http://www.tki.org.nz/r/arts/curriculum/statement/structure_e.php
Structure
This curriculum includes four separate disciplines.
The aims of The Arts in the New Zealand Curriculum are:
to enable students to develop literacies in dance, drama, music, and the visual arts;
to assist students to participate in and develop a lifelong interest in the arts;
to broaden understanding of and involvement in the arts in New Zealand.
These aims will be achieved as students develop skills, knowledge, attitudes, and understanding in a broad range of traditional and contemporary art forms of New Zealand and international cultures. Students will:
develop practical knowledge in the arts, exploring and using the elements, conventions, processes, techniques, and technologies of each arts discipline;
develop ideas in the arts, individually and collectively, drawing on a variety of sources of motivation to make art works;
communicate and interpret meaning in the arts, presenting and responding to a wide range of art works;
understand the arts in context, investigating art works and the arts in relation to their social and cultural settings.
Learning within each discipline is approached through four interrelated strands:
Developing Practical Knowledge in the Arts
Developing Ideas in the Arts
Communicating and Interpreting in the Arts
Understanding the Arts in Context
For each discipline, achievement objectives are provided at eight levels. They are accompanied by learning examples, which provide guidance to teachers and help them interpret the achievement objectives.
A glossary of selected terms accompanies each discipline.