OCNLR
Level 3
QN: 610/5311/9
Curriculum Active
OCNLR Level 3 Award in Performing Arts
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by OCNLR. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1365 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
OCNLR
Syllabus Units
48 Units
Guided Hours
1365 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Accents for Actors
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand characteristic components of a range of accents in spoken English.2.
- Apply accents in the delivery of a variety of English-language texts e.g. monologues, poems, scenes.
2
Acting: Naturalism
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to improvise as a means of exploring naturalistic acting and character work.2.
- Be able to improvise as a means of exploring naturalistic acting in solo performance.3.
- Be able to act in 'character'.
3
Acting: Scenes to Performance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of developing one's approach to text work.2.
- Be able to rehearse scenes effectively.3.
- Understand the commitment–vocal, physical, emotional–required in the portrayal of a particular character when performing a scene from a play.4.
- Be able to reflect on own performance.
4
Application of Music Theory
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to transpose music.2.
- Be able to use open and closed scores.3.
- Understand primary and secondary chords in a specific context.4.
- Understand elements of composition.
5
Approaches to Acting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand different acting methods.2.
- Know how to employ diverse approaches to acting.
6
Audition Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the need for preparation of the voice, body and mind for audition purposes.
- Understand audition processes and requirements.3.
- Understand the criteria employed by audition panels.
7
Composition: Writing for Instruments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to write a melody for a musical instrument.
- Be able to compose effectively in polyphonic texture.3.
- Understand tempo and time signatures in composing for instruments.4.
- Be able to create appropriate accompaniment for instruments.5.
- Be able to use chosen medium in a composition.6.
- Know how to use style and form in composition for instruments.
8
Composition: Writing for Voice(s)
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to compose melody with effective word setting.
- Be able to compose song/vocal lines effectively using different tonalities.3.
- Be able to compose harmony which supports the voice in an accompaniment.4.
- Be able to use performance directions in the interpretation of the text.5.
- Be able to use style and form in composition for the voice.6.
- Understand the processes of writing music for voice.
9
Creation, Development and Extension of New Material in a Musical Composition
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to compose and develop melody.
- Be able to write melodic lines with similar interval content to accompanying chordal texture.3.
- Be able to compose and develop rhythms in new music.4.
- Be able to create cross rhythms.5.
- Understand structure in new music
10
Design for Performance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to create a model box in presenting a set design.
- Understand the factors that influence designing a set for a production.3.
- Be able to construct design plans.4.
- Be able to cost a full-size version of a set.
11
Developing Career Opportunities in Performing Arts
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own skills, knowledge and abilities in relation to a career in the performing arts industry.
- Be able to use appropriate marketing/promotion techniques to market their own self/product.
12
Developing Song Writing Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand song styles in popular music.
- Understand form in popular music.3.
- Understand subject matter in popular music.4.
- Understand the interaction between lyrical and musical devices in popular music.5.
- Be able to compose a popular music song.
13
Extended Project
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work within the conventions of a specific subject
- Be able to demonstrate extensive subject specific knowledge
- Be able to construct sustained argument in an extended piece of work
- Be able to present work in form/s consistent with the conventions of the specific subject, including an appropriate form of academic citation
14
Final Production
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to engage in the rehearsal process for a full production.
- Be able to build designated character within the play.3.
- Be able to develop character voice and movement.4.
- Be able to demonstrate personal responsibility and professional attitude within the rehearsal frame
- Be able to work creatively throughout the rehearsal period and the performance.6.
- Be able to perform the play effectively in front of an audience.7.
- Be able to evaluate personal process and development.
15
Fundamentals of Form and Melodic Structure
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand melodic structure.
- Understand modulation to a range of keys.3.
- Understand structure in music.4.
- Understand harmonic function in musical structure and melody.
16
Improvisation: Acting and Theatre
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to use improvisation as a means of building focus and concentration.
- Know how to use improvisation to explore a character.
- Know how to use improvisation to explore scripted material.4.
- Know how to improvise performance in response to a range of stimuli.
17
Interdisciplinary Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to demonstrate the diversity of performance work.
- Understand the relationship between different performance disciplines.3.
- Understand how to create work for performance recognising the potential for collaboration and the integration of different skills.
18
Introduction to Production Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of an event or stage management team.2.
- Understand risk management.3.
- Be able to use paper
- work required to co-ordinate a production.4.
- Understand production schedules and requirements of each activity within the production period.5.
- Understand the processes of sourcing and hiring.
19
Keyboard Harmony
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to perform a chord progression using two hands.2.
- Be able to harmonise a melody.3.
- Be able to perform score reading from a vocal score.
20
Lighting Systems and Design in a Stage Production
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the theory and process of a lighting a production.2.
- Be able to set up a lighting system.3.
- Be able to effect changes within a rehearsal and production period
- Be able to illuminate a stage production.
21
Lighting, Sound and Projection
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to set up a basic lighting system.2.
- Be able to create a lighting scheme for a simple narrative or scene.3.
- Understand how to set up a basic sound system.4.
- Be able to create a soundscape for a simple narrative or scene.5.
- Know how to set up a basic projection system.6.
- Be able to create a video design for a simple narrative or scene.7.
- Know how to produce and run sound effects/music for a performance.
- Be able to create appropriate documentation for lighting, sound and video designs.
22
Movement for the Performer
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the safe use of the actor’s body in a physical warm up.
- Understand movement principles and safe practices.3.
- Understand different approaches to movement.4.
- Be able to demonstrate physical awareness in performance.
23
Musicianship
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to demonstrate aural awareness and understanding of pitch, metrical, and rhythmic patterns in music.2.
- Be able to demonstrate aural awareness of harmony.3.
- Be able to translate aural sounds (metrical, rhythmic and pitch) into standard musical notation.4.
