Art/Music History (Period 2) Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- Fall 2018 - Spring 2019
- Department
- Visual and Performing Arts
- Description
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ART AND MUSIC HISTORY *Prerequisite: NoneGrade 11, 12 1 YearStudents will trace the history and development of visual and performing arts from its prehistoric roots to the present time. They will learn to understand the musical and artistic manifestations of cultural and societal values throughout history. Extensive in-class viewing and listening will enable them to recognize different musical and artistic styles and trends. This course fulfills the art requirement for graduation.
Upcoming Assignments
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Past Assignments
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- Review chapter notes for exam.
- All late and missing assignments due!
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Music Book:
G. Musical terms. Create a dictionary for notebook by identifying the following terms:
Acappela, Accent, Arpeggio, Bar, Chord , Coda, Downbeat, Dynamics, Expression, Fifth, Glissando, Harmony, Improvise, Key, Measure, Melody, Pitch, Rhythm, Scale, Staff, Syncopation, Tempo, Third, Timbre, Time, Tone, Troubadours
Acappela, Accent, Arpeggio, Bar, Chord , Coda, Downbeat, Dynamics, Expression, Fifth, Glissando, Harmony, Improvise, Key, Measure, Melody, Pitch, Rhythm, Scale, Staff, Syncopation, Tempo, Third, Timbre, Time, Tone, Troubadours
Meet the Artist: Wassily Kandinsky
- view short video on the artist
- create an abstract artwork inspired by the artist.
Wassily Kandinsky: 6 Minute Art History
Wassily Kandinsky cover by Mozart Piano concerto No.23
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1. Class lecture and discussion; The Still Life: Working with Space
- view artworks and notes on key concepts
2. Meet the Artists:
Janet Fish
Paul Cezanne
Henri Matisse
Paul Gauguin
Marc Chagall
David Hockney
Joan Miro
Pablo Picasso
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Music Book :
Essentials of Music : Click on glossary to learn about music terms.
Hear America Singing, history of american songwriters.
Learn About the Instruments. Select a country, see a photo & hear the sound.
The Symphony, An Interactive Guide.
Playmusic. Meet musicians. Listen to the orchestra. Play music. (bring your own set of earphones as we will be listening to music individually and as a class)
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Scholastic Art Magazine: read and answer questions (1-16)
Impressionists and Color: Renoir, Monet, and Cassatt.
-Renoir: A World of Color
-Cassatt's People
-Monet: Painting Light
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The Sill Life: Working with Space
- read article and answer questions (1-16)
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Music Book : 4/30-5/03
-Section D : Explore the relationship between math and music with Pythagoras.
-Section E: Visit the following websites to learn about the orchestra, the instruments, the composers, the musical periods, and more.
San Francisco Symphony Kids’ Site Compose a song of your own!
Essentials of Music : Click on glossary to learn about music terms.
Hear America Singing, history of american songwriters.
Learn About the Instruments. Select a country, see a photo & hear the sound.
The Symphony, An Interactive Guide.
Playmusic. Meet musicians. Listen to the orchestra. Play music. (bring your own set of earphones as we will be listening to music individually and as a class)
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Research one instruments for each category below.
1. For each instrument, make a page for your notebook.
2. Explain it’s history, how it makes music, what type of music is performed on the instrument, and illustrate with a drawing.
Strings Piano
Brass Woodwind Accordion
Percussion Organ
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Music Notebook:
A. Research 3 famous musicians. Use Library books and/or search online.
1. for each provide a brief biography.
2. Provide a detail research about the music genre the music belongs to. Provide info specific to this genre ( the structure of the music, instruments that are unique or essential for this music genre, how does it work? ).
3. Provide the historical context/background of the music genre. Where does it come from? - geographic and cultural roots. When did it emerge? ( dates of origin), how does it follow traditional musical practice, structure; and how does it innovate, differs?
A. Research 3 famous musicians. Use Library books and/or search online.
1. for each provide a brief biography.
2. Provide a detail research about the music genre the music belongs to. Provide info specific to this genre ( the structure of the music, instruments that are unique or essential for this music genre, how does it work? ).
3. Provide the historical context/background of the music genre. Where does it come from? - geographic and cultural roots. When did it emerge? ( dates of origin), how does it follow traditional musical practice, structure; and how does it innovate, differs?
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Create a Music Notebook
-Intro to new assignment, handout with instructions will be distributed in class. The research links will be posted on this site.
-Look at examples of notebooks and begin conceptualizing overall design of your notebook.
-Begin working on research content for your notebook.
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Last Day to turn any missing work for late credit.
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Artist to Meet
1. Write 3 facts and cite 3 artworks for each artist listed.
--Provide the artist's name, the title of the artwork in italics, the date of composition, the medium of the piece, and dimension (height x width).
2. Define vocabulary terms.
3. Extra credit: crossword puzzle on media and processes of art.
--Provide the artist's name, the title of the artwork in italics, the date of composition, the medium of the piece, and dimension (height x width).
