Introduction………………………………………….…….

XXVI.

THE ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Production, Performance and Exhibition of Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts…………..………………

A.     Elements and Principles in each Art Form

B.      Demonstration of Dance, Music, Theatre and 

Visual Arts

C.     Vocabulary Within each Art Form

D.     Styles in Production, Performance and Exhibition

E.     Themes in Art Forms

F.     Historical and Cultural Production, Performance and Exhibition

G.    Function and Analysis of Rehearsals and Practice Sessions

H.     Safety Issues in the Arts

I.        Community Performances and Exhibitions

J.       Technologies in the Arts

K.     Technologies in the Humanities

9.1.

Historical and Cultural Contexts..………………………..

A.     Context of Works in the Arts

B.      Chronology of Works in the Arts

C.     Styles and Genre in the Arts

D.     Historical and Cultural Perspectives

E.     Historical and Cultural Impact on Works in the Arts

F.     Vocabulary for Historical and Cultural Context

G.    Geographic regions in the arts

H.     Pennsylvania artists

I.        Philosophical context of works in the arts

J.       Historical differences of works in the arts

K.     Traditions within works in the arts

L.      Common themes in works in the Arts

9.2.

Critical Response………………………………………….

A.     Critical Processes

B.      Criteria

C.     Classifications

D.     Vocabulary for Criticism

E.     Types of Analysis

F.     Comparisons

G.    Critics in the Arts

9.3.

Aesthetic Response………………………………………...

A.     Philosophical Studies

B.      Aesthetic Interpretation

C.     Environmental Influences

D.     Artistic Choices

9.4.

Glossary…………………………………………………….

XXVII.

9.1.  Production, Performance and Exhibition of Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts

9.1.3. GRADE 3

9.1.5. GRADE 5

9.1.8. GRADE 8

              9.1.12. GRADE 12

Pennsylvania’s public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to:

A.      Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities.

·        Elements

Ø      Dance: • energy/force • space • time

Ø      Music: • duration • intensity • pitch • timbre

Ø      Theatre: • scenario • script/text • set design

Ø      Visual Arts: • color • form/shape • line • space • texture • value

·        Principles

Ø      Dance: • choreography • form • genre • improvisation • style • technique

Ø      Music: • composition • form • genre • harmony • rhythm • texture

Ø      Theatre: • balance • collaboration • discipline • emphasis • focus • intention • movement • rhythm • style • voice

Ø      Visual Arts: • balance • contrast • emphasis/focal point • movement/rhythm • proportion/scale • repetition • unity/harmony

B.       Recognize, know, use and demonstrate a variety of appropriate arts elements and principles to produce, review and revise original works in the arts.

·        Dance: • move • perform • read and notate dance • create and choreograph  • improvise 

·        Music: • sing • play an instrument • read and notate music • compose and arrange •improvise

·        Theatre: • stage productions • read and write scripts • improvise • interpret a role • design sets • direct

·        Visual Arts: • paint • draw • craft • sculpt • print • design for environment, communication, multi-media

C.  Recognize and use fundamental vocabulary within each of the arts forms.

C.  Know and use fundamental vocabulary within each of the arts forms.

C.     Identify and use comprehensive vocabulary within each of the arts forms.

C.   Integrate and apply advanced vocabulary to the arts forms.

D.      Use knowledge of varied styles within each art form through a performance or exhibition of unique work.

E.       Demonstrate the ability to define objects, express emotions, illustrate an action or relate an experience through creation of works in the arts.

F.       Identify works of others through a performance or exhibition

       (e.g., exhibition of student paintings        based on the study of Picasso).

G.       Recognize the function of rehearsals and practice sessions.

H.      Handle materials, equipment and tools safely at work and performance spaces.

·         Identify materials used.

·         Identify issues of cleanliness related to the arts.

·         Recognize some mechanical/electrical equipment.

·         Recognize differences in selected physical space/environments.

·         Recognize the need to select safe props/stage equipment.

·         Identify methods for storing materials in the arts.

D.      Describe and use knowledge of a specific style within each art form through a performance or exhibition of a unique work.

E.   Know and demonstrate how arts can communicate experiences, stories or emotions through the production of works in the arts.

F.   Describe works of others through    performance or exhibition in two art forms.

G.  Identify the function and benefits of rehearsal and practice sessions.

H.  Use and maintain materials, equipment and tools safely at work and performance spaces.

·         Describe some materials used.

