Grade 1 Fine Arts Delaware Standards

Transfer rhythmic patterns from the aural to the kinesthetic

Demonstrate eight basic locomotor movements (e.g., walk, run, hop, jump, leap, gallop, slide, skip) traveling forward, backward, sideward, diagonally, turning

Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior in watching dance performances; discuss their opinions about the dances with their peers in a supportive and constructive way

Demonstrate and/or explain how lighting and costuming can contribute to the meaning of a dance

Observe two dances and discuss (compare and contrast) how they are similar and different in terms of one of the compositional elements (e.g., space, time, force/energy)

Demonstrate basic partner skills (e.g., copying, leading and following, mirroring)

Making connections between dance and healthful living

Perform axial movements (e.g., bend, stretch, twist, turn, swing, collapse)

Observe and explain how different accompaniment (such as sound, music, spoken text) can affect the meaning of a dance

Understanding choreographic principles, processes and structures

Use improvisation to generate movement for choreography

Demonstrating and understanding dance in various cultures and historical periods

Identifying and demonstrating movement elements and skills in performing arts

Take an active role in a class discussion about interpretations of and reactions to a dance

Perform folk dances from various cultures

Create and identify the sequential parts of a dance phrase (e.g., beginning, middle, and end)

Demonstrate accuracy in moving to a musical beat and responding to changes in tempo

Create a project that reveals similarities and differences between the arts

Understanding dance as a way to create and communicate meaning

Transfer spatial patterns from the visual to the kinesthetic

Execute basic movement phrases individually and in a group

Making connections between dance and other disciplines

Explain how healthy practices (such as nutrition, safety) enhance ability to dance, citing multiple examples

Discuss how skills developed in dance are applicable to a variety of careers

Improvise, create and perform dances based on original ideas and concepts from other sources

Observe and discuss how dance is different from other forms of human movement (e.g., sports, everyday gestures)

Create a dance project that reveals understanding of a concept or idea from another discipline (e.g., poetry, physics, geometry)

Applying and demonstrating critical and creative thinking skills in dance

Respond to a dance using another art form; explain the connections between the dance and their response to it (such as stating how their paintings reflect the dance they saw)

Explore, discover and realize multiple solutions to a given movement problem; choose their favorite solution and discuss the reasons for that choice

Explain and execute the underlying principles of movement skill (e.g., alignment, balance, initiation of movement, articulation of isolated body parts, weight shift, elevation and landing, fall and recovery)

Execute techniques from different genres/styles (e.g. ballet, modern dance, jazz, tap, multi-cultural)

Imitate melodic patterns

Perform in groups with blend and balance

Sing expressively utilizing dynamics and phrasing

Read rhythmic notation

Singing ostinati with songs

Singing independently and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

Understanding music in relation to diverse cultures, times and places

Sing in groups in response to gestures of a conductor

Perform an independent part in an ensemble setting

Compare and contrast terms common between the arts and other curricular areas (e.g., texture, color, form)

Sing on pitch within the appropriate singing range

Sing demonstrating proper vocal technique

Notate symbols and terms referring to dynamics, tempo and articulation

Identify and classify voices by range and quality

Improvise melodic embellishments on given melodies in various tonalities

Listen to, describing and analyzing music and musical performances

Improvise unaccompanied melodies

Perform music representing diverse genres and styles

Express changes and contrasts in music through movement

Improvise melodic variations

Sing expressively with phrasing, dynamics and stylistic interpretation

Improvise rhythmic variations on given melodies

Performing on instruments independently and with others a varied repertoire of music

Perform on pitched and unpitched instruments in rhythm while applying a steady beat

Sing in groups and blending vocal timbres

Arrange short songs and/or instrumental pieces

Notate symbols for pitch

Imitate rhythmic and melodic patterns on pitched and unpitched instruments

Express personal preferences for specific musical styles

Improvising melodies, variations and accompaniments

Identify and classify instruments according to family

Express through verbal and non-verbal means various styles/genres of music

Utilize compositional technology

Manipulate a variety of traditional, non-traditional and electronically produced sounds while creating or arranging

Making connections between music, the other arts and other curricular areas

Reading and notating music

Improvise ostnato accompaniments

Sing on pitch in rhythm while applying a steady beat

Compare and contrast artistic themes across cultures, history and multiple media

Evaluating music and musical performances

Identify and define standard notation symbols

Identify and describe common instrumental and vocal ensembles

Improvise melodies over given rhythm and harmonic context consistent to the styles

