ORIGINAL

THE GO\'ERNMENT OF TIIE REPUBLICOF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY

EDUCATION2014
(Level1)

VISUAL AND PERFORMINGARTS

PAPERI _ PRACTICAL
 VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
PRACTICAL
PAPER I

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

L Theassessmentofthe VisualandPefo.mingArts Practicalexamination

will be carried
outduringtheperiodtime-tabled
for theconductofthe NCSEoralandpractical
examinations.

2. Schooladministntors
will maketime-tabling
arrangements
for theadministration
and
scoringtheassessment.

3. ThereareFOLrR(4) sections
in thispaper:

O VisualArts
O Music
O Dance
O Drama

4. Theactualtime allottedfor thisPracticalPapermayvaryby thesectionandoption

withinthegivensection.For example,
selected a MusicOptionmayrequireno more
thana 5-minuteperformance whilea VisualArts Optionmayrequirea 18O-minute
sessron.

5. areto answerONE (1) questionONLY from anyONEofthe four sections.

Students
Eachsectionhasmorethanoneoption

6. Thestudent'sscriptfor theDramaImprovisation
Optionis to be givento snrdents
l5
minutesbeforetheyareassessed.

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 SECTIONI-\'ISUALARTS

INSTRUCTIONS:

l. Ca.ndidates
shouldselectONE (1) questionfrom any ofthe following three
a) Drawing optrons:
b) ColourandDesign
c) Three-Dimensional
Sndies

2. Any suitablecolour mediummay be used. Paintsshouldbe water-basedandfast

dryrng.

3. pastelandpencilwork mustbe "fixed".

Charcoal,

4. Unlessspecificallystated,thedimensionsofthe papershouldzot Deless

40 cm x 30 cm andnot more than 60 cm x 50 cm.
thiur
5. Fabricpiecessholu,ld
not be lessthan45 cm r 45 cm androt more than 60 cm x 60 cm

6. All three-dimensional-studies piecesshouldbeat /eas,15 cm in anydirection

exceptionof jewellery, unlessstatedotherwise.
, with the
7. Work in tllis sectionwill be scoredasfollows:
a Cnftsmanship - l0 m&rks
a Design/Composition - l0 marks
a Originality - 5 marks

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 OPTION 1_ DRAWING

Usinganysuitablemediumsuchaspurcil, cha.rcoal, colouredpencil,crayon,pastel,penand

ink, pencil or any suitablecombinationofmedi4 createa &awing compositionfrom direct
observationbasedon oneofthe followingthemes:

1 Producea portrait of a personwith headwear.

2. Createanddraw a compositionof a cricket ba! a cork ball and a pair ofbatting pads.
3. consistingofan openmake-upbaglying on its side,a
Arrangeanddrawa composition
beadchainand a mirror.
4. Arrangeanddraw a compositionof at leastFn/E (5) rcot vegetablesof varying shapes
andsizes.

A ltue modelis rccommendedforquestionONE ()) above. However,stu)ies and.tora

photogaph may be used.Studentsare remindedto pay closedttentionto size,shapeand
texturein their comoosition.

OPTION 2 - COLOUR and DESIGN

DesignandproduceONE (1) ofthe following:

l. An knaginativeComposition(lmagzhativeCompositioncondidatesmq! createcolldges
usingan! suitablemateials or d lwinting).
2. A GraphicDesign- designandproducee comicstripof at leastSD( (6) panels.Each
panelshouldbe 8 cm x 10 cm.
3. An edition ofTHREE (3) prints /p/,rts MUST NOT be lessthan 15 cm b! 20 cn).
4. A TextileDesign- usingat leastTWO (2) techniques,
designandproducea wall
hanging(45 cm x 60 cm).

Your designMUST bebasedon ONE (l) of thefollowingthemes:

(a) Sunrise
(b) Shipwrecked
(c) My Dream
(d) Encount€r
with the Bully
(e) Tropical Flower

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 OPTION 3 _ THREE-DIMENSIONAL STUDMS

in thisoptionarebasedon ONE (l) of thefollowingareas.

Questions

O Ceramics
O LeatherCraft
O DecorativeCraft
O Basketry/FibreArts
O Sculpture

AnswerONE (l) of the following questionsor themes.

l. Crcateor assemblean environmental-awarenessan pieceentided"On the Beach".

(Thispiec€shouldnot exceed30 cm in heightor width.)
2. Using the themeof "Water",designandproducea cupwith a decorativehandle,lip and
base.
3. Designandproducein reliefthecoverfor a bookpocketbasedon tlle theme"Sunset".
4- Createa table centrepiecefor a celebrationthemed"Underthe Sea".
5. Designandprcducea decorativeplacemat themed"SweetTrinidad andTobago".

In answeringthe abovequestionsyou may useany appropriatematedalsandtechniques.

Someare suggestedfor you below.

SuggestedMateials
Fabric,Fibre, Leather,Paper,Plaskr ofParis, Styrofoam,
Clay, Dried Leaves/Flowers/Seeds,
Recycled/FoundObjects,Wire, Shells,Wood, Cardboard,FoundSanitizedObjects.

SuggestedTechniques
Appliqu€, Assemblage,Carving,Decoupage,Dyeing, Modelling, PapierMech6,Staining,
Stamping,StitchingTooling,WeavingWire Bending.

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 SECTION 2 - MUSIC

INSTRUCTIONS:

may singor play a melodicinstrument.

1. Candidates

2. The approximateperformancetime for eachstudentis 5 - l0 minutes.

3. Students(with the assistance may selectandperforma

or on the adviceoftheir teachers)
piece
musical within the stipulatedguidelines.

