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Compare two dances with contrasting themes. Discuss feelings and ideas evoked by each. Describe how the themes and movements relate to points of view and experiences.
Generate resourceChoose a topic, concept, or content from another discipline of study and research how other art forms have expressed the topic. Create a dance study that expresses the idea. Explain how the dance study expressed the idea and discuss how this learning process is similar to, or different from, other learning situations.
Generate resourceDescribe how the movement characteristics and qualities of a dance in a specific dance genre or style communicate the ideas of the culture, historical period, or community from which it originated.
Generate resourceBuild content for choreography, using a variety of stimuli (e.g. music/sound, dance exemplars, literary forms, notation, ideas and images, own experiences, objects/props, natural phenomena, world news and social issues).
Generate resourceConstruct and solve multiple movement problems by using the elements of dance to develop choreographic content. Describe the process of creation and the solutions, using genre-specific vocabulary when appropriate.
Generate resourceApply a variety of choreographic devices (e.g. addition, subtraction) to expand choreographic possibilities and develop a main idea. Explain reasoning for movement choices.
Generate resourceDevelop a dance study by selecting specific movement vocabulary to communicate a main idea. Discuss how the dance communicates the idea non-verbally.
Generate resourceIdentify, explore, and select production elements (e.g. music/sound, props, costumes, lights, set, video) that heighten and intensify the artistry of a dance and are adaptable for various performance spaces. Analyze production and non-production dance jobs.
Generate resourceExplore alternate movement revisions, using self, peer, or teacher feedback, to expand choreographic ideas for a dance study that communicates artistic intent. Explain movement choices and refinements.
Generate resourceDocument various stages in the revision of a dance sequence through writing, symbols, or media technology.
Generate resourceIntegrate static and dynamic shapes and floor and air pathways into dance sequences. Establish relationships with other dancers through focus of eyes and other body parts. Convert inward focus to outward focus for projecting out to far space.
Generate resourceDance to a variety of rhythms generated from internal and external sources. Perform movement phrases that show the ability to respond to metric and rhythmical changes.
Generate resourceExplore a range of movement qualities, including the effect of music on phrasing and dynamics. Generate movement from both central initiation (torso) and peripheral initiation (distal) and analyze the relationship between initiation and energy.
Generate resourceRecall and execute a series of dance phrases, using fundamental dance skills (e.g. alignment, coordination, balance, core support, kinesthetic awareness, clarity of movement).
Generate resourceDemonstration safe body use practices during technical exercises and movement combinations. Discuss how these practices, along with healthful eating habits, promote strength, flexibility, endurance, and injury prevention.
Generate resourceCollaborate with peer ensemble members to repeat sequences, synchronize actions, and refine spatial relationships to improve performance quality. Synthesize kinesthetic awareness and constructive feedback to establish personal performance goals in daily class practice and rehearsal.
Generate resourceAdapt dance to alternative performance venues by modifying spacing and movements in accordance with the performance space. Document the process in writing. Demonstrate appropriate performer and audience etiquette in informal and formal performances. Post-performance, share peer performance experiences and arrive at group decisions about improving performance.
Generate resourceExplore solutions to adapt to interaction with production elements (e.g. music/sound, props, costumes, sets) to enhance performance of a dance. Observe video recording as a tool to improve performance.
Generate resourceExplain the basic structure of a dance (e.g. ABA) and where choreographic devices (e.g. theme and variation, call and response) appear in the dance.
Generate resourceDescribe, using basic dance terminology, the qualities and characteristics of a dance from one's own cultural movement practice or other dance experiences. Compare them to the qualities and characteristics found in a different dance genre, style, or cultural movement practice.
Generate resourceInterpret meaning in a dance from its movements and context. Explain how the movements communicate the main idea of the dance, using genre-specific dance terminology when appropriate.
Generate resourceDefine the characteristics of a dance that give it a strong overall impression, in relation to the elements of dance in genres, styles, or cultural movement practices. Generate, with peers, criteria for excellence in a dance, considering its cultural context. Use genre-specific dance terminology when appropriate.
