A Guide to Core Composition is an essential resource that walks you through every step necessary to meet the required criteria. This textbook is an invaluable study guide for HSC Dance students and an excellent companion for teachers looking to enhance their instruction. It offers expert insights into the composition process, provides activities to guide students in the right direction, and shares tips and techniques that have helped my students succeed.
The 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 E-book contains all of my proven strategies, and I am confident they will work for you too! The 2025 edition features new activities designed to help you confidently approach core composition from Year 7 to 12.
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First published in 2021 by Helena Adele Kyriacou
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