4. Studentsareallowed accompaniment.The accompanist,however,is prohibitedfrom

playingthe melody.

5. Eachcandidate'5performance
will be assessed
asfollows:

O SoloPiece(rhythm,pitch,timbre,tempo,dynamics, 13 marks
phrasingtechnique,
styleandinterpretation)

O Scdes and Arpeggios (two are suggested:onerelatedto 8 marks

the pieceperformed,andany one other)

O Viva Voce(relatedto the pieceperformed) 4 marks

GUIDELINES FOR CHOOSING THE PIECE

Melodic Instrumentsand Voice:

Key signature- Any key is acceptable.

However,C, G or F is recommended.
Thekey chosen
shouldbe suitableto th€voiceofthe student.

Tempo- Any tempois acceptable.

However,slowto moderate
is rccommended
asa
minimum.

Numbet of bars - Any numberofbarsis acceptable.

Howev€r,16barsarerecommended
asa
minimum.

Dynamics - Studentsshouldbe encouragedto play with d).namics.It is recommendedthat

dynamics
be assessed aspanofexpression

'I'hepiece "Odeto Jo!" (L l/ lkethoven) is a samplepiece of lhe minimumrequirementsJbr d

melodicinstrument.Note that thispiece is in G fiajor.

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 SECTION 3 _ DANCI,

INSTRUCTIONS:

L Candidates
will haveat leastTWO (2) weeksto preparefor theirperformance.

2. Candidatesmay selectONE (l) questionfrom any ofthe four (4) optionsavailable.

3. Eachcandidate's
performance
will be scoredasfollows:

O Creativity 5 meiks
O Prescntation/Performance/Communication 5 marks
O Useofd&nceelements..
- action (2 marks)
- space (2 marks)
- dynamics (2 marks)
- relationship (2 ma*s) E marks

O Suitabilityofaccompaniment 4 marks
O Appropriatenessofcostume/dance
attire 3 marks

4. All dancesequenceVpieces
shouldbe of2 - 3 minutesduation.

5. If musicis usedit shouldbe withoutlyrics.

DanccElement Examples
bodyawareness,
bodyshapes,
locomotorandnon-locomotor
BodyAction
movemenE,Ireezes
Space pathways,
directions, levels

Dynamics time.weight,flow, expression

Relationship relationship
to partsof thebody,relationship
to props

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 SelectandperformONE (1) ofthe following:

l. Cr€atea 2-minutepiecewith the theme"The Heist", making sule to usethe different

danceelementsto porkay your therne.

2. Yo|l areir a mazewith severalobstaclesthat you haveto get around,go under,etc.

Createyour pieceshowingclearly your pathwayfrom point & to point b.

3. Createa 5o-countsequenceusing ONE (l) ofthe four (4) stimuli for dance. Give atitle
to your dance.The stimuli are:
O auditory stimulus
O visual stimulus
O kinaestheticstimulus
O tactile stimulus.

4. From the list below, selectONE (l) prop andcreatea 2 - 3-minutedance,showing

variousways in which you canusethe prop.

(a) hat (d) scarf

O) stick (e) ball
(c) chair (0 basket

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 SECTION4 - DRAMA

INSTRUCTIONS:

L Candidates
selectingDramawill beassessed
in ONE(l) oftwo options:

O DramaImprovisation
a Stagecraft

2. Forlhe DramaknprovisationOption(Optionl), candidates

will beprovidedwith
THREE(3) fiemesor topics,l0- 15minutesbeforea performance.Candidates may
workin groupsoftlree to five persons.

3. Forthe Stagecraft
Option(Option2), candidates
arerequiredto planandpreparein
advance ofdreexamination.
Candidat€s mustwork individually.

OPTION 1 - DRAMA IMPROI'ISATION

Scriptsfor this optionwill b€ handedout l0 - 15minutesbeforeyour performance.

You,lour groupwill chooseONEoflhree (3) lhemesandcreatea shoftscenebasedon it.

Theteacherwill assignstudents
to goups.

Your performance
will bescoredasfollows:

O Communicating
with body 5 marks
O with yoice
Communicating 5 marks
O Communicatingwith mind 5 marks
(awareness
ofthe humanenvironment
andrelationships)
O Awareness/use
of space 5 marks
a The ability to work in groupsGroupcohesiveriess) 5 marks

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 OPTION 2 - STAGECRAFT

Studentsareto examineand submitan extract(e.g.,a saene)with at leastTHREE

(3)
chancters- from a scriptedCaribbean play. Thiy areto

(i) Chooseany ONE (1) CHARACTER from that extract. Forthis character,they
are
to constructthe character,s
costume(modelsor life.sizecostum€s).
(15 marks)
(ii) Consfuct the setfor the extractfrom the play they havechosen. Studentshave
theoptionofeitherbuildinga 3-dimensional modelor a rife-sizereplicaofthe set.
(10 marks)

Your construction
will be scoredasfollows:

(D Constructionofcharactercostume(model/life_size)
a Representation
ofthe time the story took place 5 marks
a Representation
ofthe charactertraits 5 marks
a Easeofmovemenlin the costume
2 marks
O Explanation
ofthe choicesofmade-indesign(vivavoce) 3 marks

(ii) Constructionof set

O Representation
ofthe time the story took place 3 marks
O Easeofmovementin the space 3 marks
O Explanationoflhe choicesmadein designandconstructionof
the set(viva voce) 4 marks

END OF PAPER

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