January 13, 2009 Study Guide

1. What is the other name for the F clef in music?
A. Bass Clef

2. What is the Principle of Design that refers to the way the elements of art are arranged to create a feeling of stability in a work or a pleasing or harmonious arrangement or proportion of parts or areas in a design or composition?
A. Balance.

3. What is the name for the symbol (in music) which, when placed on a staff with a particular clef sign, indicates pitch?
A. Note

4. What is the Principle of Design that gives importance or dominance (weight) to some feature or features of an artwork; something singled out, stressed, or drawn attention to by means of contrast, anomaly, or counterpoint for aesthetic impact?
A. Emphasis.

5. In music, what is the name of the note or rest equal to two half notes and four quarter notes?
A. Whole note/Whole rest

6. In a piece of artwork, what is the part called where interest or attention centers?
A. Focal Point.

7. In music, what is the name of the symbol which raises the pitch of a note one-half step?
A. Sharp.

8. Which Principle of Design involves the act or process of moving, especially change of place or position?
A. Movement.

9. What is the name for a visual tempo or beat, or the Principle of Design that refers to a regular repetition of elements of art to produce the look and feel of movement?
A. Rhythm.

10. In music, what do you call the symbols that show varying degrees of loud and soft?
A. Dynamic Markings.

11. What does Fermata mean in musical notation?
A. Hold or pause

12. What does Forte mean in Dynamic Markings in music?
A. Loud.

13. What is a comic opera with dancing called?
A. Operetta

14. In music, what does the dynamic marking called crescendo mean?
A. Gradually Louder.

15. What is the performing art form called that is a musical using popular culture elements?
A. Rock Opera

16. What is the musical notation symbol which lowers the pitch of a note one-half step?
A. Flat

17. When there is entertainment or spectacle featuring animal acts and human feats of daring, what is this called?
A. Circus arts.

18. In musical notation, what has five horizontal lines, with four spaces, upon which the notes and other musical symbols are placed?
A. Staff

19. What form of performance art is a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing?
A. Musical Theater

20. In music, which dynamic marking symbol means “soft” or “pianoforte”?
A. Piano

21. In music, what is the name for the vertical lines on the staff that divide and organize music?
A. Measures.

22. When a performer speaks directly to the audience without the theatrical “fourth wall”, reciting a fast-paced succession of “bits”, that form of performing arts is called what?
A. Stand-up Comedy

23. True or False. A pantomime is someone who uses great fictional tales to portray a smaller fictional story to an audience.
A. False.

24. In music notation, what is the large fancy symbol to the far left that shows the musician that the staff is treble?
A. Treble clef

25. What form of the performing arts uses the exercise of sleight of hand or conjuring for entertainment?
A. Magic

26. Clustering, proximity, dominant color, and contour are all part of what (in the Principles of Design)?
A. Unity.

27. Size and scale are all part of what (in the Principles of Design)?
A. Proportion.

28. When something is plain and doesn’t have any variety, what is that called?
A. Monotony.

29. Monotony and Diversity are both part of what (in the Principles of Design)?
A. Variety.

30. Which Principle of Design refers to a union or blend of aesthetically compatible components?
A. Harmony.

31. Which painting movement was the one in which artists typically applied paint rapidly, and with force to their huge canvases in an effort to show feelings and emotions?
A. Abstract Expressionism.

32. During which art movement was Rembrandt’s work?
A. Baroque.

33. Which fairy-tale includes an animal that is different than his brothers and sisters who changes into something beautiful after an early life of not being accepted?
A. The Ugly Duckling.

34. Who was the artist who created the collage called “Summertime”.
A. Romare Bearden

35. What is the art technique called where an artist creates a work of art with paint on a surface?
A. Painting.

36. What is the name for a 3-dimensional work of art?
A. Sculpture

37. What is the art, craft, and science of producing permanent images of objects on light-sensitive surfaces?
A. Photography.

38. What type of art technique was used in the piece called “Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna” that depicts the emperor of the Byzantine Empire?
A. Mosaic.

39. Which art technique is the depiction of shapes and forms on a surface chiefly by means of lines?
A. Drawing.

40. Which art technique uses a block or plate or other object that is covered with wet color and then pressed onto a flat surface to create the print or shape?
A. Printmaking.

41. Etching, Silk-screening, Lithography and woodcut are all types of what?
A. Printmaking.

42. Which art technique is a picture or design created by adhering such basically flat elements as newspaper, wallpaper, printed text, and other items when the result becomes three-dimensional?
A. Collage.

