DANCEARTS LEARNING GUIDE

Dance thinking happens when we communicate meaning through movement. We can convey meaning through improvisation and choreography using one or more of the following elements in dance:

• Space, time, force, body, movement, and form• Beginning, middle, and end using combinations of movements such as locomotor and axial (non-locomotor) movements, speed (fast/slow), and level (high/low)• Ending a dance phrase through isolated coordinated movement

Performing our own works, or the composition of others, is how we share dance with one another. Some of the ways we share musical experiences include…

• Stories we love to share through dance for you• Traditional ethnic and multicultural dances• Dance explorations of original musical arrangements

When we learn about dance, we look for its unique and common properties along side of all the other things we’re learning about. Some dance connections ...

• Compare dance ideas with those in literacy – like fluency and pacing• Align dance skills with music – like keeping the beat or phrasing• Help us understand cultural celebrations and important events

CREATING

PERFORMING

CONNECTING

After we watch a dance made by others, we take time to talk about what we saw and how it makes us feel. Our dance vocabulary includes ...

• The analysis of what we observe– space, time, energy• Our suggestions for variance or improvement• Speculation about the choreographer’s decisions

RESPONDING

© 2014 Southeast Center for Education in the Arts – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

CommuniCREATE is a program developed in partnership with the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts and Barger Academy of Fine Arts funded in part by the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga. The dance learning guide was developed by Felicion McMillon-Diakhate, Dance Specialist, Barger Academy of Fine Arts and Ann Law, Dancer, Dance Educator, and Artistic Director of Barking Legs Theater.

Standards Content: © State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) on behalf of the National Coalition for Core Arts Standard (NCCAS). All rights reserved.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution.

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HOW DO WE SEE THESE 4 ARTISTIC PROCESSES IN DANCE?

DANCEARTS LEARNING GUIDE

How do you generate new ideas through dance?

How do you share ideas

through dance?

Where do you see

evidence of dance in the world

around you?

CREATING

PERFORMING

CONNECTING

How do you share the ways you think and

feel about dance?

RESPONDING

© 2014 Southeast Center for Education in the Arts – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

CommuniCREATE is a program developed in partnership with the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts and Barger Academy of Fine Arts funded in part by the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga. The dance learning guide was developed by Felicion McMillon-Diakhate, Dance Specialist, Barger Academy of Fine Arts and Ann Law, Dancer, Dance Educator, and Artistic Director of Barking Legs Theater.

Standards Content: © State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) on behalf of the National Coalition for Core Arts Standard (NCCAS). All rights reserved.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution.

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HOW DO WE SEE THESE 4 ARTISTIC PROCESSES IN DANCE?

DANCEMUSICARTS LEARNING GUIDE

Musical thinking happens when we’re composing or improvising using our voices or instruments. Some of the ways we do this in music are ...

• Inventing new worlds or melodies for well-known songs• Devising new endings for songs we already know• Making up new tunes to portray original ideas

Performing our own works, or the composition of others, is how we share music with one another. Some of the ways we share musical experiences include…

• Songs we love to sing for you• Instrumental pieces with or without singing• Musical accompaniments for plays, poems, and stories

When we learn about music, we look for its unique and common properties along side of all the other things we’re learning about. Some musical connections ...

• Compare musical ideas with those in literacy – like fluency and pacing• Align musical skills with dance – like keeping the beat or phrasing, revising/editing• Help us understand cultural celebrations and important events

CREATING

PERFORMING

CONNECTING

After we listen to the music made by others, we take time to talk about what we heard and how it makes us feel. Our musical vocabulary includes ...

• The analysis of what we heard – dynamics, tempos, timbre, tonality• Our suggestions for variance or improvement• Speculation about the composers’ decisions

RESPONDING

© 2014 Southeast Center for Education in the Arts – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

CommuniCREATE is a program developed in partnership with the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts and Barger Academy of Fine Arts funded in part by the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga. The music learning guide was developed by Michael Mitchell, Music Specialist, Academy of Fine Arts and Dr. Susanne Burgess, Director of Music Education, the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts

Standards Content: © State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) on behalf of the National Coalition for Core Arts Standard (NCCAS). All rights reserved.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution.

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HOW DO WE SEE THESE 4 ARTISTIC PROCESSES IN MUSIC?

VISUAL ART

DANCE VISUAL ART

MUSICARTS LEARNING GUIDE

CREATING

PERFORMING

CONNECTING

RESPONDING

© 2014 Southeast Center for Education in the Arts – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

CommuniCREATE is a program developed in partnership with the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts and Barger Academy of Fine Arts funded in part by the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga. The music learning guide was developed by Michael Mitchell, Music Specialist, Academy of Fine Arts and Dr. Susanne Burgess, Director of Music Education, the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts

Standards Content: © State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) on behalf of the National Coalition for Core Arts Standard (NCCAS). All rights reserved.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution.

COMMUNI

HOW DO WE SEE THESE 4 ARTISTIC PROCESSES IN MUSIC?

How do you generate new ideas through music?

How do you share ideas

through music?

