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 *  Name of job: **
 *  Performing Arts Teacher **

// **Three questions I want to** **answer** // // **in my research about this job** // Just like other teachers Performing Arts Teachers must have a bachelor's degree and a teaching certificate. Before being able to be considered for a job in the performing arts.
 * //1.What qualifcations do you need to have? //**

Also holding a bachlor's or master's degree with a performing arts major will prove to be helpful to me as a high school teacher in performing arts. As well as having to be held responsible for all the jobs the putting on productions with students.
 * // 2. What do I have to offer my students? //**


 * //I will have to be able to do these things in the job of performing arts..... //**
 * Help students read plays with feeling, to be able to understand the play and to understand all the theater rules.
 * Have to be able to produce short plays with the class that I will teach and also plays that will be held for the parents and families of the students.
 * Must be able to do casting for plays, blocking and directing long plays and musicals for peformance.
 * To be able to order scripts for the class and coordinating the stage productions, including sets props and costumes
 * I have to manage productions including the tech issues, lighting, sounds and backstage management.
 * Also being able to lead after school rehearsals.


 * //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">3. ////<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">What is the history of the faces of Performing Arts and the Theatre? //**
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional genre division between comdey and tragedy.
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">They are the symbols of ancient greek, Thalia and Melpomene. Thalia was the muse of comdey and Melpomene was the muse of tragedy.
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">The history of the theatre looks at the development over the past 2,500 years. While performative elements are presented in every society, it is customary to look at the differrence between theatre as an art form and entertainment and theatrical or performative elements in other activities. The history of theatre is primarily concerned with the origin and following the development of the theatre as a free activity. Since classical Athens in the 6th century.

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//**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 180%; vertical-align: baseline;"> 1. About the job **// //**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Summary **// //<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**The basic Summary of the job of performing arts is**: // <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">//Teaching Drama students how to do the basic theater skills on stage :// Is letting them know upstage, downstage and centre and knowing where the wings are and the fact if you want to fill a whole area with voice and all acting to be downstage not upstage as the can not see or hear you. //**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Teaching students off stage in a class room: **// <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Teaching them how to do a mime properly and letting them learn about freeze frames and getting to be able to feel confident around their partners and other students. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Also to be able to teach them how to get into a character and not getting out of that character untill they are off stage completely.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Writing plays for the students and the school to perform, getting classes ready for those in that class. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Making sure I am teaching the right stuff they need to learn for their future. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">To teach them all the required skills the have come with taking the performing arts classes. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">To do everything with organizing and the rehearsals with the plays and all the casting.
 * //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Task and Duties //**

//**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">You need to have: **//
 * //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"> Skills and Knowledge //**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Teaching skills
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Drama skills knowing the stage directions
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">To be able to write plays
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">To be able to cope with the different styles of acting with different people
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Knowledge of the Drama techniques
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Knowledge of all the different types of drama

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Drama teachers in junior, middle or high school, might begin their days teaching dramatic classes, spend lunchtimes auditioning students, and end the school day with the tech and lighting people before afterschool play rehearsals begins. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Mostly all of a drama teacher's work is done in the classroom or on stage and involves many different views of performing arts, from behind-the-scenes to on-stage work. Rehearsals may be held during school hours, but afterschool rehearsals are more common, and drama teachers spend many hours after school at rehearsals.
 * //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"> Personal and physical qualities //**

**//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; vertical-align: baseline;"> 2. About the qualifications and conditions //** <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Useful subjects for becoming a peforming arts teacher would be.... <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Drama and Music <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The number of years you should do to get the qualifications for this job is to complete high school, also before NCEA starts to take Drama before, so you get a taste then to go on to university studying performing arts and getting a teaching degree.
 * //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Secondary education – no. of years, qualifications, useful subjects //**

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">I will have to get a bachlor's degree in fine arts then go to teachers college for a year
 * //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Tertiary education – qualifications, useful courses //**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Working around students that are interested in the arts and spending alot of time in the backstage areas in the auditorium. Working with some of the teachers in school to understand more about the job I want to get into doing. Working in the wings while others are acting and to improve my acting skills to get a better view of the acting side and to know what is right and wrong on stage. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Going to theater productions and then maybe getting to talk to some of the actors and get tips from them. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Talking to the drama and music teachers at school seeing how the two subjects tie togther into performing arts.
 * //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Useful experience //**

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Teachers mostly leave school each day around 3:30pm from a normal start at 7am which is a normal work day. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Some colleges now offer after school extra curricular activities.
 * //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Working conditions //**
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Being involved in after school rehearsals for school productions
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">To work normal hours and to come in early that day to plan lessons for that day
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">May have to attend meetings around New Zealand with other drama teachers
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">May have to work in a office and different classrooms and to accompany students on drama trips
 * //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Hours and contact with people //**

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">High school teacher earn up to $53,230 a year. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">But a performing arts teacher also benifits from the fact that good productions can <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">bring in money for the school and awards, grants and certificates can boost a <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">school's reputation and productivity, there is monetary incentive for drama <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">teachers to perform well.
 * //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Pay and progression Related job (s) //**

//**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; vertical-align: baseline;"> My conclusions about this job **// //**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Think about these questions when writing your conclusions about each job: **// //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. **What would you enjoy about this job?** // I would enjoy working with the students and doing the thing the my whole family says i'm good at and the is acting. //**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What would I not enjoy about this job? **// I don't think I would enjoy the marking the essays and giving them. //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. **How do I rate my interest in this job now? (Very high, high, low, very low)** // I would rate my interest in the job of performing arts: Very high //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. **How well would this job match my qualities, skills, values and interests?** // Very well because of my acting skills and my voice in singing. //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> What would I need to do to develop the knowledge, skills and qualities needed? **// I would have to go to a performing arts university in Christchurch or London. Also to get a masters degree in performing arts and a degree in teaching. //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5. **How is this job likely to change over time? What would that mean for me?** // I think and hope that more people will get interested in performing arts area and that would mean for me that I may not be able to get a job in performing art teaching that easily.