included The Arts for all students in the compulsory years of schooling under the new draft of the Foundation – Year 10 Australian Curriculum: The Art. Within this new published framework, drama is presented as one of the new arts subjects, along with dance and media arts. These were added to the traditional arts subjects of music and visual arts. Integration into education Performing arts education in Australia includes a plethora of disciplines, the most common being theatre, dance, music, musical theatre and circus. Dance and music are disciplines that are studied specifically as subjects in school, whilst other disciplines require specialist training from other institutions. At a school level the Australian Education Curriculum includes 3 distinct subjects (Dance, Drama and Music) which come under the umbrella of the performing arts. These subjects are incorporated into student's learning from Foundation to the end of primary school. Individual schools are left to decide how this should occur. Students are then able to experience one or more arts subjects in depth in the first two years of secondary school (years 7 & 8) and then will be able to choose to specialise in one or more arts subjects in years 9 and 10. Each subject focusses on its own unique practices and terminology. Music is an aurally based practice where students will not only perform but listen to and compose music in a range of different styles and traditions. The aim of the subject is to gather and use knowledge of musical practices and musicians in order to critically analyse music. In drama, students are educated in using body language, speech, gesture and space to express and portray themes in both fictional and non-fictional contexts. They also explore how to respond and analyse to the drama performances of others. Dance involves the expression of meaning through movement and is where students develop skills in choreography, performance and the appreciation of dance. The Australian Curriculum of these subjects emphasises the close relationship of making and responding in the arts, and views understanding performing arts practices as just as important as performing. [[File:Prinnie_Stevens,_Mahalia_Barnes_(8143448875).jpg|thumb|330x330px|''The Voices Prinnie and Mahalia singing with 600,000 kids in Sydney at Haberfield Public School]] The Australian Education Curriculum, notes that the complimentary partnership between the arts industry and the provision of the arts curriculum is integral in performing arts education. The industry provides opportunities for students to experience professional performances, demonstrations,