PURPOSES OF THE ARTS

1. PURPOSES OF THE ARTS WHY do humans express themselves using the Arts?

2. PURPOSES of MUSIC • 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

3. PURPOSES of MUSIC • 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)

4. PURPOSES of MUSIC • 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)

5. Elements of Music • Rhythm • The placement of sounds in time • Sometimes called “Beat” • Tempo • Speed of the music • Musical speed can change throughout a piece

6. Elements of Music • 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

7. Elements of Music • 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

8. Elements of Music • 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

9. Elements of Music • 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

10. Elements of Music • The Grand Staff • Two Staves joined by a brace • Shows Treble and Bass Clef • Clefs indicate Pitch • Each Line and Space on thestaff indicate aspecific note Treble Clef • Notes are namedusing the letters Bass ClefA through G

11. Elements of Music • Treble Clef Notes • Lines • E, G, B, D, F • Spaces • F, A, C, E • Ways to Remember • Every Good Boy Does Fine • FACE • Bass Clef Notes • Lines • G, B, D, F, A • Spaces • A, C, E, G • Ways to Remember • Good Boys Do Fine Always • All Cows Eat Grass

12. Elements of Music • 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

13. Elements of Music • Chords • Groups of notes (usually in groups of three) that are built on a “root” note • C MajorChord

14. Elements of Music • 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

15. Elements of Music

16. PURPOSES of DANCE • 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

17. PURPOSES OF 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

18. PURPOSES of DANCE • 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

19. Elements of 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

20. Elements of Dance • 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

21. Elements of Dance • 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

22. PURPOSES of DRAMA/THEATRE • 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

23. PURPOSES of DRAMA/THEATRE • 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

24. PURPOSES of DRAMA/THEATRE • 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

25. Elements of Drama • 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

26. Elements of Drama • 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

27. Spectacle Example

28. Elements of Drama • 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

29. PURPOSES of VISUAL ARTS • 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

30. PURPOSES of VISUAL ARTS • 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

32. PURPOSES of VISUAL ARTS • Functional • Artistic objects used in everyday life • Pottery, quilts, baskets, etc. • Crafts

34. PURPOSES of VISUAL ARTS • Persuasive • Artworks that promote ideas, philosophies, or products • Advertising, marketing, propaganda, ideology, etc.

36. Seven Elements of V.A. • Color • Various hues(types) represent emotional qualities • Influences the character of the artwork • Line • Directs the eye where to look • Indicates order

37. Seven Elements of V.A. • Shape • Any two-dimensional image or element used in the artwork • Form • A three-dimensional object • Creates the illusion of depth on flat surfaces

38. Seven Elements of V.A. • 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

40. Seven Elements of V.A. • Texture • The feel or touch of a surface • Space • The perception of depth • Brings perspective to the artwork