- Be able to sing at sight in a variety of keys/modes, metres and rhythmic characters.
24
Non-Text Based Performance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Warm up the body in preparation for a non-text-based performance.2.
- Apply and demonstrate an understanding of the basic components of physical expression.3. Devise and rehearse a non-text-based piece.4.
- Perform a non-text-based piece.
25
Performance History in Music
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand historical performance and its values.2.
- Understand how context influences the development of art forms.3.
- Understand the style of a performance genre.4.
- Understand how historical concepts impact upon contemporary performance.
26
Performance: Acting and Theatre
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to draw on a range of learned skills to perform effectively.
- Be able to maintain focus throughout performance.3.
- Be able to perform with authenticity.4.
- Be able to respond to critical evaluation of performance and apply feedback.5.
- Understand how to work professionally with a company.
27
Performing Arts Administration and Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the industry management/union frame
- Understand the key aspects of booking an event.3.
- Understand key aspects of publicising and promoting an event.4.
- Understand how a performing arts event is structured and financed.
28
Performing Arts: Performing Rights, Copyrights and Contracts
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the implications of the Designs, Copyright and Patents Act 1988 and subsequent legislation.
- Understand the types of contacts offered within the performing arts.3.
- Understand the structure of the performing arts industry.
29
Performing Classical Texts
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to develop the vocal and performance skills required to perform a classical text.2.
- Be able to realise a performance of a classical text in the style of its period.3.
- Be able to apply considered characterisation and storytelling through applied performance technique.
30
Physical Theatre
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand health and safety measures relating to physical theatre.
- Be able to demonstrate trust and co-operation in physical theatre performance.3.
- Be able to perform basic physical movements for physical theatre.4.
- Be able to choreograph simple physical performance sequences.5.
- Be able to demonstrate use of memory and production of sound effects and/or text to support physical theatre work.
31
Piano/Keyboard Technique
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to play scales and arpeggios.2.
- Understand and play chords and chord sequences.3.
- Be able to harmonise melodies.
32
Practical Assistant Stage Manager
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to undertake the role of assistant stage manager.
- Be able to create/source and maintain both rehearsal and performance props and furniture.3.
- Be able to organise prop tables for performance and recognise the different categories of props.4.
- Be able to organise and implement scene changes in rehearsal and during performance.
33
Practical Deputy Stage Manager
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to undertake the role of deputy stage manager.
- Be able to create and maintain a Prompt copy during rehearsals for a full production.3.
- Be able to run a technical rehearsal and understand and act on what is expected.4.
- Be able to cue a show.5.
- Be able to create show reports.
34
Relating as a Composer
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to anticipate and analyse how a listener understands a new piece at first hearing.
- Be able to articulate the main areas of communication in a new piece.3.
- Be able to communicate the circumstances in which a composition has been conceived.
35
Screen Acting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the specific requirements of acting to the camera.2.
- Be able to manage the intimacy demanded in screen acting.3.
- Be able to respond to the demands of a director.4.
- Know how to review own performance in response to feedback.
36
Singing Solo Performance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to demonstrate solo performance skills of a variety of materials.2.
- Be able to interact with and lead accompanying musicians.3.
- Be able to make appropriate repertoire choices.
37
Socio-historical Influences on Music
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand social and historical influences on musical language and style.2.
- Understand political influences on musical style and content.
38
Solo Musical Performance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to make appropriate repertoire choices.2.
- Be able to apply technical skills in performance.3.
- Be able to demonstrate solo performance skills in a variety of repertoire.
39
Song Lyric Writing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the structure and style of effective song lyrics.2.
- Understand patterns of rhyme and rhythm in song lyrics.3.
- Create own song lyrics.
40
Sound Systems and Design in a Stage Production
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the use of a sound system.2.
- Be able to set up a sound system.3.
- Be able to effect changes within a rehearsal and production period.4.
- Be able to produce and run sound effects/music for a performance.
41
Stanislavskian Methodology
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand some of the principles of Stanislavski's systems.2.
- Use Stanislavskian exercises to create character.3.
- Understand some of the complexities of Stanislavski's System.
42
Studying a Play
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to interpret a play.2.
- Understand ways in which the dramatist manipulates form.3.
- Understand a given play in its social context.
43
Technical Command on a Musical Instrument or Voice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to play/sing scales, arpeggios and technical exercises.2.
- Be able to apply technical skills to two contrasting study pieces.3.
- Be able to sight read on own instrument or voice.
44
The Performing Arts Industry
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand institutions/agencies in the performing arts industries.2.
- Be able to communicate and promote self or product to employers, fundraisers or audience.3.
- Understand legal aspects of the performing arts industries.
45
Voice Skills for Actors
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know appropriate voice preparation techniques.
- Be able to apply vocal techniques to speech.3.
- Be able to use vocal techniques to interpret character.
46
Voicing Elizabethan/Jacobean Scenes, Monologues and Sonnets
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the structure of Elizabethan verse.2.
- Be able to make a connection between language and text.3.
- Understand a range of vocal techniques and sensuous values of language.4.
- Be able to sustain through-lines of thought within complex syntax.5.
- Be able to identify with the thoughts and feelings of the character.
47
Working to a Brief
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the key elements of a creative brief.2.
- Know how to research ideas for working to a chosen brief.3.
- Be able to select and develop ideas for working to a concept.4.
- Be able to produce finished work in response to a given brief.
48
Writing Drama
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the distinctive features of different forms of drama.2.
- Be able to write dramatic speech and understand how it can take different forms in theatre.3.
- Understand different elements of stagecraft and how they can be used in drama.4.
- Understand the potential effectiveness of combining dramatic speech and stagecraft in a piece of drama.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/5311/9
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- OCNLR
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Feb 2025