Generate resourceChoreographers are inspired by a variety of sources to convey concepts and ideas through movement for artistic expression.
Generate resourceMeaningful interpretations of dance consider artistic intent, style, genre, the elements of dance, technique, structure, and context.
Generate resourceChoreographers analyze, evaluate, refine, and document their work to communicate meaning.
Generate resourcePersonal experiences, knowledge, and contexts are integrated and synthesized to interpret and create dance.
Generate resourceRelate and synthesize knowledge and personal experiences to inspire and inform artistic work.
Generate resourceInvestigate ways that artistic work is influenced by societal, cultural, and historical context and, in turn, how artistic ideas shape cultures past, present, and future.
Generate resourceThe elements of dance, dance structures, and choreographic structures serve as both a foundation and a departure point for choreographers.
Generate resourceSocietal, cultural, historical, and community contexts both influence and are influenced by dance.
Generate resourceDance performance is an interaction between performers, production elements, and audience that heightens and amplifies artistic expression.
Generate resourceDancers use the body-mind principles and develop the body as an instrument for artistry and artistic expression.
Generate resourceCreate musical ostinati and/or motifs to accompany or portray events, a story, or to illustrate an abstract idea.
Generate resourceDescribe places, times, and reasons for making and listening to music.
Generate resourceIdentify how sound is created on a variety of instruments and other sound sources.
Generate resourcePerform folk music from a variety of cultures an identify the music's role(s) and meaning in its culture of origin.
Generate resourceDocument and preserve musical ideas or insights from varied musical styles and repertoire, using standard notation as appropriate to the musical tradition.
Generate resourceGenerate rhythmic and melodic ideas and explain connection to specific purpose and context.
Generate resourceGenerate musical ideas and phrases within specific tonalities and meters.
Generate resourceDemonstrate selected and developed musical ideas for arrangements or compositions to express intent, and explain connection to purpose and context.
Generate resourceUse standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence, and document musical ideas.
Generate resourceEvaluate, refine, and document revisions to music, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively developed criteria and feedback, and describe the rationale for changes.
Generate resourcePresent the final version of created music to others that demonstrates craftsmanship, and explain connection to expressive intent.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain how the music that they selected to perform (from teacher-or student-provided options) is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, purpose, context, and their own and others' technical skill.
Generate resourceDemonstrate knowledge of the elements of music (such as rhythm, pitch, form, and harmony) in music selected for performance.
Generate resourceWhen analyzing selected music, read and perform, using standard notation, as appropriate to the musical tradition.
Generate resourceExplain how context (such as social, cultural, and historical) informs performances.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and identify the context and how intent is conveyed through interpretive decisions such as dynamics and tempo).
Generate resourceApply established and collaboratively developed criteria and feedback to evaluate the accuracy and expressiveness of performances.
Generate resourceIdentify and apply appropriate rehearsal strategies and show readiness to present.
Generate resourcePerform appropriately for the audience, venue, context, genre, and style, demonstrating performance decorum.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain how selected music (from teacher-or student-provided options) connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, purposes, or contexts.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain how responses to music are informed by the use of the elements of music and by context (such as cultural and historical).
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain how the expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, timbre, and articulation) are used in performers' interpretations to reflect expressive intent.
Generate resourceApply established criteria to evaluate musical works and performances, explaining appropriateness to the context.
Generate resourceIndividuals' selection of musical works is influenced by their interests, experiences, understandings, and purposes.
Generate resourcePerformers make interpretive decisions based on their understanding of context and expressive intent.
Generate resourceResponse to music is informed by analyzing context (social, cultural, and historical) and how creators and performers manipulate the elements of music.
Generate resourceThe multidimensional system of music allows us to uniquely express and reflect upon ideas, opinions, aesthetic values, and human sentience. Musicians draw upon universal themes, disciplinary and interdisciplinary understandings, and life experiences to inform their creative expressions.
Generate resourcePerformers' interest in and knowledge of musical works, understanding of their own technical skill, and the context of a performance influence the selection of repertoire.