43. Flat, smooth, shiny, glossy, glittery, and velvety are all forms of what in visual art?
A. texture.

44. Depth, positive, negative, background, foreground and middle-ground are all part of what in visual art?
A. Space.
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If you are in 5th/6th grade, you need to know the following (in addition to the 3rd and 4th grade information). Note: some of the study guides will incorporate all grades since we have classes that are mixed with 3-6th grade students.

Visual Art

Art techniques: sculpture (additive, subtractive, modeling, casting, found,
full-round), relief, printmaking (linoleum cut, silkscreen, intaglio),
carving, ceramics (earthenware, stoneware, terra cotta)

Genres: history, mythology, religion, genre, vernacular

Media: acrylic, enamel, lacquer, charcoal, bronze

Support: leather, plaster, panel, cardboard, screen

Elements of Design:

Color: chroma tones, color wheel: adjacent

Value: gray scale, tone, core of shadow

Line: interrupted, blurred, controlled, freehand

Shape: amorphous, biomorphous, organic

Form: ovoid, natural forms

Texture: abrasive, corrugated

Space: flat, shallow, open, closed, perspective: one-point, two-point, aerial

Principles of Design:

Balance: radical

Emphasis: anomaly, counterpoint

Rhythm: staccato, progressive

Pattern: lattice, helix

Proportion: ratio, elongate, distort

Unity: continuation

Contrast: simultaneous, value, temperature

Art Movements: Ashcan School, Bauhaus, Dada, Fauvism, Futurism, Mannerism, Neoclassicism, Post Impressionism, Social Realism, Surrealism

Art Styles: fauvism, rococo, surrealism, trompe l’oeil, Hudson River School

Art Careers: art buyer, art conservator, art historian, artist, museum curator

Methods of Painting: impasto, stipple

Art Tools: graver, gouge

Architectural Terms: arch, column and capital (Ionic, Doric, Corinthian),

Artists and Their Masterworks
(be familiar with biographical data, period, style, and listed works)

George Caleb Bingham, 1811-1879. American. Realism. Painted frontier scenes always featuring people. Fur Traders Descending the Missouri

Antonio Canaletto, 1697-1768. Italian. Architectural scenes. Capriccio: A Street Crossed by Arches

Salvador Dali, 1904-1989. Spanish. Surrealism. His paintings are dominated by symbolism and imagery. The Persistence of Memory and The Sacrament of the Last Supper

Cyrus E. Dallin, 1861-1943. American. Portrait statues and statues of Native Americans. Paul Revere, John Hancock, Massasoit, and Sacajawea

Jacques David, 1748-1825. French. Neoclassicism. Very symmetrical, balanced, structured paintings. Was the dictator for French art during the French Revolution. The Oath of Horatii

Edgar Degas, 1834-1917. French. Impressionism. Painted indoor scenes featuring women, especially ballet dancers. The Dancing Class and L’Absinthe

Maynard Dixon, 1875-1946. American. Western landscapes and American Indians. – Road to the River

Albrecht Durer, 1471-1528. German. Renaissance. Noted for his detailed realistic woodcuts and watercolors. Young Hare and Self Portrait (Age 26)

Jean-Honore Fragonard, 1732-1806. French. Rococo. The Love Letter

Mabel Frazer, 1887-1981. American. Sunrise North Rim

Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903. French. Post Impressionism. Used large areas of bright solid color and shadow. Harvest Scene

Francisco Goya, 1746-1828. Spanish. Realism and Romanticism. His paintings and portraits show vitality and excitement. The Bullfight

El Greco, 1541-1614. Greek (lived in Spain). Mannerism. Painted figures with distorted body parts. – View of Toledo

Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849, Japanese. Printmaking. The Great Wave

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564. Italian. Renaissance. His paintings and sculptures are noted for their accuracy, strength, reality, and expressiveness. The Delphic Sybil

Edouard Manet, 1832-1883. French. Impressionism. Used a bright underpainting with large areas of solid colors on top. Worked in both oils and pastels. Un Bar aux Folies Bergere

Henri Matisse, 1869-1954. French. Fauvism. Green Stripe (Madame Matisse)

Pierre Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919. French. Impressionism. His paintings have great technical skill. Emphasized people. A Box at the Theater, Le Moulin de la Galette and Luncheon of the Boating Party

Sven Birger Sandzen, 1871-1954. Swedish (live in America). Neo-Impressionism. Moonrise in the Canyon, Moab, Utah

V. Douglas Snow – Cockscomb, near Teasdel

Andrew Wyeth, 1917- . American. Modern Realism. His landscapes and portraits are extremely detailed, almost photographic. Christina’s World

Historic Mosaic: Emperor Justinian I of the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna

Music

Musical Notation: eighth notes, eighth rest, sharp, flat, natural, fermata, measure, bar lines, ledger lines

Dynamic markings: pianissimo, fortissimo, diminuendo

Common Time Signatures: 2/2, 6/8 (Know what they mean.)

