Fine Arts Flashcards
Blooms Taxonomy: Creating
putting info together in new and inventive ways; highest level
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Evaluating
involves making judgements based on a set of guidelines; second highest level
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Analyzing
involves breaking down concepts into smaller parts and understanding how each part relates to others; level just below evaluate
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying
involves using the knowledge that was gained in new ways; level just above understanding
Bloom’s Taxonomy: understanding
making sense of what was learned; second lowest
Bloom’s Taxonomy: remembering
recalling a relevant info from long-term memory; lowest level of thinking
Equilibration
the force that drives cognitive development
Accommodation
occurs when existing schemas cannot be applied to new objects or situations and must therefore be adapted and revised
Assimilation
Existing schemas are helpful and can be used with new objects or situations
pantomime
dramatic expression through gestures accompanied by music in front of an audience
creative drama
makes use of literature, world history, and media drawn current events to promote children’s imaginative thought
dramatic play
improves imagination, improvisation as the impromptu portrayal of a character or scene without rehearsal or practice
primary colors
red, yellow, blue
Secondary Colors
green, purple, orange
Tertiary Colors
primary color + Secondary Color
value
darkness or lightness of a single color
monochromatic
an art piece done in a single colors but with different values of that color
Solfege
Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do
grand staff
has both a bass clef and treble clef
Staff
5 lines and 4 spaces make it
Ledger Lines
notes on lines above or below the staff that aren’t really there (above or below the staff)
Pitch
faster=higher
slower= lower
determined by how fast or slow the strings vibrate
Timbre
quality of a tone
characterization
starts at 4th grade
creative process that combines the personality and portrayal of a part and then project it to the audience
Expressive Movement
NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION
facial expression, body movement, and gestures
Analogous color
neighbors on the color wheel the have a common hue
clef
indicates where notes that appear on the staff are pitched
two common most used are treble and bass
Expressive voice
incorporates the selection and pronunciation of words
important as overall speech oral communication traning
physical literacy
ability to not only asses one’s surroundings, but also move comfortably and competently within a variety of environments
Mozart
child prodigy composer
Bethoven
most influential composer in transition from classical to romantic period
Pianississimo
extremely fast (PPP)
pianissimo
Very Soft (PP)
Piano
Soft (P)
Intonation
the rise and fall of a pitch
Composition
the design of the pitch
round
a song in which 2+ people sing exactly the same melody, but start at different times
partner song
2+ people sing 2 different songs at the same time to create a harmony and counterpart
lullaby
softly sung song
Game Song
has motions and movements
crescendo
gradually becoming louder (cresc.)
mezzo-forte
moderately loud (mf)
fortepiano
loud & then immediately soft (fp)
Diminuendo or Decresendo
gradually becoming softer (decresc.) or (dim.)
Fortississimo
extremely loud (FFF)
fortissimo
very loud (ff)
forte
loud (f)
mezzo-piano
moderately soft (mp)
Space: Bass Clef
(TOP TO BOTTOM) G, E, C, A
All Cows Eat Grass
Lines: Bass Clef
(Top To Bottom) A F D B G
Grizzly Bears Don’t Fly Airplanes
Space: Treble Clef
(TOP TO BOTTOM) E C A F
FACE
Lines: Treble Clef
(TOP TO BOTTOM) F D B G E
Every Good Boy Does Fine
Main Goal: to instill the love of music into all children; teach music sequentially; use quality folk songs and to cultivate the singing voice
The Kodaly Method
- “learning by doing” approach to teaching music
- every child participates and experiences all aspects of music in a noncompetitive atmosphere
Orff Schulwerk
- melodic/barred instruments
- xylophones
- metalophones
- glockensiels
Orff Ensemble
- wood block
- claves (wooden rods)
- triangle
- drums
- finger cymbols
Unpitched Rhythmic instruments
K–2nd: D-A -> shouldn’t be asked to sing louder because it could damage their vocal chords
3-6: D-D -> a little higher than younger kids
singing ranges for elementary age kids
what is a form of Mexican folk music?
Mariachi
- Important component of the music curriculum in Texas
- Historical Significances is a music TEKS
Patriotic Songs
- Texas State Song
- adopted in 1829
- when Alaska became a state it was edited to say “boldest” instead of “largest”
“Texas, Our Texas”