Generate resourceThe creative ideas, concepts, and feelings that influence musicians' work emerge from a variety of sources.
Generate resourceMusicians' presentation of creative work is the culmination of a process of creation and communication
Generate resourceThrough their use of elements and structures of music, creators and performers provide clues to their expressive intent.
Generate resourceMusicians evaluate and refine their work through openness to new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria.
Generate resourceRelate and synthesize knowledge and personal experiences to inspire and inform artistic work.
Generate resourceAnalyzing creators' context and how they manipulate elements of music provides insight into their intent and informs performance.
Generate resourceInvestigate ways that artistic work is influenced by societal, cultural, and historical context and, in turn, how artistic ideas shape cultures past, present, and future.
Generate resourceCreating, performing, and analyzing music deepens our knowledge of ideas, informs our understanding of cultures, and helps us envision the future.
Generate resourceMusicians' creative choices are influenced by their expertise, context, and expressive intent.
Generate resourceTo express their musical ideas, musicians analyze, evaluate, and refine their performance over time through openness to new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria.
Generate resourceMusicians judge expression and technique in prepared performances by using criteria that vary across time, place, and culture. The context and how a work is presented influence the audience response.
Generate resourceThe personal evaluation of musical work(s) and performance(s) is informed by analysis, interpretation, and established criteria.
Generate resourceExamine research, personal interests, and experiences to reflect circumstances or form new meaning in media artwork.
Generate resourceResearch and show how media artwork and ideas relate to personal, social, and community life; past and present.
Generate resourceIdentify how media artists utilize problem solving and experimentation to promote innovation in multiple fields.
Generate resourceExamine, discuss, and interact appropriately with media arts devices and media environments, considering ethics, rules, copyright, and media literacy.
Generate resourceCreate, analyze and collaboratively reflect to revise and refine personal expression and meaning through media artwork.
Generate resourceAnalyze media artwork that integrates multiple content, forms, and processes for presentation.
Generate resourceExamine how tools and techniques could be used in traditional and innovative ways when constructing and presenting media artworks.
Generate resourceAssume roles, compare contexts, perform tasks, and discuss the results of the presentation or distribution of media artwork.
Generate resourceIdentify, describe, and differentiate how messages and meaning are created by components of media artwork.
Generate resourceIdentify, describe, and differentiate how audience experiences are influenced by various forms, methods, and styles.
Generate resourceCompare individual and group interpretations of a variety of media artwork, considering their intention and context.
Generate resourceRelate and synthesize knowledge and personal experiences to inspire and inform artistic work.
Generate resourceMedia artists balance experimentation and freedom with safety and responsibility while developing, creating, and sharing media artworks.
Generate resourceGenerating and solving artistic problems prepares people to navigate unforeseen challenges and to contribute to solutions within a society or culture.
Generate resourceMedia arts ideas and works are shaped by the imagination, creative processes, artistic traditions, and experiences.
Generate resourceInvestigate ways that artistic work is influenced by societal, cultural, and historical context and, in turn, how artistic ideas shape cultures past, present, and future.
Generate resourceIdentifying the qualities and characteristics of media artworks improves artistic appreciation and production.
Generate resourceThe reciprocal nature of creation and presentation of media artworks demands a wide range of skills and abilities to creatively solve problems and refine media artworks. Media artists require a range of skills and abilities to effectively present media artworks.
Generate resourceMedia artists intentionally integrate, analyze, and revise elements, principles and processes to improve the clarity, communication, and purpose of the media artwork.
Generate resourceMedia artists plan, organize, and develop creative ideas, plans, and models into structures that can effectively realize artistic ideas.
Generate resourceMedia artwork is made to be shared. Media artists purposefully present and distribute media artworks for various contexts.
Generate resourceMedia artists integrate various forms and contents to present or share complex, unified media artworks.
Generate resourceMedia artworks and ideas are better understood and produced by relating them to their purposes, values, cultures, and various contexts.
Generate resourceInterpretation and appreciation require consideration of the intent, form, and context of media artwork.
Generate resourceSkillful evaluation and critique are essential components of experiencing, appreciating, and producing media artwork.
