Library guides: KLAs: Arts KLA

Associations

Dance Educators Professional Association (DEPA)
DEPA is the Professional Association for Dance teachers in NSW. It represents the interests of K-12 teachers in Government, Catholic and Independent schools across the State.

Contact DEPA by emailing: depansw@gmail.com

Australian Teachers of Media, Queensland (ATOM)

Australian Society for Music Education

Books

Delivering authentic arts education (2nd ed) by Dinham
Call Number: 700.711 DINH (Lismore, Coffs, GCTH)
Publication Date: 2014
Transforming the curriculum through the arts by Robyn Gibson and Robyn Ewing
Call Number: 372.5 GIBS (Lismore, Coffs GC)
Publication Date: 2011
The creative arts : a process approach for teachers and children by Edwards
Call Number: 372.5044 EDWA (Lismore, Coffs, Gold Coast)
Publication Date: 2010
How arts education makes a difference : research examining successful practice and pedagogy by Josephine Fleming
Publication Date: 2016

MMADD about the arts! : an introduction to primary arts education (2nd ed) by Russell-Bowie
Call Number: 372.5044 RUSS (Lismore, Coffs, GCTH)
Publication Date: 2009
Children, meaning-making and the arts by Wright
Call Number: 372.5 CHIL (Lismore, Coffs, GCTH)
Publication Date: 2012
Creative Arts in the Lives of Young Children by Robyn Ewing (Editor); Cate Blanchett (Foreword by); Andrew Upton (Foreword by)
Call Number: 372.5044 CREA
Publication Date: 2013

Transforming the curriculum through the arts by Robyn Gibson and Robyn Ewing
Call Number: 372.5 GIBS (Lismore, Coffs GC)
Publication Date: 2011
Education in the Arts by Christine Sinclair (Editor); John O'Toole (Editor); Neryl Jeanneret (Editor)
ISBN: 9780195560565
Publication Date: 2008

Dictionaries / Encyclopaedias

The Cambridge Guide to Theatre by Banham
Publication Date: 1995

New Penguin Dictionary of Music by Griffiths
Publication Date: 2011
Guide to the history, forms, and personalities of classical music; biographies of thousands of composers; coverage of individual works, including plot summaries of operas and ballets; articles on the history of music and instruments; entries on musical forms, from medieval plainchant to contemporary minimalism; and clear definitions of technical terms and jargon.
The Harvard Dictionary of Music by Randel
Publication Date: 2003
Includes entries on all the styles and forms in Western music; comprehensive articles on the music of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Near East; descriptions of instruments enriched by historical background; and articles that reflect today's beat, including popular music, jazz, and rock.

Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms by Lucie-Smith
Publication Date: 2004
An essential reference work embracing the vast vocabulary of art in all its forms.Covers painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, the decorative, applied and graphic arts from all periods throughout the world up to the present day

ArtCyclopedia
Search by artist/title/location or browse by topic

The encyclopedia of art techniques by Tessa Clark
ISBN: 0713666293
Publication Date: 2003

Streamed videos

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ABC Life at 9 - Episode 2 Creativity ^
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ABC Life at ... series
Artscape: the A-Z of contemporary art Episode 1 ^
Artscape: the A-Z of contemporary art Episode 2 ^

Resources

Arts classroom resources

Footsteps Dance Company
Explore their Teacher Resources and School-based programmes
Bangarra Education resources

The Drama Teacher
improv encyclopedia
Improvization theatre
TES Australia | Secondary Yrs7-10 Drama activities
Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company

Making Media
An ABC 'how to' film aimed at exploring the techniques involved in producing various media.
ACMI Education
Our teachers are experts in STEAM, digital technologies, video games, film and storytelling. Through excursions, free classroom resources and video conferences, we support schools to teach cutting edge curricula in these rapidly developing fields.works specifically for the small screen.
Adobe Education Exchange
Resources for using Adobe products, Explore their Projects (& related activities)

Music Portal
Melbourne Graduate School of Education - music education resources for primary & secondary education and Australian Indigenous music

Showcase resource

How playing an instrument benefits your brain
A TEDEd video & lesson

Artful Thinking
Artful Thinking helps teachers use works of visual art and music in ways that strengthen student thinking and learning in the arts and beyond. This is a Project Zero (Harvard) initiative.
A.Pintura | Art Detective
As A. Pintura, a 1940's-style detective with a degree in art history, you must identify the artist of a mystery painting.
Incredible Art Department
IAD began as a showcase for elementary art students in Indiana and now includes a diverse range of subjects and topics of interest to art educators, general area teachers, students, parents, artists, and homeschoolers the world over.
Art Babble
High quality art-related video content from over 50 cultural institutions. Explore their Educators resources
Australian Screen - visual arts
Teachers notes are provided

This Is Modern Art by Matthew Collings
Call Number: 709.04 COLL (Coffs)
ISBN: 1841881007
Publication Date: 2006
The accompanying video series can be found on YouTube. Search using the terms "this is modern art" collings