·         Describe issues of cleanliness related to the arts.

·         Describe types of mechanical/electrical equipment usage.

·         Know how to work in selected physical space/environments.

·         Identify the qualities of safe props/stage equipment.

·         Describe methods for storing materials in the arts.

D.  Demonstrate knowledge of at least two styles within each art form through performance or exhibition of unique works.

E.       Communicate a unifying theme or point of view through the production of works in the arts.

F.       Explain works of others within each art form through performance or exhibition.

G.       Explain the function and benefits of rehearsal and practice sessions.

H.      Demonstrate and maintain materials, equipment and tools safely at work and performance spaces.

·         Analyze the use of materials.

·         Explain issues of cleanliness related to the arts.

·         Explain the use of mechanical/electrical equipment.

·         Demonstrate how to work in selected physical space/environment.

·         Demonstrate the selection of safe props/stage equipment.

·         Demonstrate methods for storing materials in the arts.

D.      Demonstrate specific styles in combination through the production or performance of a unique work of art (e.g., a dance composition that combines jazz dance and African dance).

E.       Delineate a unifying theme through the production of a work of art that reflects skills in media processes and techniques.

F.       Analyze works of arts influenced by experiences or historical and cultural events through production, performance or exhibition.

G.       Analyze the effect of rehearsal and practice sessions.

H.      Incorporate the effective and safe use of materials, equipment and tools into the production of works in the arts at work and performance spaces.

·         Evaluate the use and applications of materials.

·         Evaluate issues of cleanliness related to the arts.

·         Evaluate the use and applications of mechanical/electrical equipment.

·         Evaluate differences among selected physical space/environment.

·         Evaluate the use and applications of safe props/stage equipment.

·        Evaluate the use and apply safe methods for storing materials in the arts.

I.         Identify arts events that take place in schools and in communities.

J.        Know and use traditional and contemporary technologies for producing, performing and exhibiting works in the arts or the works of others.

·        Know and use traditional technologies (e.g., charcoal, pigments, clay, needle/thread, quill pens, stencils, tools for wood carving, looms, stage equipment).

·        Know and use contemporary technologies (e.g., CDs/software, audio/sound equipment, polymers, clays, board-mixers, photographs, recorders).

K.   Know and use traditional and contemporary technologies for furthering knowledge and understanding in the humanities.

I.         Describe arts events that take place in schools and in communities.

J.        Apply traditional and contemporary technologies for producing, performing and exhibiting works in the arts or the works of others.

·     Experiment with traditional technologies (e.g., ceramic/wooden tools, earthen clays, masks, instruments, folk shoes, etching tools, folk looms).

·     Experiment with contemporary technologies (e.g., color fills on computers, texture methods on computers, fonts/point systems, animation techniques, video teleconferencing, multimedia techniques, internet access, library computer card catalogues).

K.      Apply traditional and contemporary   technology in furthering knowledge and understanding in the humanities.

I.         Know where arts events, performances and exhibitions occur and how to gain admission.

J.        Incorporate specific uses of traditional and contemporary technologies within the design for producing, performing and exhibiting works in the arts or the works of others.

·         Explain and demonstrate traditional technologies

(e.g., paint, tools, sponges, weaving designs, instruments, natural pigments/glazes).

·         Explain and demonstrate contemporary technologies

(e.g., MIDI keyboards, Internet design, computers, interactive technologies, audio/sound equipment, board-mixer, video equipment, computerized lighting design).

K.    Incorporate specific uses of
 traditional and contemporary
 technologies in furthering
 knowledge and understanding in the
 humanities.

I.         Distinguish among a variety of regional arts events and resources and analyze methods of selection and admission.

J.        Analyze and evaluate the use of traditional and contemporary technologies for producing, performing and exhibiting works in the arts or the works of others.

·     Analyze traditional technologies (e.g., acid printing, etching methods, musical instruments, costume materials, eight track recording, super 8 movies).

·     Analyze contemporary technologies (e.g., virtual reality design, instrument enhancements, photographic tools, broadcast equipment, film cameras, preservation tools, web graphics, computer generated marching band designs).

K.      Analyze and evaluate the use of traditional and contemporary technologies in furthering knowledge and understanding in the humanities.

