SECTION 210:15-3-5.9. The arts

  The Arts provide children with many opportunities for self-expression. Art, music, and dramatic play centers expose children to dance, music (singing, use of instruments), visual art (drawing, sculpting, painting), and drama and help them develop an appreciation of both individual and group expression.

(1)   Standard - language of visual art. The student will identify visual art terms.

(A)   Name and describe elements of art: line, color, form, shape, texture, value and space.

(B)   Explore different art methods such as drawing, painting, weaving, and sculpting.

(2)   Standard - visual art history and culture. The student will recognize the development of visual art from a historical and cultural perspective.

(A)   Identify other art forms such as music, dance, and drama.

(B)   Discuss and identify art used everyday in the home, community or school (e.g. signs, posters, cartoons, labels, menus, etc.)

(3)   Standard - visual art expression. The student will observe, select, and utilize a variety of ideas and subject matter in creating original works of visual art.

(A)   Manipulate a variety of materials (media).

(i)   Drawing Media: markers, chalks, crayons

(ii)   Painting Media: finger paint

(iii)   Sculpture Media: clay, string, paper, foil, cardboard, found objects

(iv)   Mixed Media: tissue, photos, found objects, foil, fiber, paint, paper

(B)   Use objects to express creative ideas.

(C)   Use art media and tools in a safe and responsible manner.

(4)   Standard - visual art appreciation. The student will appreciate visual art as a vehicle of human expression.

(A)   Demonstrate appropriate behavior while viewing art.

(B)   Demonstrate respect for student work and the work of others.

(C)   Demonstrate thoughtfulness and care in completion of artworks.

(5)   Standard - language of music. The student will read, notate and interpret music.

(A)   Identify the elements of music:

(i)   Melody (up and down)

(ii)   Harmony (sing with instruments, without instruments)

(iii)   Tone Color (classroom percussion instruments, sounds from nature, machines, or the environment)

(iv)   Rhythm (strong and weak beats, steady beat, long and short sounds)

(v)   Form (same or different and solo/chorus)

(vi)   Pitch (high or low)

(vii)   Tempo (fast or slow)

(viii)   Dynamics (loud or soft)

(B)   Recognize basic features of familiar and unfamiliar songs:

(i)   Dynamic - loud and soft

(ii)   Tempo - fast and slow

(iii)   Styles - action songs, chants, rhymes, finger plays

(6)   Standard - music history and culture. The student will recognize the development of music from an historical and cultural perspective.

(A)   Recognize music from our country, work songs, holiday songs and music from different countries.

(B)   Sing and perform music from a variety of folk, ethnic, patriotic and contemporary songs.

(7)   Standard - music expression. The student will perform, imitate, compose a variety of music within specific guidelines.

(A)   Participate in music through singing and/or playing instruments.

(B)   Match pitches, sing in tune and use appropriate tone and expression.

(C)   Respond to the beat or rhythm in music by clapping, walking, running, skipping, playing classroom instruments, or chanting.

(D)   Play simple rhythmic patterns using sounds and silences on classroom percussion instruments to accompany songs and rhythm activities.

(8)   Standard - music appreciation. The student will learn to appreciate music and expand their listening beyond music currently familiar to the student.

(A)   Recognize and practice audience or performer behavior appropriate for the context and style of music performed.

(B)   Demonstrate respect for music performed by the student and by other students and professional performers.

(C)   Discuss likes and dislikes of music of different styles.

[Source: Added at 20 Ok Reg 159, eff 10-10-02 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 821, eff 5-15-03]