Download Intro to the Arts


Ceremonial
› Music created or performed for rituals or
celebrations
› Indonesian Gamelan Music
 Used to summon the gods
› Religious and patriotic music
› U.S. Armed Forces Medley
 Used during Veteran’s/Memorial Day
Ceremonies
 Armed Forces Graduation Ceremonies

Recreational
› Music for entertainment
 Rodrigo y Gabriela
› Game songs
› Dance music/social events
› Music played while exercising
› Hobby (such as playing an instrument for
fun)

Artistic Expression
› Music created with the intent to express or
communicate one’s emotions, feelings,
ideas, or experience
› Music performed for an audience
› More formal than recreational music
 Vivaldi – The Four Seasons (Spring, 1st
Movement)

Rhythm
› The placement of sounds in time
› Sometimes called “Beat”

Tempo
› Speed of the music
› Musical speed can change throughout a
piece

Melody
› A grouping of musical notes that creates a
single phrase
› The most important sounding line in a piece
of music

Harmony
› More than one note sounding at the same
time
 Form
› Overall plan or structure
 Call-and-Response
 “Shout”
 Round
 “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
 Verse-and-Chorus
 Most modern songs
› Genres (types) of music tend to follow a
pre-set form

Timbre
› Unique quality to sounds
› Different instruments create different sounds
while playing the same note
› Types of instruments are classified into groups
 Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion

Dynamics
› The loudness of the sounds
› Markings are based on Italian words
 Forte (f) = Loud
 Piano (p) = Soft
› Moving from soft sounds to louder sounds is
called Crescendo
› Moving from loud to soft sounds is called
Decrescendo

The Grand Staff
Two Staves joined by a brace
Shows Treble and Bass Clef
Clefs indicate Pitch
Each Line and
Space on the
staff indicate a
specific note
Treble Clef
› Notes are named
using the letters
Bass Clef
A through G
›
›
›
›


Treble Clef Notes

Bass Clef Notes
› Lines
 E, G, B, D, F
› Lines
 G, B, D, F, A
› Spaces
 F, A, C, E
› Spaces
 A, C, E, G
Ways to Remember  Ways to Remember
› Every Good Boy Does
Fine
› FACE
› Good Boys Do Fine
Always
› All Cows Eat Grass

Sharps, Flats, and Naturals
› Sharp
 Slightly raises the
pitch of the note
› Flat
 Slightly lowers the
pitch of the note
› Natural
 The pitch that comes
naturally to the note

Chords
› Groups of notes (usually in groups of three)
that are built on a “root” note
› C Major
Chord

Whole, Half, Quarter, Eighth Notes
› Whole notes are notes that are held out for
four (4) beats
› Half Notes are held out for two (2) beats
› Quarter Notes are held for one (1) beat
› Eighth Notes are held for a half (1/2) beat

Ceremonial
› Dances created or performed for rituals or
›
›
›
›
celebrations
Dances of Native Americans and West
Africans to celebrate life events
Harvest, rain, war
Religious ritual worship
Eagle Dance

Recreational
› Dancing for recreation (for fun!)
› Dancing to support recreational activities
› Ballroom, line dancing, aerobic dance,
square dancing
 Youth Ballroom Dancing
› Dance as a hobby

Artistic Expression
› Dance created with the intent to express or
communicate emotion, feelings, ideas, or
information
› Dances created and performed in a concert
or theatrical setting for an audience
› Ballet, tap, narrative
 Lyrical Dance

Two Types of Movement
› Locomotor – the body moves from one
place to another
 Walking, Sliding, Hopping, Running
› Axial (Non-locomotor) – the body does not
move from one place to another;
movement is centered on an axis of the
body
 Bending, Stretching, Twisting, Turning

Space
› The area around the dancer
› Where the dancer moves
› Where the dancer directs the eye of the
audience
 Direction of Motion
 Size of Motion
 Shape of Motion

Time
› The use of beat, rhythmic patterns and the
duration of movement

Force
› Energy
› Movement that is heavy or light, sharp or
smooth, has tension or relaxation
› Uses the weight of the body to demonstrate
the effects of gravity

Sharing the human experience
› To express or communicate emotion,
feelings, ideas, and information through
dramatic works
› Social change, universal themes
› Interpret and recreate information, ideas,
and emotions
› Human Experience Example

Passing on tradition and culture
› To express or communicate feelings, ideas,
information
› Narrative, storytelling, folktales, religious ritual
and ceremony
› Often passed down through generations by
rote, or by mouth
 Henry V Speech

Recreational
› Drama as recreation and for recreational events
› For entertainment, diversion, or festivals
› Street Theatre

Artistic Expression
› Drama created with the intent to express or
communicate emotion, feelings, ideas, or
information
› Works performed in a theatrical setting for an
audience

Literary Elements
› Plot
 Exposition, Conflict,
Rising Action,
Climax, Falling
Action, Conclusion
› Character
 Protagonist,
Antagonist
› Suspense
› Theme
 Underlying
Meaning or Idea
› Language
› Style
› Monologue
› Dialogue
› Stage Directions

Technical Elements
› Scenery
 Suggests a location
› Sound
 Music, Sound Effects
› Lights
 Creates a mood,
Changes audience
perception
› Make-up
 Creates or
enhances character
› Costumes
 Creates the overall
“feel” of a
character
› Props
 Items used by the
actors
Spectacle Example

Performance Elements
› Acting
 The use of Verbal and Nonverbal skills to
communicate character
› Communication
 Delivers the writer’s words and meaning to the
audience
› Acting Example

Ceremonial
› Artworks created to support
worship ceremonies, rituals,
or celebrations

Artistic Expression
› Artwork to express or communicate emotion,
ideas, feelings
› Self expression, to decorate or beautify
objects

Narrative
› Artworks that tell stories, describe and
illustrate experiences, or communicate
information
› Art to document important or historical
events
› Dorothea Lange’s photography of the Great
Depression era

Functional
› Artistic objects used in everyday life
› Pottery, quilts, baskets, etc.
› Crafts

Persuasive
› Artworks that promote ideas, philosophies, or
products
› Advertising, marketing, propaganda,
ideology, etc.

Color
› Various hues(types) represent emotional
qualities
› Influences the character of the artwork

Line
› Directs the eye where to look
› Indicates order

Shape
› Any two-dimensional image or element used
in the artwork

Form
› A three-dimensional object
› Creates the illusion of depth on flat surfaces

Value
› Relates to the lightness or darkness of color in
an artwork
› Used to define the form of objects that are
created in the artwork

Texture
› The feel or touch of a surface

Space
› The perception of depth
› Brings perspective to the artwork