9.2. Historical and Cultural Contexts

9.2.3. GRADE 3

9.2.5. GRADE 5

9.2.8. GRADE 8

                   9.2.12. GRADE 12

Pennsylvania’s public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to identify, compare, contrast and analyze works in the arts in their historical and cultural context appropriate for each grade level in concert with districts’ social studies, literature and language standards.

A.  Explain the historical, cultural and social context of an individual work in the arts.

B.       Relate works in the arts chronologically to historical events (e.g., 10,000 B.C. to present).

C.       Relate works in the arts to varying styles and genre and to the periods in which they were created (e.g., Bronze Age, Ming Dynasty, Renaissance, Classical, Modern, Post-Modern, Contemporary, Futuristic, others).

D.      Analyze a work of art from its historical and cultural perspective.

E.       Analyze how historical events and culture impact forms, techniques and purposes of works in the arts (e.g., Gilbert and Sullivan operettas)

F.       Know and apply appropriate vocabulary used between social studies and the arts and humanities.

G.       Relate works in the arts to geographic regions:

·        Africa

·        Asia

·        Australia

·        Central America

·        Europe

·        North America

·        South America

H.      Identify, describe and analyze the work of Pennsylvania Artists in dance, music, theatre and visual arts.

I.         Identify, explain and analyze philosophical beliefs as they relate to works in the arts (e.g., classical architecture, rock music, Native American dance, contemporary American
musical theatre).

J.        Identify, explain and analyze historical and cultural differences as they relate to works in the arts (e.g., PLAYS BY Shakespeare, works by Michelangelo, ethnic dance and music).

K.      Identify, explain and analyze traditions as they relate to works in the arts (e.g., story telling – plays, oral histories- poetry, work songs- blue grass).

L.       Identify, explain and analyze common themes, forms and techniques from works in the arts (e.g., Copland and Graham’s Appalachian Spring and Millet’s The Gleaners).

9.3. Critical  Response

9.3.3. GRADE 3

9.3.5. GRADE 5

9.3.8. GRADE 8

                    9.3.12. GRADE 12

Pennsylvania’s public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to:

A.     Recognize critical processes used in the examination of works in the arts and humanities.

·     Compare and contrast

·     Analyze

·     Interpret

·     Form and test hypotheses

·     Evaluate/form judgments

B.       Know that works in the arts can be described by using the arts elements, principles and concepts (e.g., use of    color, shape and pattern in Mondrian’s  Broadway Boogie-Woogie; use of dynamics, tempo, texture in Ravel’s Bolero).

C.     Know classification skills with materials and processes used to create works in the arts (e.g., sorting and matching textiles, musical chants, television comedies).

D.     Explain meanings in the arts and humanities through individual works and the works of others using a fundamental vocabulary of critical response.

A.      Identify critical processes in the examination of works in the arts and humanities.

·     Compare and contrast

·     Analyze

·     Interpret

·     Form and test hypotheses

·     Evaluate/form judgments

B.     Describe works in the arts comparing similar and contrasting characteristics (e.g., staccato in Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King and in tap dance).

C.     Classify works in the arts by forms in which they are found (e.g., farce, architecture, graphic design).

D.      Compare similar and contrasting important aspects of works in the arts and humanities based on a set of guidelines using a comprehensive vocabulary of critical response.

A.     Know and use the critical process of the examination of works in the arts and humanities.

·     Compare and contrast

·     Analyze

·     Interpret

·     Form and test hypotheses

·     Evaluate/form judgments

B.     Analyze and interpret specific characteristics of works in the arts within each art form (e.g., pentatonic scales in Korean and Indonesian music).

C.       Identify and classify styles, forms, types and genre within art forms    (e.g., modern dance and the ethnic dance, a ballad and a patriotic song).

D.      Evaluate works in the arts and humanities using a complex vocabulary of critical response.

A.      Explain and apply the critical examination processes of works in the arts and humanities.

·     Compare and contrast

·     Analyze

·     Interpret

·     Form and test hypotheses

·     Evaluate/form judgments

B.     Determine and apply criteria to a person’s work and works of others in the arts (e.g., use visual scanning techniques to critique the student’s own use of sculptural space in comparison to Julio Gonzales’ use of space in Woman Combing Her Hair).

C.     Apply systems of classification for interpreting works in the arts and forming a critical response.

D.      Analyze and interpret works in the arts and humanities from different societies using culturally specific vocabulary of critical response.

