The Arts
Music
Our Year 9 Music students participated in a songwriting workshop with Mr Luke Kennedy from The Little Red Company.
Mr Kennedy shared helpful tips for coming up with songwriting ideas, putting lyrics to music and planning the story of a song. Given that our task this term was composing to tell a story, Mr Kennedy’s methods were invaluable.
– Ms Laura Johnson | Music Teacher
Our Year 8B Music students have been busily exploring the delightfully quirky representations of Camille Saint-Saëns' creatures in his chamber music work, The Carnival of the Animals (1886). Using a variety of music resources, they have chosen to perform or compose animal themes individually or in small groups.
In the process, our students have been introduced to the unique instrument known as the glass armonica, which they have decided has a ‘love it or hate it’ timbre.
– Ms Jane Iszlaub | Music Teacher
Drama
Year 10 Drama students enjoyed a performance of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ by Griffith University’s Second Year Acting students. We had the opportunity to view the performance on site at the impressive outdoor conservatorium, hidden in the heart of the university campus and all things creative at South Bank.
In Semester 2 of their Senior studies, our Year 10s will be reimagining their own Shakespeare performance for a contemporary audience. Watch this space for an update on their progress.
Our Year 12 Drama students were fortunate enough to attend Queensland Theatre to see Medea. They participated in a contemporary theatre workshop with Mr Lucas Stibbard, where they learned how to reimagine a traditional text for a modern audience.
– Ms Eliza Moore | Drama Teacher
Film, Television & New Media
Year 10 Prep Film, Television & New Media (FTVNM) students have been experimenting with split lighting to create cinematic imagery for their genre trailer projects. They have learned how to use the aperture lights, demonstrating split coloured lighting, butterfly lighting and silhouette backlighting.
Meanwhile, our Year 12 FTVNM students completed their multiplatform documentary projects this term. Their productions provided a window into diverse worlds, with stories ranging from one couple's journey to open a 120-acre cow sanctuary in Queensland, to an exploration of the effort (and love) that's poured into State High's Valentine's Day serenades each year.
– Mr Nathan Canavan | FTVNM Teacher
Visual Art
In the Year 11 Visual Art space, students are exploring the concept of ‘art as code’. They have been working within a cultural context, using found objects pressed into clay and cast in plaster.
– Ms Madeline Cilento | Visual Art Teacher
Dance
Curriculum dancers from Years 9, 10 and 11 were invited to participate in the Brisbane Performing Arts Challenge (BPAC) Full-Time Auditions Day on Monday 10 June held in our Performing Arts Centre.
Students participated in workshops across a variety of dance genres, from ballet to broadway jazz, led by top industry professionals such as Ms Dana Stephenson from The Australian Ballet, Ms Rachel Dowse from RAW Dance and actress Ms Aleisha Groth. Students learned new ways of moving, received personal feedback on how to improve their technique, and were grateful for the opportunity to engage in this day with BPAC.
– Ms April Williams | Dance Teacher
At the end of Term 2, our Year 7 Curriculum Dance students attended West End State School (WESS) to lead workshops for the Year 5 students. Our Year 7 dancers taught their own ‘Just Dance’ choreography to the enthusiastic and eager Year 5 classes.
It was wonderful to see every student giving their best and to see the connections between BSHS and WESS students strengthen. Congratulations to the Year 7 dancers involved who demonstrated leadership and confidence!
– Ms Jessica Ziebell | Dance Teacher