Visual and Performing Arts Flashcards
5 standards of ART
artistic perception creative expression historical and cultural context aesthetic valuing connections, relationships and applications
artistic perception
the way students learn to respond to process and analyze sensory information
creative epxresion
students are expected to participate and perform
– learn to create their own works, using a variety of means to communicate intent and meaning and apply processes and skills in composing, arranging and performing their works
historical and cultural context
students analyze he function and development of an artistic medium In past and present cultures throughout the world
aesthetic valuing
student analyze, interpret, derive meaning from and critique works in each discipline including works of their own creating
connections, relationships and application
students connect and apply what they learn in each discipline to other disciplines, to other art disciplines to other subject areas
– learn about careers and related to arts disciplines
Elements of dance
Space
time
force
form
elements of space (the area covered by movements)
level directions shape pathways relationships
level
the distance from the floor
directions
up, down, forward, backwards and so on
shape
the design of the body
pathways
patterns made by the body as it moves
relationship
with whom or what the body is moving
elements of time (dtb)
duration
tempo
beat
duration
the length of time the movement takes
tempo
the speed of the dance
beat
even or uneven
Force
implies there is a spectrum or radiation in the action performed
– a heavy action requires more force than a light one
form
a structural organization of the work
- all elements of force, time and space are organized by form of the work
dance techniques
balance wieght shift alightmnet pattermns mirroring positioning extension
elements of music
Rhythm Melody Harmony Timbre Form texture density dynamics
elements of rhythm
duration o sound, or how long or short the notes are
- beat (the pulse; a rhythmic unit of time
- tempo (the speed of the beat)
- meter (the organization of strong and weak beats, indicated by measures and time signatures)
Melody
refers to a tune created by playing a series of notes
Elements of Harmony
- combination of two or more pitches
- consonance (a combination of two or more pitches that are harmonious) pleasing
- dissonance (a combination of two or more pitches that are not working together) no pleasing
timbre
the quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from the other aka tone color
elements of form
– the structure of music
Binary (AB form)
Ternary (ABA form)
Theme ad variation (presentation of a. melody and repeats the melody with variations)
Popular song (AABA from) verse chorus, bridge chorus, verse chorus
elements of texture
- the overall quality of sound of. a piece most often indicated by the number of layers and voices
- –Monophonic (one melody in the same pitch and same rhythm)
- – homophonic (one melody in harmony on the same rhythm)
- – polyphonic (two or more melodies in different pitch or rhymes at the same time