Generate resourceIndividuals' selection of musical works is influenced by their interests, experiences, understandings, and purposes.
Generate resourceImprovise musical ostinati and/or motifs to accompany or portray events, a story, or to illustrate an abstract idea.
Generate resourceDiscuss places, times, and reasons for making and listening to music.
Generate resourceConsider personal accomplishments and experiences in shaping new musical goals.
Generate resourceIdentify how sound is created on a familiar instrument and other sound sources.
Generate resourcePerform and listen to music from various times and cultures and describe how that music reflects those times and cultures.
Generate resourceIdentify ways in which music is used to represent and reflect group identity.
Generate resourceGenerate melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic ideas for melodies (such as two-phrase).
Generate resourceGenerate simple chordal accompaniments for teacher-provided melodies.
Generate resourceSelect, develop, and arrange harmonic ideas and chordal accompaniments for teacher-provided melodies, and rhythmic or melodic ideas for melodies (such as two-phrase) and explain connection to purpose and context.
Generate resourceUse standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence, and document musical ideas.
Generate resourceApply teacher-provided criteria to evaluate and refine drafts of simple melodies (such as two-phrase) and chordal accompaniments to short or simple melodies.
Generate resourceShare completed chordal accompaniments to short or simple melodies (such as two-phrase).
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain expressive intent, and development and organization of musical ideas.
Generate resourceApply teacher-provided criteria to explain and demonstrate how the music that they selected to perform (from teacher-or student-provided options) is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, purpose, context, and their own and others' technical skill.
Generate resourceIdentify prominent elements of music (such as form and harmony) in a varied repertoire of music.
Generate resourceUse aural skills and standard notation when analyzing selected music.
Generate resourceExplain how elements of music inform prepared or improvised performance(s).
Generate resourceDemonstrate and explain how intent and consideration of performance context(s) are conveyed through interpretive decisions and elements of music (such as form and harmony) in a varied repertoire of music.
Generate resourceApply self-reflection and teacher-provided criteria to evaluate prepared or improvised ensemble and personal performances.
Generate resourceImplement rehearsal strategies to address challenges, refine technical accuracy and elements of music (such as form and harmony), and show improvement over time.
Generate resourcePerform a varied repertoire of prepared or improvised music, alone or with others, with technical accuracy and appropriate interpretation.
Generate resourceDemonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context, venue, genre, and style.
Generate resourceDemonstrate and describe how selected music (from teacher-or student-provided options), based on characteristics found in the music, connects to and is influenced by interest, purpose, or personal experience.
Generate resourceIdentify and demonstrate, giving examples, the use of repetition, similarities, and contrasts in musical selections.
Generate resourceIdentify and demonstrate how the expressive qualities and social or cultural context influence performers' interpretations to reflect expressive intent.
Generate resourceIdentify and describe how interest, experiences, and personal or social contexts affect evaluation, and apply these in interpreting music.
Generate resourceTo express their musical ideas, musicians analyze, evaluate, and refine their performance over time through openness to new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria.
Generate resourceAnalyzing creators' context and how they manipulate elements of music provides insight into their intent and informs performance.
Generate resourceInvestigate ways that artistic work is influenced by societal, cultural, and historical context and, in turn, how artistic ideas shape cultures past, present, and future.
Generate resourcePerformers make interpretive decisions based on their understanding of context and expressive intent.
Generate resourceThe quality and effectiveness of a performance is based on criteria that vary across time, place, and cultures.
Generate resourceThe creative ideas, concepts, and feelings that influence musicians' work emerge from a variety of sources.
Generate resourceThe multidimensional system of music allows us to uniquely express and reflect upon ideas, opinions, aesthetic values, and human sentience. Musicians draw upon universal themes, disciplinary and interdisciplinary understandings, and life experiences to inform their creative expressions.
Generate resourceRelate and synthesize knowledge and personal experiences to inspire and inform artistic work.
Generate resourceThe personal evaluation of musical work(s) and performance(s) is informed by analysis, interpretation, and established criteria.