Basic Conducting Patterns: 2/2, 6/8

Tempo: largo, adagio, andante

Scales and Tonality

Major Keys

Musical Forms: aria, concerto, sonata, suite, symphony movements

Instrument Families (Recognize and identify each instrument by sight and sound. Also know their relative positions in an orchestra.):

String: contrabass, double bass

Brass: sousaphone

Woodwind: bass clarinet, English horn, bass clarinet

Percussion: celeste, chimes, marimba, castanets, maracas

Music Careers: recording technician, lyricist

Musical Groups: ensemble, chorus

Cultural Types: African, Latin, Calypso, Oriental

Song Types: spiritual, raps, descants

Dance Types: cha-cha, polka, square dance, Virginia Reel

Music Periods (Know the general historical background): Baroque, Classical, Modern, Rock and Roll

Miscellaneous Terms: a capella, consonance, dissonance, chord

Musicians and Their Masterworks

Be familiar with biographical data, period, style (where applicable), and listed works. Participants should be able to recognize and identify each listed work from a brief audio selection of one part of the work. The italicized title is the part required for answers during the tournaments.

Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750. German. Baroque. Church music. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; Minuet in G from Anna Magdalena

Ludwig Beethoven, 1770-1827. German (spent his adult life in Austria) – Fifth Symphony: First Movement

Johannes Brahms, 1833-1897. German. Romantic. Symphonies, instrumentals and art songs. Hungarian Dances: #4 and #5

Aaron Copeland, 1900–1990. American. Modern. Folk songs and dances. Rodeo: “Hoedown”, Fanfare for the Common Man, and Appalachian Spring

George Gershwin, 1898–1937. American. Pop and concert music. Rhapsody in Blue

Morton Gould, 1913-1996. American. Modern. American Salute

Scott Joplin, 1868–1917. American. “King of Ragtime.” Maple Leaf Rag

Anton Dvorak, 1841-1904. Czechoslovakian. Romantic. Folk songs and dances. New World Symphony: Movements 1 and 2

George F. Handel, 1685–1759. German (spent adult life in England). Baroque and Classical. Church music and oratorios. The Messiah: “Hallelujah Chorus”

Sergei Prokofiev, 1891–1953. Russian. Neo-Classical. Symphonies and operas. Classical Symphony: Gavotte

John Phillip Sousa, 1854–1932. American. Modern. Marches. Stars and Stripes Forever

Antonio Vivaldi, 1678–1741. Italian. Baroque. Concertos and operas. The Four Seasons: “Spring” Movement 1 and “Autumn” Movement 1

Performing Arts

Forms: theater (play), music, dance, ballet, opera, operetta, rock opera, circus arts, musical theater, stand-up comedy, pantomime, illusion, magic, mime, play, acrobatics, marching arts, juggling, film, revue, variety show, vaudeville, radio drama, tableau vivant, puppetry (hand, stick, shadow, marionette)

Subjects: comedy, tragedy, melodrama, tragicomedy, satire, epic

Elements of Theater: script, process, product, audience, speech, gesture, music, dance, sound, spectacle

Elements of Drama: theme, action (plot), characters (antagonist, protagonist), setting, language, music, spectacle (visual elements), monologue, prologue, epilogue, intermission

Dramatic Structure: point of attack (main action), exposition (important information), rising action, climax (crisis), resolution

Elements of Acting: voice (projection, articulation, imitating dialects and accents, inflection, pitch, tempo, tone, volume, stress), physical expressiveness (body language, facial expression, eye contact, energy), perspective, emotion, imagination, timing, blocking

Elements of the Stage: deck, proscenium, wing, apron, backdrop, stage positions (center stage, stage right, stage left, upstage, downstage, backstage)

Basic Performing Arts Concepts: audience (audience participation, applause, etiquette), audition, casting, character actor, costumes (theatrical character, national, holiday/festival, mascot), role, dual role, special effects (light gels, smoke machine, sound effects, music), set, stagecraft (scenery, lighting, costume design, makeup, sound), props, choreography, script, libretto, score

