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Standard One: Creating, Performing and Participating in the Arts
Students will actively engage in the processes that constitute creation and performance in the art (dance, music, theatre, and visual arts) and participate in various roles in the arts.
Dance Students will perform set dance forms in formal and informal contexts and will improvise, create, and perform dances based on their own movement ideas. They will demonstrate an understanding of choreographic principles, processes, and structures and of the roles of various participants in dance productions.
PI Students know and demonstrate a range of movement elements and skills (such as balance, alignment, elevation, and landing) and basic dance steps, positions, and patterns
PI Students dance a range of forms from free improvisation to structured choreography
PI Students create or improvise dance phrases, studies, and dances, alone and/or in collaboration with others, in a variety of contexts
PI Students demonstrate the ability to take various roles in group productions and performances
    Music Students will compose original music and perform music written by others. They will understand and use the basic elements of music in their performances and compositions. Students will engage in individual and group musical and music-related tasks, and will describe the various roles and means of creating, performing, recording, and producing music.
    PI Students compose simple pieces that reflect a knowledge of melodic, rhythmic, harmonic, timbre, and dynamic elements
    PI Students sing and/or play alone and in combination with other voice or instrument parts, a varied repertoire of folk, art, and contemporary songs, from notation, with a good tone, pitch, duration and loudness
    PI Students improvise short musical compositions that exhibit cohesiveness and musical expression
    PI Students in performing ensembles, read moderately easy/moderately difficult music (New York State School Music Association [NYSSMA] level III-IV) and respond appropriately to the gestures of the conductor
      PI Students identify and use, in individual and group experiences, some of the roles, processes, and actions for performing and composing music of their own and others, and discuss ways to improve them
      Theatre Students will create and perform theatre pieces as well as improvisational drama. They will understand and use the basic elements of theatre in their characterizations, improvisations, and play writing. Students will engage in individual and group theatrical and theatre-related tasks, and will describe the various roles and means of creating, performing, and producing theatre.
      PI Students use improvisation and guided play writing to communicate ideas and feelings
      PI Students imitate experiences through pantomime, play making, dramatic play, story dramatization, story telling, and role playing
      PI Students use language, voice, gesture, movement, and observation to express their experiences and communicate ideas and feelings
      PI Students use basic props, simple set pieces and costume pieces to establish place, time, and character for the participants
      PI Students identify and use, in individual and group experiences, some of the roles, processes, and actions used in performing and creating theatre pieces and improvisational drama
      Visual
      Arts             		Students will make works of art that explore different kinds of subject matter, topics, themes, and metaphors. Students will understand and use sensory elements, organizational principles, and expressive images to communicate their own ideas in works of art. Students will use a variety of art materials, processes, mediums, and techniques, and use appropriate technologies for creating and exhibiting visual art works.
      PI produce a collection of art works, in a variety of mediums, based on a range of individual and collective experiences
      PI know and use a variety of sources for developing and conveying ideas, images, themes, symbols, and events in their creation of art
      PI use the elements and principles of art to communicate specific meanings to others in their art work
      PI during the creative process, reflect on the effectiveness of selected mediums or techniques to convey intended meanings  
      PI identify and use, in individual and group experiences, some of the roles and means for designing, producing, and exhibiting art works and discuss ways to improve them
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      Middle School Orchestra: Rhythm, Math, Rhythm

      This lesson explores the relationship between rhythm and math. Students are taught to subdivide when counting in order to be rhythmically accurate.

      It is part of a three lesson unit: Middle School Orchestra.  The purpose of this unit is to encourage musical growth and personal success for orchestra students with a variety of musical backgrounds. The unit integrates the string orchestra curriculum with language arts, history, and math.

      Click here for other lessons in the unit.

       

       

       

      		  
       
       
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