2. Define vocabulary terms.
3. Extra credit: crossword puzzle on media and processes of art.
Artists to Meet:
Emil Nolde
Paula Modersohn-Becker
Wassily Kandinsky
Marc Chagal
Joseph Stella
Giorgio de Chirico
Salvador Dali
Emil Nolde
Paula Modersohn-Becker
Wassily Kandinsky
Marc Chagal
Joseph Stella
Giorgio de Chirico
Salvador Dali
Vocabulary: Early 20th Century Art Movements
Fauvism
Analytical Cubism
Synthetic Cubism
Surrealism
Dada
Fauvism
Analytical Cubism
Synthetic Cubism
Surrealism
Dada
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Due: In class work on the following:
1-sketch in sketchbook and/ or finish doodle for google assignment.
-prompts will be provided in class.
1-page response paper about the Doodle for Google assignment.
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Due: Fri. 1/25
Special Minimum Day
Word search and drawing handout.
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Due: Thur. 1/24
Discover lesson objectives
Vocabulary
Lesson Review 3, p.240 (1-5)
Reviewing the Facts, p. 243 (8-9)
Guided Reading, 10-3, handout.
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Due: Tue. 1/22
Ch. 10, Lesson 2:
Discover lesson objectives
Vocabulary
Lesson Review 2, p.241 (1-5)
Reviewing the Facts, p. 243 (4-7)
Guided Reading, 10-2, handout.
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Due: Fri. 1/18
Ch. 10, Lesson 1:
Discover lesson objectives
Vocabulary
Lesson Review 1, p.221 (1-4)
Reviewing the Facts, p. 243 (1-3)
Guided Reading, 10-1, handout.
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1 sketchbook entry due :
Doodle for Google brainstorming exercise.
In your sketchbook brainstorm ideas for the Doodle for Google contest.
-You may use any media (collage, pencil, watercolor, color pencil, markers).
-Think of this exercise as your outline for the first draft of an essay.
-You may refer to the theme for this year's contest to begin drawing or you may approach it as a free association drawing exercise.
-You may use any media (collage, pencil, watercolor, color pencil, markers).
-Think of this exercise as your outline for the first draft of an essay.
-You may refer to the theme for this year's contest to begin drawing or you may approach it as a free association drawing exercise.
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Design a layout and write content for a magazine, web blog/ web page.
- Layout design must be thoughtful in order to maximize written and visual content.
- The content should come from personal events that occurred during the Christmas break but it doesn't have to be a Christmas story. ( 1 long story or 3 short stories).
-Think about genres/ types of blogs and magazines that already exist in the world; food, sports, fashion, gossip columns, tech and toy blogs when deciding what type of magazine or newspaper yours would look like.
- Create a cohesive final page to present in class.
- Layout design must be thoughtful in order to maximize written and visual content.
- The content should come from personal events that occurred during the Christmas break but it doesn't have to be a Christmas story. ( 1 long story or 3 short stories).
-Think about genres/ types of blogs and magazines that already exist in the world; food, sports, fashion, gossip columns, tech and toy blogs when deciding what type of magazine or newspaper yours would look like.
- Create a cohesive final page to present in class.
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1.Class discussion:
8 HIDDEN SECRETS In Famous Paintings You Never Noticed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKy-MJnHI4U
-Teacher will check for understanding of key concepts pertinent to specific works of art.
-Student will take notes on key concepts and vocabulary.
2.View and discuss the film on guest speaker for 11/14.
I'll Push You film trailer and, the Push Inc. website .
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1. Class critique: present original artwork in class.
- title artwork-
2. Bring sketchbook and portfolio to class.
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Element of Art: Space
Notes/ define vocabulary terms.
Brief discussion and viewing of artworks.
1. Space: An element of Art. How it is used in various art forms:
2. Space in drawing and painting:
3. Focus on positive and negative space:
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Due: Design_5
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Design_5 assignment.
- collect leaves for assignment and begin drawing.
- Artist to Meet: Jasper Johns
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Artistic Movement assignment:
- you will work on research for this project in the library today.
- you will put together a PowerPoint presentation that you will present to class.
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All missing assignments due today for Quarter 1 report cards.
-> you may speak to me to make arrangements to turn in work after today but not later than Friday.
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Space in Painting: Many Right Answers
- worksheet-
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Using Design Relationships
- Design Chart
- Studio Activity: create an artwork using six design relationships for guidance.
- Design Chart
- Studio Activity: create an artwork using six design relationships for guidance.
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Due: The Elements of Art : Color Wheel
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Elements of Art and Color Wheel
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1. Short lecture on aesthetics, different forms of art, materials used to make artworks, and the various people and institutions that contribute to our concept of art.
2. Students take notes and share their interest in a particular artist or art form with their classmates.
Artists to Meet:
Barry McGee
Margaret Kilgallen,
Pepon Osorio
- answers to questions due tomorrow!
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Research 3 museums in California ( Los Angeles County):
+Name and location
+what kind of museum is it?
+interesting facts
+why did you select the museum?
+cite a current exhibition at the museum you selected.