Dance Forms: ballet, jazz, hip hop, break dancing, modern, tap, ballroom, Latin

Careers: choreographer, designer, costumer, director, stage manager, editor, cinematographer, carpenter, actor, playwright, set designer, electrician

Musicals (basic plot, setting, main characters, composers, music):

Les Miserables (Broadway Musical, 1987)

Phantom of the Opera (Broadway Musical, 1988)

West Side Story (United Artists Film, 1961)

Cats (Broadway Musical, 1981)

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Broadway Musical, 1982)

Wicked (Broadway Musical, 2003)

Language Arts: Literature and Motion Pictures

Children’s Literature (author, story line, characters, setting):
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning; the Reptile Room; The
Wide Window by Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket)

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (Paramount, 2004)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Warner Bros., 2005)

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen

The Little Mermaid (Walt Disney Film, 1989)

Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie

Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

The Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull


Newberry Award Books
author, title, story line, characters, setting, year of award

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If you are in 3-6 grade, you need to know this information (In other words, everyone needs to know this information).

Visual Art

Art techniques: painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking (etching, silkscreen, lithography, woodcut), mosaic, collage, montage, basketry, ceramics (pottery, porcelain)

Genres: portraiture (portrait, self-portrait, statue, bust), landscapes, seascapes, still life, cartoon

Media: oil paint, watercolor, tempera, ink, pastel, crayon, clay, marble, fresco

Support: canvas, linen, paper, parchment, wood

Elements of Design:

Color: hue, intensity, color wheel: primary, secondary, tertiary,
complementary, monochromatic, warm/cool, neutral

Value: shades, tints, light, highlight, shadow, reflected light, cast shadow

Line: vertical, horizontal, diagonal, straight, curved, parallel

Shape: geometric: two-dimensional, circle, oval, oblong, various polygons,

Form: three-dimensional, sphere, cube, pyramid, cone, cylinder, realistic, abstract

Texture: actual, simulated, flat, smooth, shiny, glossy, glittery, velvety, feathery, soft, wet, gooey, furry, sandy, leathery, crackled, prickly,
rough, bumpy, puffy, rusty, slimy

Space: depth, positive, negative, background, foreground, middle ground, overlapping, vanishing point, baseline, horizon line

Principles of Design:

Balance: symmetrical (formal), asymmetrical (informal)

Emphasis: focal point, contrast

Movement: implied action

Rhythm: repetition, regular, irregular

Pattern: motif, waves

Proportion: size, scale

Unity: clustering, proximity, dominant color, contour

Variety: diversity, monotony

Harmony: aesthetic

Contrast: color, intensity, textural, pattern, size

Art Movements: Abstract Expressionism, Baroque, Cubism, Impressionism, Neo-Impressionism, Op Art, Pop Art, Realism, Romanticism, Symbolism

Art Styles: impressionism, primitive, naturalism, romanticism

Art Careers: architect, art buyer, art critic, artist, art educator, landscape architect, sculptor

Methods of Painting: pointillism, feathering, divisionism

Art Tools: brush, brayer, easel, eraser, camera, chisel, hammer, kiln, palette, potter’s wheel, scissors

Artists and Their Masterworks
(be familiar with biographical data, period, style, and listed works)

Romare Bearden, 1911-1988. American. Modern. collage. Summertime

George Bellows, 1882-1925. American. Realism. Action-filled paintings of prize fights. Member of the Ash Can School. Dempsey and Firpo

Pieter Brueghel, 1521-1569. Flemish (Dutch). Northern Renaissance. Humorous scenes of daily life and landscapes. The Harvesters

Mary Cassatt, 1845-1926. American. Impressionism. Family scenes, especially mothers and children. The Bath

Paul Cezanne, 1839-1906. French. Post Impressionism. Reduced objects in nature to basic shapes. Considered the founder of modern art. Apples and Oranges and The Card Players

Marc Chagall, 1887-1985. Russian (lived in France). Expressionism. Scenes of Russian life and much symbolism. I and My Village

James C. Christensen, 1942- . American. Rhinoceros

Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519. Italian. Renaissance. Portraits and religious works. Mona Lisa

Louise R. Farnsworth, 1878-1969. American. Expressionism. Capitol from North Salt Lake

Thomas Gainsborough, 1727-1788. England. Rococo. Colorful portraits and landscapes. Blue Boy

William Harnett, 1848-1892. American. Realism. Still-life with remarkable detail. My Gems

