Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
CUAWHS404 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Apply the Alexander technique in performance
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | CUAWHS404 - Apply the Alexander technique in performance |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to improve postural support, movement and breathing in live performance.At this level, supervision and guidance are provided during classes and practice sessions but individuals are expected to work independently on experimenting with ways to eliminate inefficient habits of movement and inappropriate patterns of tension that diminish competent performance.Only teachers who comply with the teaching standards of the Australian Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique are qualified to teach and assess this unit.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards. In addition, only teachers who comply with the teaching standards of the Australian Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique may teach and assess this unit. |
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Competency Field |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Refine understanding of tension patterns |
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Element: Elicit constructive change in postural support |
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Element: Minimise physiological distress during performance |
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