Where do you see

evidence of music in the world

around you?

How do you share the ways you

think and feel about music?

ARTS LEARNING GUIDE

Creating theatre often begins with activating our mind, body, and voice. Some of the ways we do this in theatre are…

• Telling stores with expressive voices and movements• Pretending to be characters• Making costumes, props, and scenery from everyday objects

When we perform plays, we share real or imagined stories engaging audience members in live experiences that help us:

• Explore our relationships with other• Understand more about ourselves• Examine our own society and other cultures

We apply our knowledge and skill in theatre to help us understand the world around us. Theatre helps us…

• Develop empathy for other people and diverse experiences• Communicate effectively with expression and detail• Compare and contrast ideas based on personal experience

CREATING

PERFORMING

CONNECTING

After we experience a play, we discuss how it made us feel and what we thought about. We analyze how:

• Actors created characters using their minds, bodies, and voices• Time and place were communicated through scenery, props, and costumes• The director's interpretation affected the meaning of the story

RESPONDING

© 2014 Southeast Center for Education in the Arts – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

CommuniCREATE is a program developed in partnership with the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts and Barger Academy of Fine Arts funded in part by the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga. The theatre learning guide was developed by Amy Burton, Drama Specialist, Barger Academy of Fine Arts and Laurie Melnik, Director of Theatre Education, the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts

Standards Content: © State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) on behalf of the National Coalition for Core Arts Standard (NCCAS). All rights reserved.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution.

COMMUNI

HOW DO WE SEE THESE 4 ARTISTIC PROCESSES IN THEATRE?

THEATREVISUAL ART

VISUAL ART

ARTS LEARNING GUIDE

CREATING

PERFORMING

CONNECTING

RESPONDING

© 2014 Southeast Center for Education in the Arts – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

CommuniCREATE is a program developed in partnership with the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts and Barger Academy of Fine Arts funded in part by the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga. The theatre learning guide was developed by Amy Burton, Drama Specialist, Barger Academy of Fine Arts and Laurie Melnik, Director of Theatre Education, the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts

Standards Content: © State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) on behalf of the National Coalition for Core Arts Standard (NCCAS). All rights reserved.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution.

COMMUNI

HOW DO WE SEE THESE 4 ARTISTIC PROCESSES IN THEATRE?

THEATRE

How do you generate new ideas through theatre?

How do you share ideas

through theatre?

Where do you see

evidence of theatre in

the world around you?

How do you share the ways you think and

feel about theatre?

MUSICVISUAL ART

ARTS LEARNING GUIDE

Creating in visual art means coming up with ideas and working with materials to produce works of art. Some of the things we do are...

• Researching sources of ideas for works of art• Exploring how different materials work• Composing two and three dimensional spaces• Revising and refining our work

Art provides a way to communicate ideas with an audience and share an experience. Some of the ways we share visual art experiences include...

• Exploring different ways and places in which art is shared• Selecting and arranging images for presentation• Creating exhibits of our own and others’ artwork

We apply our skills and understandings in art to understand the world around us. Students in visual art...

• Learn how people of different times and places communicate visually• View and create works of art to better understand the views of others.• Explore ideas that art shares with other subjects (description, persuasion, memory, etc.)• Find and discuss visual communication in the world around

CREATING

PRESENTINGCommunicating visually doesn’t just mean making things. It also means looking carefully at what others have made. Students in visual art...

• Look carefully at many different kinds of artwork and talk about what we see• Describe and interpret works of art out loud and in writing• Share ideas about our own work and our classmates’ work

RESPONDING

© 2014 Southeast Center for Education in the Arts – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

CommuniCREATE is a program developed in partnership with the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts and Barger Academy of Fine Arts funded in part by the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga. The visual art learning guide was developed by Allison Fuller-Mulloy, Visual Art Specialist, Barger Academy of Fine Arts and Joel Baxley, Director of Visual Art Education, the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts

Standards Content: © State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) on behalf of the National Coalition for Core Arts Standard (NCCAS). All rights reserved.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution.

COMMUNI

HOW DO WE SEE THESE 4 ARTISTIC PROCESSES IN VISUAL ART?

CONNECTING

VISUAL ART

ARTS LEARNING GUIDE

CREATING

PRESENTING

CONNECTING

RESPONDING

© 2014 Southeast Center for Education in the Arts – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

CommuniCREATE is a program developed in partnership with the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts and Barger Academy of Fine Arts funded in part by the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga. The visual art learning guide was developed by Allison Fuller-Mulloy, Visual Art Specialist, Barger Academy of Fine Arts and Joel Baxley, Director of Visual Art Education, the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts

Standards Content: © State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) on behalf of the National Coalition for Core Arts Standard (NCCAS). All rights reserved.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution.

COMMUNI

HOW DO WE SEE THESE 4 ARTISTIC PROCESSES IN VISUAL ART?

How do you generate new ideas through

visual art?

How do you share ideas

through visual art?

Where do you see

evidence of visual art in

the world around you?

How do you share the ways you think and

feel about visual art?

THEATREMUSIC