S3 Art & Music Sabbatical

Contributed by CHOO JING SARAH, TAN MEEI YEE MAE PAULINE, THEODORA HUANG XINYI

Current Situation:
NYGH students are currently not taking any Aesthetics subject at upper secondary level. Hence, during secondary 3 & 4, students have given feedback to request for time to take on Art, Food Studies and Music modules. Due to time and schedule limitations, the aesthetics department is still unable to offer any aesthetics programme at upper secondary level.

Improvement:

A series of 3 workshops organised by the Aesthetics department, was offered school wide, specifically targeting upper sec students. This sabbatical was planned in conjunction with the arts month at NYGH. ART: 1. ‘My Little Monster' is a hands-on workshop run by Secondary 3 AEP students for lower sec NYGH students. From mechanical monsters to wire mesh monsters, participants will create their own little monsters. Every monster created in this workshop will be unique to its maker. At the end of the workshop, each participant will be invited to introduce their monster and the inspirational story that led to its creation. My Little Monster reminds us that every monster is special and loved. 2. Run by sec 2 AEP students, the ‘Cyanotype’ workshop will introduce students to the process of creating a experimental photographic print. Participants will begin with an overview of the process and its history and then participate in a hands-on activity through composing and assessing the exposure of their prints. After the prints are washed and dried, participants can expect to bring their prints home with them. MUSIC 1. An interactive session designed by the Music Unit where students explore music-making in an ensemble mediated by the use of technology. With GarageBand, students explored techniques in pop music arrangement as well as jazz improvisation, culminating in a group project where they created and presented their own technology-enabled music arrangements.