E.       Recognize and identify types of critical analysis in the arts and humanities.

·        Contextual criticism

·        Formal criticism

·        Intuitive criticism

F.       Know how to recognize and identify similar and different characteristics among works in the arts (e.g., Amish and Hawaiian quilts, Navaho weavings and Kente cloth from West Africa).

G.       Know and demonstrate what a critic's position or opinion is related to works in the arts and humanities (e.g., I like patriotic songs because…; The movie was enjoyed for its exceptional special effects).

E.       Describe and use types of critical analysis in the arts and humanities.

·        Contextual criticism

·        Formal criticism

·         Intuitive criticism

F.       Know how to recognize the process of criticism in identifying and analyzing characteristics among works in the arts.

G.       Describe a critic's position or opinion about selected works in the arts and humanities (e.g., student’s presentation of a critical position on Walt Disney’s Evolution of Mickey and Minnie Mouse).

E.  Interpret and use various types of critical analysis in the arts and humanities.

·       Contextual criticism

·       Formal criticism

·       Intuitive criticism

F.   Apply the process of criticism to identify characteristics among works in the arts.

G.     Compare and contrast critical positions or opinions about selected works in the arts and humanities (e.g., critic’s review and comparison of Alvin Ailey’s Revelations to Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake).

E.       Examine and evaluate various types of critical analysis of works in the arts and humanities.

·       Contextual criticism

·       Formal criticism

·       Intuitive criticism

F.  Analyze the processes of criticism used to compare the meanings of a work in the arts in both its own and present time.

G.  Analyze works in the arts by referencing the judgments advanced by arts critics as well as one’s own analysis and critique.

9.4. Aesthetic Response

9.4.3. GRADE 3

9.4.5. GRADE 5

9.4.8. GRADE 8

                  9.4.12. GRADE 12

 Pennsylvania's public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the 

  knowledge and skills needed to:

A.    Know how to respond to a philosophical statement about works in the arts and humanities (e.g., “Can artworks that depict or are about ugly or unpleasant things ever be beautiful?”).

B.     Know how to communicate an informed individual opinion about the meaning of works in the arts (e.g., works of an artist of the month).

C.       Recognize that the environment of the observer influences individual aesthetic responses to works in the arts (e.g., the effect of live music as opposed to listening to the same piece on a car radio).

D.  Recognize that choices made by artists 

      regarding subject matter and themes  

      communicate ideas through works in the 

      arts and humanities (e.g., artist’s

      interpretation through the use of

      classical ballet of the American West in

      Agnes De Mille’s Rodeo).

A.      Identify uses of expressive symbols that show philosophical meanings in works in the arts and humanities    (e.g., American TV ads versus Asian TV ads).

B.  Investigate and communicate multiple philosophical views about works in the arts.

C.       Identify the attributes of various audiences’ environments as they influence individual aesthetic response (e.g., Beatles’ music played by the Boston Pops versus video taped concerts from the 1970s).

D.      Explain choices made regarding media, technique, form, subject matter and themes that communicate the artist’s philosophy within a work in the arts and humanities (e.g., selection of stage lighting in Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story to communicate mood).

A.      Compare and contrast examples of group and individual philosophical meanings of works in the arts and humanities (e.g., group discussions on musical theatre versus the individual’s concept of musical theatre).

B.       Compare and contrast informed individual opinions about the meaning of works in the arts to others (e.g., debate philosophical opinions within a listserve or at an artist’s website).

C.       Describe how the attributes of the audience’s environment influence aesthetic responses (e.g., the ambiance of the theatre in a performance of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Cats).

D.      Describe to what purpose philosophical ideas generated by artists can be conveyed through works in the arts and humanities (e.g., T. Ganson’s Destructive Periods in Russia During Stalin’s and Deniken’s Leadership conveys her memories and emotions of a specific incident).

A.      Evaluate an individual’s philosophical statement on a work in the arts and its relationship to one’s own life based on knowledge and experience.

B.       Describe and analyze the effects that works in the arts have on groups, individuals and the culture (e.g., Orson Welles’ 1938 radio broadcast, War of the Worlds).

C.  Compare and contrast the attributes of various audiences’ environments as they influence individual aesthetic response (e.g., viewing traditional Irish dance at county fair versus the performance of River Dance in a concert hall).

D.  Analyze and interpret a philosophical position identified in works in the arts and humanities.