Cambridge Technicals Level 3 Performing Arts

Exam Board: Cambridge Level: KS4 Subject: Performing Arts First Teaching: September 2016 First Exam: June 2017 Support your teaching of the new Cambridge Technicals 2016 suite with Cambridge Technical Level 3 Performing Arts, developed in partnership between OCR and Hodder Education; this textbook covers each specialist pathway and ensures your ability to deliver a flexible course that is both vocationally focused and academically thorough. Cambridge Technical Level 3 Performing Arts is matched exactly to the new specification and follows specialist pathways in acting, dance, music, theatre production, and musical theatre. - Ensures effective teaching of each specialist pathway offered within the qualification. - Focuses learning on the skills, knowledge and understanding demanded from employers and universities. - Provides ideas and exercises for the application of practical skills and knowledge. - Developed in partnership between Hodder Education and OCR, guaranteeing quality resources which match the specification perfectly

Making the right choice of A levels is crucial. Not only will it affect your enjoyment of studying over the next two years but it also has implications for your choice of career, further training or higher education options. The tenth edition of this student-friendly guide has been revised and updated and includes study and employment options after 16 as well as at degree level. It also contains information on apprenticeships, an increasingly popular alternative to full-time higher education. Each subject entry covers: - What and how you study - Which A levels fit well together for competitive courses and careers - Related higher education courses - Career and training options after A levels and degree courses - Alternative qualifications such as the International Baccalaureate.

Prop makers everywhere now have available to them a broader range of products and processes than every before. Making Stage Props is a book for anyone involved in prop making who wishes to explore the wealth of materials and techniques open to them. This highly illustrated guide covers planning, costing, and scheduling; tools and safety; working with wood, steel, and clay; making and repairing furniture; painting and finishing; and more. Andy Wilson has worked with theatrical companies throughout Britain, including the Royal Shakespeare Company. He currently teaches propmaking at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

An impassioned look at games and game design that offers the most ambitious framework for understanding them to date. As pop culture, games are as important as film or television—but game design has yet to develop a theoretical framework or critical vocabulary. In Rules of Play Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman present a much-needed primer for this emerging field. They offer a unified model for looking at all kinds of games, from board games and sports to computer and video games. As active participants in game culture, the authors have written Rules of Play as a catalyst for innovation, filled with new concepts, strategies, and methodologies for creating and understanding games. Building an aesthetics of interactive systems, Salen and Zimmerman define core concepts like "play," "design," and "interactivity." They look at games through a series of eighteen "game design schemas," or conceptual frameworks, including games as systems of emergence and information, as contexts for social play, as a storytelling medium, and as sites of cultural resistance. Written for game scholars, game developers, and interactive designers, Rules of Play is a textbook, reference book, and theoretical guide. It is the first comprehensive attempt to establish a solid theoretical framework for the emerging discipline of game design.

How does sound work? How do I record a range of instruments? How do I record, mix and master a track? How do I use MIDI for sequencing and arranging? This book tackles all these questions and more, and is a complete beginner's guide to recording, mixing and mastering music. It is an indispensable resource for anyone studying or interested in music technology, and those wishing to create their own professional-quality recordings. Fully illustrated throughout, diagrams and photos provide step-by-step guides to using your equipment. It includes tips and hints on polishing your recordings and making sure your sessions run smoothly as well as ‘test yourself questions’ and ‘projects’ at the end of each chapter and a full glossary explaining all technical terms and concepts. “Finally a reference book which is not aimed at any specific exam course but addresses the complexities of Music Technology in a student friendly manner. Not only an excellent new reference tool for students, it will also be of great use to the many music teachers who are starting out teaching this subject, and to the keen amateur who produces music at home.” - Ingrid McLean, Subject leader for Music, Hanham High School, Bristol “A reader-friendly approach to dealing with previously complex explanations of technology; presenting clear passages of text and colourful diagrams. The most impressive part of the book is its ability to appeal to a wide variety of readers, both in terms of age and ability. Many of the chapters would be of interest to those who are either starting their career, want to brush-up on their understanding or would like to further engage with their hobby.” - Daisy Sunda, PGCE music student, Oxford Brookes

This invaluable reference book covers the fundamentals of stage lighting, focusing on the qualitites of light, how to use available tools and how to process a lighting design

The most up-to-date text available, this new edition covers the EYFS and is fully mapped to the current specs. Information is presented in an accessible way, helping students gain the necessary knowledge. The vibrant, colourful text design contains an assortment of text features, along with many new photos, bringing the world of Childcare to life.