Edward Hicks, 1780-1849. American. Naïve, simplistic style. Flat patterns without perspective. Peaceable Kingdom

Winslow Homer, 1836-1910. American. American Realism. Outdoor scenes with much movement. Snap the Whip and Breezing Up

Paul Klee, 1879-1940. Swiss. Expressionism and Surrealism. Simple geometric shapes in simple arrangements. Head of a Man and Sindbad the Sailor

Jean Francois Millet, 1814-1875. French. Realism. Scenes of rural life. Member of Barbizon School. The Gleaners

Claude Monet, 1840-1926. French. Impressionism. Used light, shadow, and colors effectively. Boats at Argenteuil

Berthe Morisot, 1841-1895. French. Impressionism. The Cradle

George M. Ottinger, 1833-1917. American. Romantic Realism. Immigrant Train

Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973. Spanish. Cubism. Used many different styles. Guernica ,The Aficionado, and Enamel Saucepan

Jackson Pollock, 1912-1956. American. Abstract Expressionism. Dribbled paint on canvas laid on the floor. Mural

Frederic Remington, 1861-1909. American. Realism. Action-filled paintings of the American West. The Scout: Friends or Enemies

Georges Seurat, 1859-1891. French. Post Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism. Used dots of six basic colors to create his pictures (pointillism). A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of la Grande Jatte

Joseph M. W. Turner, 1775-1851. English. Romanticism. Painted landscapes with brilliant glow and pure colors. Rockets and Blue Light

Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890. Dutch (live in France). Post-impressionism. Used vivid colors and sweeping brush strokes to convey emotions. The Bedroom at Arles and The Blue Cart

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1606-1669. Dutch. Baroque. Portraits and religious scenes. Considered the master of Dutch art. The Man with the Golden Helmet and The Night Watch

Paul Salisbury, 1903-1973, American. Cowboy/Western landscape painter. Riders of the Range

Jan Vermeer, 1632-1675. Dutch. Dutch Baroque. Painted small very detailed pictures of daily life. The Lacemaker and The Letter

Mohonri Young, 1877-1957. American. Social Realism – Factory Worker

Music

Musical Notation: treble, bass, clefs, staff, notes (whole, half, quarter), rests (whole, half, quarter), sharp, flat, natural, fermata, measure

Dynamic markings: piano, forte, crescendo, decrescendo

Voice parts (Recognize notes. Recognize and identify from an audio recording): soprano, alto, tenor, bass

Rhythm: beats, measures

Common Time Signatures: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 (Know what they mean)

Basic Conducting Patterns: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4

Tempo: allegro, presto

Musical Forms: ballet, chorus, ensemble, musical theater, opera, suite, symphony

Instrument Families (Recognize and identify each instrument by sight and sound. Also know their relative positions in an orchestra.):

String: violin, viola, cello, string bass

Brass: trumpet/cornet, French horn, trombone, tuba, saxophone

Woodwind: piccolo, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Percussion: piano, harp, timpani/kettle drum, xylophone, triangle, snare drum, bass drum, gong, cymbals,

Music Careers: composer, conductor, accompanist

Musical Groups: band, orchestra, choir, solo, duet, trio, quartet

Song Types: folk, patriotic, rounds, chants, ostinatos

Dance Types: ballet, waltz, Mexican Hat Dance

Musicians and Their Masterworks
Be familiar with biographical data, period, style (where applicable), and listed works. Participants should be able to recognize and identify each listed work from a brief audio selection of one part of the work. The italicized title is the part required for answers during the tournament.

Kenneth Alford, 1881-1945. English. “The March King.” Colonel Bogey March
Ludwig Beethoven, 1770-1827. German (spent his adult life in Austria). Classical and Romantic. Symphonies and Instrumentals. Fur Elise

Georges Bizet, 1838-1875. French. Romantic. L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1,“Prelude”

Aaron Copland, 1900-1990. American. Folk songs and dances. Rodeo: “Hoedown,”“Buckaroo Holiday,” “Waltz,” “Corral Nocturne”

Leo Delibes, 1836-1891. French. Classical. Coppelia, “Waltz of the Doll” – Act II: Valse de la poupee

Edward Grieg, 1843-1907. Norwegian. Romantic. Folk songs and dances. Peer Gynt Suite: “In the Hall of the Mountain King”

Ferde Grofe, 1892-1972. American. Modern. Orchestra and band music. Grand Canyon Suite: “On the Trail”

