Survey of Fine Arts Fine Arts Curriculum

Survey of Fine Arts
Fine Arts Curriculum
This is a one-block course that takes a brief look at the development of art, drama and
music.
Introduction
The learner will be able to:
- recognize the various elements of art.
- critique various pieces of art.
- demonstrate the areas of placement on the stage.
- identify the components of the theatre.
- identify the elements of the plot.
- identify the various elements of music.
Ancient Greece
The learner will be able to:
- identify how the art was impacted by the architecture of the time.
- recognize actors and playwrights from this time period.
- identify and explain various types of scenic devices used during this time period.
- define and identify the various parts of the Greek staging area.
- identify contributions that the Greeks made to music history.
Middle Ages
The learner will be able to:
- identify art types associated with the Middle Ages.
- identify how the church assisted in the restart of Drama.
- describe the development of music during this time period.
Renaissance
The learner will be able to:
- identify various artists associated with the Renaissance time period.
- identify characteristics of art of this time period.
- identify stock roles in Commedia Dell' Arte.
- identify playwrights who were popular during that time period.
- name facts about the Globe Theatre.
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- identify various types of music associated with the Renaissance time period.
Seventeenth Century
The learner will be able to:
- recognize various historical happenings during this time period.
- identify various artists and characteristics associated with this art movement.
- identify various playwrights and innovations associated with this movement.
- identify changes in the theatre during this movement.
- define compositional forms associated with this movement.
- identify various characteristics associated with this movement.
- identify composers from this time period.
Eighteenth Century
The learner will be able to:
- recognize various historical happenings during this time period.
- identify characteristics of this time period.
- identify various artists associated with this time period.
- identify various parts of an opera.
- identify various composers associated with this time period.
- identify characteristics of this time period.
Nineteenth Century
The learner will be able to:
- recognize various historical events that happened during this time period.
- identify various artists of this time period.
- identify the various art movements of this time period.
- identify various characteristics of each art movement during this time period.
- identify various composers from each movement during this time period.
- identify various music styles during this time period.
- identify various characteristics associated with the various music styles during this time
period.
- identify various playwrights from each style during this time period.
- identify the various drama styles during this time period.
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- identify the various characteristics of each style during this time period.
20th Century
The learner will be able to:
- associate the various artists during this time period with their art style.
- associate the various art characteristics with the art style.
- identify the various art styles during this time period.
- identify the various characteristics of this time period.
- identify the various music styles associated with this time period.
- identify the major influences on the development of music during this time period.
- identify the major composers during this time period.
- identify the major parts of a musical.
- identify the major components of theatre of the absurd.
- identify the major playwrights of this time period.
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