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Composition Case Files: Balance, Focal Point and Flow
Students decode five short descriptions of imaginary artworks to name the design principles, then sketch two thumbnail compositions and critique an example.
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Concert Etiquette: Be a Great Audience and a Great Performer
Students read a short guide to concert behavior, judge eight scenarios, answer questions and write an audience guide for a school concert.
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Contour Drawing: Slow Looking at Your Own Hand
Students learn what contour drawing is, practice blind and modified contour drawings of their own hand, and score their work with a short rubric.
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Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, Proximity: Critique the Flyer
Students learn four core design principles, diagnose problems in written descriptions of flawed flyers, and sketch a fixed layout.
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Counting Beats: Note Values and Full Measures in 4/4
Students learn how many beats each note and rest gets in 4/4, add up written rhythms to see which measures are full, and fix the ones that are not.
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Design a Concert Program: Order, Timing and Program Notes
Students plan a 30-minute concert from eight fictional pieces by following ordering rules, adding timings and writing a short program note.
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Design Day: Sketch a Set and Costume for The Night Market
Students read an original play premise and design a set, a costume and a mood on paper, explaining their choices as a designer would.
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Five Art Movements at a Glance: Reading and Fact-Finder
Students read a short overview of Renaissance, Impressionism, Cubism, Pop Art and street art, then fill in a fact table and answer questions.
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Four Composers, Four Eras: Mini-Biographies and Timelines
Students read four short original biographies, fill in a comparison table, calculate gaps between dates and write a short radio introduction for one composer.
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How to Critique Art: Describe, Analyze, Interpret, Judge
Students match art vocabulary to definitions and write a four-step critique of a painting described in words.
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Intervals: Measuring the Distance Between Two Notes
Students name intervals by counting letter names and half steps, then build notes above a given note.
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Key Signatures Decoded: Sharps, Flats and Major Keys
Students use the order of sharps and flats and two simple rules to name major keys from their key signatures, then find and fix mistakes in sample student work.