY ................................................................................... 43 MODULE 2: PROCESS IN PRACTICE ................................................................................. 48 MODULE 3: PRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 53 OUTLINE OF ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................... 57 REGULATIONS FOR RESIT ..................................................................................................................... 60 ASSESSMENT GRID ............................................................................................................................... 60 DETAILS OF ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................... 61 CXC A28/U2/13 UNIT 2: THEORY, PRACTICE AND INNOVATION OPTION B: DANCE OPTION B: DANCE ......................................................................................................... 100 MODULE 1: HISTORY AND THE DANCING BODY ............................................................ 103 MODULE 2: TECHNIQUE AND PERFORMANCE SKILLS .................................................... 109 MODULE 3: CHOREOGRAPHY AND PERFORMANCE....................................................... 117 OUTLINE OF ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................... 122 REGULATIONS FOR RESIT ..................................................................................................................... 125 ASSESSMENT GRID ............................................................................................................................... 126 DETAILS OF ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................... 127 UNIT 2: THEORY, PRACTICE AND INNOVATION OPTION C: DRAMA OPTION C: DRAMA ....................................................................................................... 147 MODULE 1: CARIBBEAN THEATRE AND THE WORLD ..................................................... 150 MODULE 2: FORMING THE PERFORMER ....................................................................... 154 MODULE 3: THE ART OF PERFORMANCE ....................................................................... 158 OUTLINE OF ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................... 162 REGULATIONS FOR RESIT ..................................................................................................................... 165 ASSESSMENT GRID ............................................................................................................................... 166 DETAILS OF ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................... 167 UNIT 2: THEORY, PRACTICE AND INNOVATION OPTION D: MUSIC OPTION D: MUSIC ......................................................................................................... 183 MODULE 1: CARIBBEAN MUSIC ...................................................................................... 185 MODULE 2: WESTERN EUROPEAN ART MUSIC .............................................................. 190 MODULE 3: JAZZ ............................................................................................................. 194 OUTLINE OF ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................... 198 REGULATIONS FOR RESIT ..................................................................................................................... 201 ASSESSMENT GRID ............................................................................................................................... 202 DETAILS OF ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................... 203 CXC A28/U2/13 First issued in 2013 Please check the website www.cxc.org for updates on CXC’s syllabuses. CXC A28/U2/13 Introduction he Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) is designed to provide certification of the T academic, vocational and technical achievement of students in the Caribbean who, having completed a minimum of five years of secondary education, wish to further their studies. The examinations address the skills and knowledge acquired by students under a flexible and articulated system where subjects are organised in 1-Unit or 2-Unit courses with each Unit containing three Modules. Subjects examined under CAPE may be studied concurrently or singly. The Caribbean Examinations Council offers three types of certification. The first is the award of a certificate showing each CAPE Unit completed. The second is the CAPE Diploma, awarded to candidates who have satisfactorily completed at least six Units including Caribbean Studies. The third is the CXC Associate Degree, awarded for the satisfactory completion of a prescribed cluster of seven CAPE Units including Caribbean Studies and Communication Studies. For the CAPE Diploma and the CXC Associate Degree, candidates must complete the cluster of required Units within a maximum period of five years. Recognised educational institutions presenting candidates for the CXC Associate Degree in one of the nine categories must, on registering these candidates at the start of the qualifying year, have them confirm, in the required form, the Associate Degree they wish to be awarded. Candidates will not be awarded any possible alternatives for which they did not apply. CXC 28/U2/13 i Performing Arts Syllabus RATIONALE In the performing arts humans use their bodies as the main instrument for producing art before live audiences. The human being is therefore the medium for the generation, expression and communication of knowledge. This branch of the arts includes cinema, dance, drama, and music. The Performing Arts is a critical component in the expansion of our experience and consciousness of the world in which we live. It plays a vital role in the formation of cultural identity in the development of a Caribbean aesthetic. The Caribbean aesthetic is the creation of beauty by Caribbean people from the melding of the region’s several cultures often flavoured with the spice of necessity.