George F. Handel, 1685-1759. German (spent his adult life in England). Baroque and Classical. Church music and oratorios. Music for the Royal Fireworks: HWV 351 (1749): Minuet II; Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D, HWV 349, XII. Alla Hornpipe

Franz Joseph “Papa” Haydn, 1732-1809. Austrian. Classical. Father of the Symphony. Surprise Symphony

Englebert Humperdink, 1854-1921. German. Romantic. Operas. Hansel and Gretel

Wolfgang Mozart, 1756-1791. Austrian. Classical. Symphonies, operas, and church music. The Magic Flute: Overture; Horn concert No. 2 in E flat, K. 417:3. Rondo; Symphony de Fanfares: Variations on Ah, Vous dirai-je Maman

Jean-Joseph Mouret, 1682-1738. French. Baroque. Rondeau

Sergei Prokofiev, 1891-1953. Russian. Neo-Classical. Symphonies and operas. Peter and the Wolf; The Love for Three Oranges: March

Maurice Ravel, 1875-1937. French. Impressionistic. Instrumental music. Mother Goose Suite: Laideronnette: Empress of the Pagodas

Richard Rodgers, 1902-1972. American. Modern. Musical theater. March of the Siamese Children

Camille Saint-Saens, 1835-1921. French. Romantic. Instrumental and vocal music. Carnival of Animals: The Swan

Franz Schubert, 1797-1828. Austrian. Romantic. Art songs. March Militaire

Robert Schumann, 1810-1856. German. Romantic. Piano and vocal music. Scenes from Childhood: “Knight of the Hobby-Horse” and “Catch-as-Catch-Can”

Bedrich Smetana, 1824-1884. Czechoslovakian. Romantic. Folk songs and dances. The Moldau

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, 1849-1908. Russian. Romantic. Symphonies and operas. Flight of the Bumblebee

Peter Tchaikovsky, 1840-1893. Russian. Romantic. Symphonies and ballets. Nutcracker Suite: Op.71: “March” and “Russian Dance”

Performing Arts

Forms: theater (play), music, dance, ballet, opera, circus arts, , musical theater, pantomime, puppetry (hand, stick, shadow, marionette)

Subjects: comedy, tragedy, melodrama

Elements of Theater: script, product, audience, music, dance, sound

Elements of Drama: plot, characters (antagonist, protagonist), setting, music, spectacle (visual elements), monologue

Dramatic Structure: main action, rising action, climax, resolution

Elements of Acting: voice (projection, articulation, imitating dialects and accents, pitch, tone, volume), physical expressiveness (body language, facial expression, eye contact), perspective, emotion

Elements of the Stage: deck, stage positions (center stage, stage right, stage left, upstage, downstage, backstage), exit right, exit left

Basic Performing Arts Concepts: audience (audience participation, applause, etiquette), audition, casting, costumes, role, special effects (light gels, smoke machine, sound effects, music), set, stagecraft (scenery, lighting,
costume design, makeup, sound), props, choreography, script, score

Dance Forms: ballet, jazz, modern, tap, ballroom, Latin

Careers: choreographer, costumer, director, producer, actor, playwright

Musicals (basic plot, setting, main characters, composers, music):

Oklahoma (RKO Film, 1955)

South Pacific (Broadway Musical, 1949)

The King and I (20th Century Fox Film, 1956)

Sound of Music (20th Century Fox Film, 1965)

The Music Man (Warner Bros. Film, 1962)

Annie (Broadway Musical, 1976)

Mary Poppins (Walt Disney Film, 1964)

Wizard of Oz (MGM Film, 1939)


Language Arts: Literature and Motion Pictures

Children’s Literature (author, story line, characters, setting):

Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum

The Wizard of Oz (MGM, 1939)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson

The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson

Frindle by Andrew Clements

Babymouse: Queen of the World (graphic novel) by Jennifer Holm

Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne

The Legend of William Tell (no specific print or film version)

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Charlotte’s Rose by Ann Cannon

Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner


Folk/Fairy Tales (author, story line, characters, setting):

Beauty and the Beast

Sleeping Beauty

Cinderella

The Snow Queen

Jack and the Beanstalk

Snow White

Little Red Riding Hood

Three Billy Goats Gruff

The Princess and the Pea

The Ugly Duckling

Rumpelstiltskin

Literary Forms:
haiku
biography
autobiography
fiction


Caldecott Award Books
author, title, story line, characters, setting, year of award


Please take time to look some of this information up at home to study. There will not be time to go through all of this information prior to the Knowledge Bowl competition in March.

Thanks!

-Natasha Call
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