A Guide to Composition Theory | HSC Dance Study Guide
A Guide to Core Composition is an essential resource that guides students step by step through the requirements needed to successfully meet the HSC Dance Core Composition criteria. This textbook is an invaluable study guide for HSC Dance students and an excellent companion for teachers seeking to strengthen and enhance their classroom practice.
The guide offers expert insight into the composition process, practical activities to support student learning, and proven tips and techniques that have helped my students achieve success in HSC Dance.
Topics covered include:
What Is Core Composition?
Stimuli
Concept and Intent
Improvisation
Evaluate and Refine
Motif
Formal Structure
Abstraction
Repetition
Variation and Contrast
Unity
You Are Ready (The Process Summarised)
This eBook contains all of my proven strategies, and I am confident they will support your success as well. The 2025 edition features new activities designed to help students confidently approach Core Composition from Years 7–12.
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First published in 2021 by Helena Adele Kyriacou
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