Visual and Performing Arts Standards
Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades,
by the end of Grade 6, students will:
Standard 1.3

(Elements and Principles) All students will demonstrate an understanding of the elements and principles of dance, music, theater, and visual art.

Standard 1.3.5.A Dance
Standard 1.3.5.A.1
Analyze both formal and expressive aspects of time, shape, space, and energy in various dance works.
Standard 1.3.5.A.2
Analyze the principles of choreography applied in a master dance work.
Standard 1.3.5.A.3
Differentiate among the various artistic and non-artistic contributions involved in dance production.
Standard 1.3.5.A.4
Analyze the interrelationship between dance movement and the movements of everyday life, and effectively demonstrate the difference between pantomiming and abstracting a gesture.
Standard 1.3.5.A.5
Interpret compositional use of dance elements for expressive purposes.
Standard 1.3.5.B  Music
Standard 1.3.5.B.1
Analyze musical elements in response to aural prompts and printed scores representing diverse genres and cultures and notational systems.
Standard 1.3.5.B.2
Demonstrate knowledge of the basic concepts of meter, rhythm, tonality, intervals, chords, and harmonic progressions.
Standard 1.3.5.C  Theater
Standard 1.3.5.C.1
Examine the range of roles and characterizations possible in theatrical production and performance.
Standard 1.3.5.C.2
Examine the relationship between physicality and character development.
Standard 1.3.5.C.3
Identify various tactics employed by actors to create believable, motivated action.
Standard 1.3.5.D  Visual Art
Standard 1.3.5.D.1
Describe the emotional significance conveyed in the application of the elements
Standard 1.3.5.D.2
Describe a work of art that clearly illustrates a principle of design.