Generate resourceMusicians' creative choices are influenced by their expertise, context, and expressive intent.
Generate resourcePerformers' interest in and knowledge of musical works, understanding of their own technical skill, and the context of a performance influence the selection of repertoire.
Generate resourceCreating, performing, and analyzing music deepens our knowledge of ideas, informs our understanding of cultures, and helps us envision the future.
Generate resourceThrough their use of elements and structures of music, creators and performers provide clues to their expressive intent.
Generate resourceMusicians evaluate and refine their work through openness to new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria.
Generate resourceMusicians' presentation of creative work is the culmination of a process of creation and communication
Generate resourceResponse to music is informed by analyzing context (social, cultural, and historical) and how creators and performers manipulate the elements of music.
Generate resourceImprovise musical motifs to accompany or portray events, a story, or to illustrate an abstract idea.
Generate resourceRelate musical experiences to personal accomplishments in order to create new goals.
Generate resourceSelect from and develop previously generated ideas into musical patterns.
Generate resourcePreserve drafts of creative work through standard notation and/or recording technology.
Generate resourceSelect varied repertoire to study (from teacher- or student-provided options) based on interest, music literacy, an understanding of the structure of the music, context, and the technical skill of the individual or ensemble.
Generate resourceUse teacher-provided feedback and strategies to refine individual and ensemble performances.
Generate resourceRespond appropriately to specific aural and visual cues (such as entrances dynamics, and fermatas.)
Generate resourceIdentify reasons for selecting music (from teacher-or student-provided options), based on characteristics found in the music, connection to interest, and purpose or context.
Generate resourceIdentify how knowledge of context and the use of repetition, similarities, and contrasts inform the response to music.
Generate resourceMusicians' creative choices are influenced by their expertise, context, and expressive intent.
Generate resourceResponse to music is informed by analyzing context (social, cultural, and historical) and how creators and performers manipulate the elements of music.
Generate resourceTo express their musical ideas, musicians analyze, evaluate, and refine their performance over time through openness to new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria.
Generate resourceRelate and synthesize knowledge and personal experiences to inspire and inform artistic work.
Generate resourceThe multi-dimensional system of music allows us to uniquely express and reflect upon ideas, opinions, aesthetic values, and human sentience. Musicians draw upon universal themes, disciplinary and interdisciplinary understandings, and life experiences to inform their creative expressions.
Generate resourcePerformers' interest in and knowledge of musical works, understanding of their own abilities, and the context for a performance influence the selection of repertoire.
Generate resourceThe creative ideas, concepts, and feelings that influence musicians' work emerge from a variety of sources.
Generate resourceIndividuals' selection of musical works is influenced by their interests, experiences, understandings, and purposes.
Generate resourceRelate and synthesize knowledge and personal experiences to inspire and inform artistic work.
Generate resourceTheater artists refine their work and practice their craft through rehearsal and active participation.
Generate resourceTheater artists share and present stories, ideas, and envisioned worlds to explore the human experience.
Generate resourceInvestigate ways that artistic work is influenced by societal, cultural, and historical context and, in turn, how artistic ideas shape cultures past, present, and future.
Generate resourceTheater artists develop personal processes and skills for a performance or design.
Generate resourceTheater artists' interpretations of drama or theater work are influenced by personal experiences and aesthetics.
Generate resourceTheater artists apply criteria to investigate, explore, and assess drama and theater work.
Generate resourceTheater artists critically inquire into the ways others have thought about and created theatrical processes and productions to inform their own work.
Generate resourceTheater artists deliberately interrelate their creative process with the world around them.
Generate resourceTheater artists allow awareness of relationships between self and others to influence and inform their work.
Generate resourceExplain how drama or theater connects oneself to a community or culture.
Generate resourceInvestigate historical, global, and social issues expressed in a drama or theater work.
Generate resourceAnalyze similarities and differences between stories set in different cultures.
Generate resourceCompare the theatrical conventions of a given time period with those of the present.
Generate resourceIdentify physical qualities that might reveal a character's inner traits in an imagined world.
