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STANDARD 1.2 (CREATION AND PERFORMANCE) Grade Twelve

Strands with Cumulative Progress Indicators

A.  Dance

  1. Demonstrate technical proficiency and artistic application of anatomical and kinesthetic principles in performance.
  2. Craft dances with themes that have unity of form and content and demonstrate the ability to work alone and in small groups to create dances with coherence and aesthetic unity.
  3. Collaborate in the design and production of a dance work.
  4. Outline a variety of pathways and the requisite training for careers in dance.

AND/OR

B. Music

  1. Sing or play musical works from different genres with expression and technical accuracy.
  2. Analyze original or prepared musical scores and demonstrate how the elements of music are manipulated.
  3. Improvise or compose melodies, stylistically appropriate harmonizing parts and rhythmic accompaniments using a chosen system of notation.
  4. Arrange simple pieces for voices or instruments using a variety of traditional and nontraditional sound sources and electronic media.
  5. Outline a variety of pathways and the requisite training for careers in music.

AND/OR

C. Theater

  1. Create original interpretations of scripted roles demonstrating a range of various appropriate acting styles and methods.
  2. Interpret a script by creating a production concept with informed, supported, and sustained directorial choices.
  3. Collaborate in the design and production of a theatrical work.
  4. Plan and rehearse improvised and scripted scenes.
  5. Outline a variety of pathways and the requisite training for careers in theater.

AND/OR

D. Visual Art

  1. Interpret themes using symbolism, allegory, or irony through the production of two or three-dimensional art.
  2. Perform various methods and techniques used in the production of works of art.
  3. Produce an original body of work in one or more mediums that demonstrates mastery of methods and techniques.
  4. Outline a variety of pathways and the requisite training for careers in the visual arts.