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Grade
Content notation to represent sounds, ideas, and movement Arts Education 3 No CCG
Keyword: notation Elaboration: any written, visual, or kinetic form of representing music compositions; for example, non-traditional invented notation can be used to represent sound, or traditional notation used to represent high/low pitches on a three-lined staff; in dance, this can include written formal and informal systems of symbols, shapes, and lines that represent body position and movement
Content processes, materials, technologies, tools, and techniques to support arts activities Arts Education 3 No CCG
Keyword: technologies Elaboration: includes both manual and digital technologies (e.g., electronic media, production elements, information technology, sound equipment and recording technologies, etc.); in visual arts, any visual image-making technology (e.g., paintbrush, scissors, pencil, stamp) and includes the improvisational use of miscellaneous items.
Content

elements in the arts, including but not limited to:

  • dance: body, space, dynamics (dance), time, relationships, form
  • drama: character, time, place, plot, tension
  • music: beat/pulse, duration, rhythm (music), tempo, pitch , timbre, dynamics (music), form  texture
  • visual arts: elements of design: line, shape, space, texture, colour, form (visual arts); principles of design: pattern, repetition, rhythm (visual arts), contrast, emphasis
Arts Education 3 No CCG
Keyword: dance Elaboration: the elements of dance are universally present in all dance forms and grow in sophistication over time
Keyword: body Elaboration: what the body is doing, including whole or partial body action, types of movement (locomotor and non-locomotor), etc.
Keyword: space Elaboration: where the body is moving, including place, level, direction, pathway, size/reach, shape, etc.
Keyword: dynamics (dance) Elaboration: how energy is expended and directed through the body in relation to time (quick/sustained), weight (strong/light), space (direct/indirect), and flow (free/bound)
Keyword: time Elaboration: how the body moves in relation to time, including beat (underlying pulse), tempo, and rhythmic patterns
Keyword: relationships Elaboration: with whom or what the body is moving; movement happens in a variety of relationship including pairs, groups, objects, and environments
Keyword: form Elaboration: The shape or structure of a dance; the orderly arrangement of thematic material. For example: phrase, beginning, middle, end, ABA, canon, call and response, narrative, abstract
Keyword: character Elaboration: in drama, taking on and exploring the thoughts, perceptions, feelings, and beliefs of another
Keyword: duration Elaboration: the length of a sound or silence in relation to the beat (e.g., shorter, longer, equal)
Keyword: rhythm (music) Elaboration: the arrangement of sounds and silences over time
Keyword: tempo Elaboration: the frequency or speed of the beat
Keyword: pitch Elaboration: how high or low a note is
Keyword: timbre Elaboration: the characteristic quality of a sound independent of pitch and dynamics; tone colour
Keyword: dynamics (music) Elaboration: the level of loudness, softness, or changing volume of music (e.g., louder, softer)
Keyword: texture Elaboration: simultaneous layering of sounds (e.g., combining singing with other instruments, partner songs)
Keyword: form (visual arts) Elaboration: the visual element that pertains to an actual or implied three-dimensional shape of an image; visual art forms can be geometric (e.g., sphere, cube, pyramid) or organic (e.g., animal forms)
Keyword: principles of design Elaboration: the planned use of the visual elements to achieve a desired effect
Keyword: pattern Elaboration: a design in which shapes, colours or lines repeat with regularity
Keyword: repetition Elaboration: using the same object, colour, marking, or type of line more than once
Keyword: rhythm (visual arts) Elaboration: the combination of pattern and movement to create a feeling of organized energy
Keyword: music Elaboration: The elements of music are universally present in all forms of vocal and instrumental music and grow in sophistication over time.
Curricular Competency Demonstrate increasingly sophisticated application and/or engagement of curricular content Arts Education 3 Communicating and documenting
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Curricular Competency Experience, document and share creative works in a variety of ways Arts Education 3 Communicating and documenting
Keyword: document Elaboration: activities that help students reflect on their learning (e.g., through drawing, painting, journaling, taking pictures, making video clips or audio-recordings, constructing new works, compiling a portfolio)
Keyword: share Elaboration: includes any form of presentation as outlined in the Connecting, Creating, Presenting, and Responding in Arts Education resource
Curricular Competency Describe and respond to visual and performing art pieces and provide constructive feedback Arts Education 3 Communicating and documenting
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Curricular Competency Express feelings, ideas, and experiences in creative ways Arts Education 3 Communicating and documenting
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Curricular Competency Interpret and communicate ideas using symbolism in the arts Arts Education 3 Communicating and documenting
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Curricular Competency Apply learned skills, understandings, and processes in new contexts Arts Education 3 Communicating and documenting
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Curricular Competency Connect knowledge and skills from other areas of learning in planning, creating, and interpreting works for art Arts Education 3 Reasoning and reflecting
Keyword: areas of learning Elaboration: in BC’s provincial curriculum program, the discipline-based fields of knowledge, such as Science, Arts Education and Social Studies; each area of learning contains a set of learning standards
Curricular Competency Reflect on creative processes and make connections to personal experiences Arts Education 3 Reasoning and reflecting
Keyword: creative processes Elaboration: the means by which an artistic work (in dance, drama, music, or visual arts) is made; includes but is not limited to exploration, selection, combination, refinement, and reflection
Curricular Competency

Refine ideas, processes, and technical skills in a variety of art forms

Arts Education 3 Reasoning and reflecting
Keyword: variety of art forms Elaboration: mediums of creative or artistic expression, such as painting, sculpture, plays, improvisations, dances, songs, and performances in both/either solo and/or ensemble contexts. 
Curricular Competency Observe, listen, describe, inquire, and predict how artists (dancers, actors, musicians, and visual artists) use processes, materials, movements, technologies, tools, and techniques Arts Education 3 Reasoning and reflecting
Keyword: artists Elaboration: people who create works in any of the arts disciplines (e.g., dancers, actors, musicians, visual artists); also includes the students themselves
Curricular Competency Explore relationships among cultures, communities, and the arts Arts Education 3 Exploring and creating
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Curricular Competency Explore identity, place, culture, and belonging through arts experiences Arts Education 3 Exploring and creating
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