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1.1 The Creative Process: All students will demonstrate an understanding of the elements and principles that govern the creation of works of art in dance, music, theatre, and visual art.

Common, recognizable musical forms often have characteristics related to specific cultural traditions.

1.1.8.B.1

Analyze the application of the elements of music in diverse Western and non-Western musical works from different historical eras using active listening and by reading and interpreting written scores.

Compositional techniques used in different styles and genres of music vary according to prescribed sets of rules.

1.1.8.B.2

Compare and contrast the use of structural forms and the manipulation of the elements of music in diverse styles and genres of musical compositions.

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1.2 History of the Arts and Culture: All students will understand the role, development, and influence of the arts throughout history and across cultures.

Technological changes have and will continue to substantially influence the development and nature of the arts.

1.2.8.A.1

Map historical innovations in dance, music, theatre, and visual art that were caused by the creation of new technologies.

Tracing the histories of dance, music, theatre, and visual art in world cultures provides insight into the lives of people and their values.

1.2.8.A.2

Differentiate past and contemporary works of dance, music, theatre, and visual art that represent important ideas, issues, and events that are chronicled in the histories of diverse cultures.

The arts reflect cultural morays and personal aesthetics throughout the ages.

1.2.8.A.3

Analyze the social, historical, and political impact of artists on culture and the impact of culture on the arts.

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1.3 Performance: All students will synthesize those skills, media, methods, and technologies appropriate to creating, performing, and/or presenting works of art in dance, music, theatre, and visual art.

Western, non-Western, and avant-garde notation systems have distinctly different characteristics.

1.3.8.B.1

Perform instrumental or vocal compositions using complex standard and non-standard Western, non-Western, and avant-garde notation.

Stylistic considerations vary across genres, cultures, and historical eras.

1.3.8.B.2

Perform independently and in groups with expressive qualities appropriately aligned with the stylistic characteristics of the genre.

Understanding of discipline specific arts terminology (e.g., crescendo, diminuendo, pianissimo, forte, etc.) is a component of music literacy.

1.3.8.B.3

Apply theoretical understanding of expressive and dynamic music terminology to the performance of written scores in the grand staff.

Improvisation is a compositional skill that is dependent on understanding the elements of music as well as stylistic nuances of historical eras and genres of music.

1.3.8.B.4

Improvise music in a selected genre or style, using the elements of music that are consistent with basic playing and/or singing techniques in that genre or style.

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1.4 Aesthetic Responses & Critique Methodologies: All students will demonstrate and apply an understanding of arts philosophies, judgment, and analysis to works of art in dance, music, theatre, and visual art.

A. Aesthetic Response

Contextual clues to artistic intent are embedded in artworks. Analysis of archetypal or consummate works of art requires knowledge and understanding of culturally specific art within historical contexts.

1.4.8.A.1

Generate observational and emotional responses to diverse culturally and historically specific works of dance, music, theatre, and visual art

Art may be used for utilitarian and non-utilitarian purposes.

1.4.8.A.2

Identify works of dance, music, theatre, and visual art that are used for utilitarian and non-utilitarian purposes.

Performance technique in dance, music, theatre, and visual art varies according to historical era and genre.

1.4.8.A.3

Distinguish among artistic styles, trends, and movements in dance, music, theatre, and visual art within diverse cultures and historical eras.

Abstract ideas may be expressed in works of dance, music, theatre, and visual art using a genre’s stylistic traits.

1.4.8.A.4

Compare and contrast changes in the accepted meanings of known artworks over time, given shifts in societal norms, beliefs, or values.

Symbolism and metaphor are characteristics of art and art making.

1.4.8.A.5

Interpret symbolism and metaphors embedded in works of dance, music, theatre, and visual art.

Awareness of basic elements of style and design in dance, music, theatre, and visual art inform the creation of criteria for judging originality.

1.4.8.A.6

Differentiate between “traditional” works of art and those that do not use conventional elements of style to express new ideas.

Artwork may be both utilitarian and non-utilitarian. Relative merits of works of art can be assessed through analysis of form, function, craftsmanship, and originality.

1.4.8.A.7

Analyze the form, function, craftsmanship, and originality of representative works of dance, music, theatre, and visual art.

B. Critique Methodologies

Assessing a work of art without

critiquing the artist requires

objectivity and an understanding of

the work’s content and form.

1.4.8.B.1

Evaluate the effectiveness of a work of art by differentiating between the artist’s technical proficiency and the work’s content or form.

Visual fluency is the ability to differentiate formal and informal structures and objectively apply observable criteria to the assessment of artworks, without consideration of the artist.

1.4.8.B.2

Differentiate among basic formal structures and technical proficiency of artists in works of dance, music, theatre, and visual art.

Universal elements of art and principles of design apply equally to artwork across cultures and historical eras.

1.4.8.B.3

Compare and contrast examples of archetypal subject matter in works of art from diverse cultural contexts and historical eras by writing critical essays.