Assignments/Projects
Listed below are some of the vocabulary words that we have learned in class. Use this list to review important terms that you will need to master and use in your tests and papers.
ART VOCABULARY (Week 2)
Elements of Art:Line:
- curved = soft
- horizontal = restful
- vertical = strong
- diagonal = energy
Form (shape):
- cube
- pyramid
- cylinder
- cone
- sphere
Open Space (a.k.a. negative space)
Light / Dark
Color:
- value
- warm / cool
Surface Texture
Music Vocabulary
Eight Elements of Music:
(Refer to the handout distributed in class)
Instrument
Rhythm
Tempo
Pitch
Volume
Timbre
Melody
Harmony
Meter
Range
- Soprano
- Alto
- Tenor
- Bass
Generic Assignment Associated with Museum Visits
During the museum tour you are to:
1. Be on your best behavior
• Listen politely and attentively to our docent.
• Do not engage in any behavior that would compromise the safety of the art or your fellow viewers.
2. Take notes during the tour paying particular attention to:
• The characteristics of the featured artists and
• The differences in style between the featured artists.
3. At the end of the tour, find one work that you like. Take notes that you will use later to make a detailed written description of that painting. In this written description you should:
• Give the title, artist, date and medium of the particular work of art.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the vocabulary learned in this class (Okay, I will not hold you to this since we are only in the second week.).
• Write a thorough and elegant description of that particular work of art. Write as though you are describing the work to someone who cannot attend the exhibit
The written work described above is due at the next class meeting following the field trip.
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