Fine Arts Survey/Technology
Grades
10-12
The Fine Arts Survey/Technology course is a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of the arts.
Fine Arts Survey/Technology introduces students to a variety of the arts, including visual arts, music,
and theatre and helps them develop an awareness of the contributions artists have made to society
across the years. Fine Arts Survey/Technology broadens a student’s perspective regarding the scope
of technology in today’s world. Technology offers students a means of solving different types of
problems. The computer applications offered in this course provide students with technology
fluency which includes knowledge of current technology systems and equip students with the ability
to conduct research and solve problems; demonstrate creative thinking; practice safe, ethical, and
legal use of technology systems; and use technology and information to communicate and
collaborate at all levels from interpersonal to global. Course content is integrated into other
curricular areas to allow students to reinforce and expand technology competencies. Students
become proficient users of computers and other technologies and benefit using these tools for
researching, analyzing, and synthesizing information beyond the classroom. Students completing the
Fine Arts Survey/Technology course may earn the one-half arts education credit required for
graduation.
Students will:
Produce
1. Produce an original project in dance, music, theatre, or visual arts using the creative process,
including conceptualization, refinement of ideas and forms, and reflection on and evaluation of
the process and product.
 Using the elements and principals of organization in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts
Examples: producing a multimedia report, directing or performing an original theatrical
script, choreographing a dance, composing music, creating a work of art
2. Create original works of art using reflective ideas, personal experiences, and imaginary content.
Examples: reactions to current events, cultural traditions, fantasy
3. Demonstrate the use of traditional, digital, and multimedia techniques to create works of art.
Examples: two-dimensional expression in books, comic strips, and timelines; enhancement
of images in a digital imaging program; three-dimensional expression in
dioramas, masks, puppets, mobiles, stabiles, scenery, and props
4. Compose an eight-measure melody based on a diatonic scale and written in the practical playing
range of an instrument.
 Transposing a melody into a different key
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Respond
5. Analyze works of art in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts from various cultures and historical
periods to characterize major artistic styles, formal components, and aesthetic qualities.
 Identifying major works of art
Examples: dance – Marius Petipa’s Nutcracker Ballet
music – Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
theatre – William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
visual arts – Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa
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Comparing various art forms from the same style and period
Example: comparing characteristics of the arts during the medieval period to include
saltarello dances, Gregorian chants, morality plays, and Gothic cathedrals
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Comparing art forms from differing styles and periods
Examples: dance – works by Michel Fokine and Merce Cunningham
music – symphonies by Wolfgang Mozart and Sergey Prokofiev
theatre – tragedies by Sophocles and Arthur Miller
visual arts – portraits by Mary Cassatt and Pablo Picasso
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Classifying works of art in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts by artistic style, period, or
location
Examples: dance – Anna Slezak’s polka dance, nineteenth century, Eastern Bohemia, (now
Czechoslovakia);
music – Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 94 in G major (Surprise Symphony),
Classical period, Europe
theatre – Chikamatu Monzaemon’s play Sonezaki Shinju, Bunraku style, Edo
period, Japan
visual arts – Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s oil painting The Calling of
Saint Matthew, Baroque period, Italy
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Describing contributions of composers, artists, directors, and choreographers to artistic styles
Examples: dance – Martha Graham’s contributions to modern dance
music – Igor Stravinsky’s influence on twentieth-century music
theatre – Eugène Ionesco’s contributions to Theatre of the Absurd
visual arts – Matisse’s contributions to color in twentieth-century painting
6. Define arts terminology, including the elements and principles of organization and composition.
 Using appropriate terminology to discuss works of art
Examples: movement of the body in dance, movement of a concerto, movement of an actor
across the stage, movement of the eye as a painting is viewed
7. Apply basic steps of critical analysis to selected works of art in dance, music, theatre, and visual
arts.
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Example:
interpreting expressive intentions in a piece of music, a dance, a theatrical
performance, or a visual work of art
8. Demonstrate proper audience behavior during a demonstration or performance.
Examples: knowing when to be silent and when to applaud; knowing what not to touch in
an exhibit or museum; responding appropriately to a dance, music, or theatre
production; assuming proper role in solitary or group viewings in a museum or
exhibition
9. Identify technical components of performance and exhibition spaces.
Examples: platforms, backdrops, cyclorama, drapery, lighting, acoustic panels, risers,
music stands
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Describing the impact technical components have on a performance or exhibition
Examples: lighting, acoustics, scenery, costumes, makeup, gallery space
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Identifying the role of a director in a performance or exhibition
Examples: stage director, musical conductor, gallery director, artistic director
10. Describe personal, sensory, emotional, and intellectual responses to the visual qualities of a work
of art.
11. Identify various forms of musical compositions.
Examples: strophic, theme and variations
12. Write rhythmic dictation composed of eight-beat patterns, including quarter, eighth, and half
notes and quarter rests.
Understand
13. Describe the purpose and functions of specific works of art.
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Relating the arts to historical, cultural, political, and social contexts
Examples: dance – Kurt Joss’ The Green Table depicting the horrors of war
music – Frederick Handel’s Water Music used for celebrations and dedications
theatre – Celeste Raspanti’s I Never Saw Another Butterfly portraying how
children of the Holocaust coped by expressing themselves through art
visual arts – wall murals in tombs of ancient Egypt created for preparation for the
afterlife
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14. Identify various technologies used in the arts.
Examples: videos, multimedia equipment, computer animation, performance art software,
sound amplification and recording, special effects in theatre, traditional media
such as etching and relief sculptures, instruments of the orchestra
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Comparing effects of traditional and new technologies
Examples: dance – analyzing the effect of performance art software on a dance production
music – comparing sounds of acoustic and electronic instruments
theatre – comparing manipulation of lighting with computer-controlled lighting
visual arts – analyzing differences between airbrush and digital paint programs
15. Describe historical themes, symbols, and styles associated with works of art from various
cultures, times, and places, including major periods and movements.
 Using digital processes or media to identify symbols and styles associated with works of art
from various periods
Example: using the Internet to view, collect, or find examples of Renaissance art and
architecture
16. Define the elements of music, including rhythm, melody, form, timbre, harmony, and texture.
17. Identify key signatures C, F, and G.
18. Identify the size of the interval between two given notes.
Example:
C to E being a 3rd
19. Define the elements of music, including melody, rhythm, form, timbre, harmony, and texture.
20. Explain legal and ethical ramifications of using another’s work in a production, including
copyright and intellectual property rights issues.
21. Identify ways the arts influence and are influenced by culture and politics.
Technology
22. Diagnose hardware and software problems.
 Applying strategies to correct malfunctioning hardware and software
 Performing routine hardware maintenance
23. Demonstrate advanced technology skills, including compressing, converting, importing,
exporting, and backing up files.
 Transferring data among applications
 Demonstrating digital file transfer
Examples: attaching, uploading, downloading
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24. Utilize advanced features of multimedia software, including image, video, and audio editing.
25. Practice ethical and legal use of technology systems and digital content.
 Explaining consequences of illegal and unethical use of technology systems and
digital content
 Interpreting copyright laws and policies with regard of ownership and use of digital content
 Citing sources of digital content
26. Using digital tools to publish curriculum – related content.
27. Demonstrate collaborative skills using curriculum – related content in digital environment
28. Use digital tools to defend solutions to authentic problems.
29. Create a product that integrates information from multiple software applications.
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