Generate resourceIdentify how the inner thoughts of a character affect a story and given circumstances.
Generate resourceDevise original ideas that reflect collective inquiry about characters and their given circumstances.
Generate resourceParticipate in defined responsibilities required to present a drama or theater work informally to an audience.
Generate resourceRevise an improvised or scripted drama or theater work through repetition and self-review.
Generate resourceDescribe the underlying thoughts and emotions that create dialogue and action in a theatrical experience.
Generate resourceApply acting exercises to enhance collaborative theatrical experiences.
Generate resourceInvestigate the effects of emotions on posture, gesture, breathing, and vocal intonation.
Generate resourceAssess how technical elements represent the theme of a drama or theater work.
Generate resourceArtists and designers balance experimentation and freedom with safety and responsibility while developing and creating artwork.
Generate resourceArtists and designers shape artistic investigations, following or breaking with traditions in pursuit of creative artmaking goals.
Generate resourceThrough artmaking, people make meaning by investigating and developing awareness of perceptions, knowledge, and experiences.
Generate resourcePeople gain insight into meanings of artwork by engaging in a process of art criticism.
Generate resourceInvestigate ways that artistic work is influenced by societal, cultural, and historical context and, in turn, how artistic ideas shape cultures past, present, and future.
Generate resourceArtists and designers develop excellence through practice and constructive critique; and reflecting on, revising, and refining work over time.
Generate resourceWorks of art and design embody and influence the needs, desires, beliefs, traditions, and values of people within a culture.
Generate resourceIndividual aesthetic and empathetic awareness developed through engagement with art can lead to understanding and appreciation of self, others, and the world.
Generate resourceCreativity and innovative thinking are essential life skills that can be developed.
Generate resourceArtists and designers experiment with forms, structures, materials, concepts, media, and artmaking approaches.
Generate resourceObjects, artifacts, and artworks collected, preserved, or presented communicate meaning and function as a record of social, cultural, and political experiences; resulting in the cultivating of appreciation and understanding.
Generate resourceArtists, curators, and other arts professionals engage appropriate methods and resources when preparing artwork for presentation and preservation.
Generate resourcePeople create, respond to, and interact with objects and places in ways that define, shape, enhance, and empower their lives.
Generate resourceRelate and synthesize knowledge and personal experiences to inspire and inform artistic work.
Generate resourceGenerating and solving artistic problems prepares people to contribute to innovative solutions within a society or culture.
Generate resourceArtists, collectors, curators, and other arts professionals consider a variety of criteria when analyzing and selecting objects, artifacts, and artwork for presentation and preservation.
Generate resourceGenerate a collection of ideas reflecting current interests and concerns that could be investigated in artistic work.
Generate resourceExplore how works of art and design contribute to the quality of life within a culture.
Generate resourceApply design thinking strategies to identify a problem within the community, and create and document various solutions.
Generate resourceIdentify and demonstrate diverse strategies for artistic investigation to choose an approach for beginning a work of art.
Generate resourceExperiment and develop skills in multiple artmaking techniques and approaches through practice.
Generate resourceDemonstrate quality craftsmanship through care for and use of materials, tools, and equipment.
Generate resourceConsider responsible and respectful practices when using other artists' work for inspiration, and when sharing artistic work via technology.
Generate resourceDocument, describe, and represent constructed environments of regional or historical significance.
Generate resourceCreate artist statements by using art vocabulary to describe personal choices in artmaking.
Generate resourceDefine the roles and responsibilities of a curator, explaining the skills and knowledge needed in preserving, maintaining, and presenting objects, artifacts, and artwork.
Generate resourceDevelop a logical argument for safe and effective use of materials and techniques for preparing and presenting artwork.
Generate resourceCite evidence about how an exhibition in a museum or other venue presents ideas and provides information about a specific concept or topic.
Generate resourceCompare one's own interpretation of a work of art with the interpretation of others.
Generate resourceIdentify and analyze cultural associations suggested by visual imagery.
Generate resourceInterpret art by referring to contextual information and analyzing subject matter, characteristics of form, and use of media.
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