Planning, Making and Composing

Curriculum details

Strand

Performing Arts (Strand 2)

Sub-strand

Planning, Making and Composing (2.2)

Content standard

B3.2.2.2 - Demonstrate understanding of how to organise own ideas through experimenting with available media and techniques for creating/composing artworks, based on the history and culture, the environment and the topical local/national/global issues of other communities

Indicator

B3.2.2.2.2 - Plan to create own artworks that represent performing arts in other communities in Africa, by experimenting with available instruments, resources and techniques for producing performing artworks that reflect the natural and manmade environments in those areas in Africa

Suggested placement

Term 1, Week 11 (Week 11 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference

Creative Arts Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 73

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- experiment with available instruments/elements, resources and techniques to determine their nature, suitability and safety in order to compose and perform music, dance or drama that reflect other cultures in Africa;
- talk about the history and culture (e.g. their beliefs, customs, religion, festivals) of the people from other parts of the Africa;
- Try out some music, dance and drama compositions performed by people from other parts of Africa (Dances: Indlamu of South Africa, Moribayasa of Guinea, Eskista of Ethiopia, Atilogwu of Nigeria, Aduma of Kenya; Music: Afrobeat of Nigeria, Highlife of Ghana and Azonto).