Sing a repertoire of choral literature with expression and technical accuracy including songs performed from memory

Composing and arranging music within specific guidelines

Perform with proper instrument technique

Perform in groups in response to gestures of a conductor

Listen to music from various periods and diverse cultures by genre or style

Sing demonstrating proper posture and breathing

Illustrate ways in which the principles and subject matter of other curricular areas are interrelated to music

Make connections with other disciplines as they relate to music

Identify ways for evaluating compositions and performances

Identify, compare and contrast the roles of creators, performers and consumers in the production and presentation of the arts including music

Develop and apply criteria for evaluating compositions and performances

Perform with proper posture and breathing

Perform rhythm accompaniments by ear

Improvise melodies over given rhythm and tonal context

Identify the elements of music within a musical composition

Sing a repertoire of songs representing different genres, styles and languages

Discuss and evaluate the relationship between music and human emotions

Notate symbols and terms for meter and rhythm

Utilize standard written notation in composition of short songs

Perform melodies by ear using a melodic instrument

Improvise melodies over basic chord progressions

Explain personal music preferences using appropriate terminology

Read a single line of an instrumental or vocal part

Sing call and response

Read melodic notation

Read unfamiliar music with tonal and rhythmic accuracy

Compose short songs and instrumental pieces

Improvise rhythmically with voice or on instrument

Designing and building environments for informal and formal presentations

Portray a believable character with effective performance techniques (use of voice, facial expressions and body movement) in both improvised and structured presentations

Identify character motivations through research and analysis and be able to articulate how they affect the character's actions

Acting in improvised and structured presentations

Identify the foundation of playmaking in real life and fantasy

Observe different forms of communication and transfer them into usage in performance (verbal, nonverbal, ASL, written, iconic, etc.)

Improvising and writing scenes, scenarios and plays

Develop and implement costume and makeup designs for a structured theatrical production

Comparing and integrating art forms

Assess how an audience's response can impact a theatrical presentation

Recall and recite assigned lines for a theater piece

Develop an improvisation utilizing characters and setting that creates tension and suspense, with a subsequent resolution

Observe examples of role playing in life and analyze how those roles could be used by theatre artists

Responding to, describing, analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating theatre works and performances

Incorporate elements of dance, music, and visual arts to express ideas and emotions in improvised and structured scenes

Relate the elements of a dramatic production and the impact they have on the viewer

Employ variations in movement, gesture and vocal expression (pitch, tempo, tone) to create characters

Identify and employ techniques for active listening and viewing of theatrical productions

Identify the basic elements of a play (e.g., characters, setting, plot)

Compare the use of technology, media and processes of the visual arts with other disciplines

Describe how the visual arts influence history and cultures

Compare the purpose of works of art and design in history and cultures

Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols and ideas

Using knowledge of structures and functions

Identify the elements of art

Select and use different media, techniques and processes that are used to create works of art

Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others

Identify different media, techniques and processes that are used to create works of art

Demonstrate how a single medium or technique can be used to create multiple effects in works of art

Describe and differentiate the roles of artists in society across history and cultures

Understanding and applying media, techniques and processes

Identify historical and cultural characteristics of works of art

Select and use the principles of design in works of art

Analyze the elements of art

Analyze works of art to speculate why they were created

Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines

Compare and contrast relationships and characteristics between the visual arts and other disciplines

Evaluate the artist's intent and effectiveness in communicating ideas and emotions in works of art

Describe how media and techniques are used to create two-dimensional and three dimensional works of art

Describe how a work of art can convey a voice of one or a voice of many

Discuss how individual experiences influence personal works of art

Describe how history and cultures influence the visual arts

Describe personal responses to selected works of art

Identify subject matter, symbols and ideas in works of art

Use media and tools in a safe and responsible manner

Analyze the principles of design

Describe how learning in the visual arts helps develop essential skills for life and the workplace

Select and use subject matter, symbols and ideas to communicate meaning in works of art

Identify ways the visual arts are used as communication

Describe and differentiate the origins of specific subject matter, symbols and ideas in works of art

Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures

Describe how the arts and artists influence each other across history and cultures

Identify the principles of design

Use selected two-dimensional and three-dimensional media to communicate ideas

Apply visual arts vocabulary when reflecting upon and assessing works of art

Speculate on how history and culture give meaning to a work of art

Analyze how the use of subject matter, symbols and ideas are used in works of art

Describe and/or demonstrate how skills transfer between the visual arts and other disciplines

Select and use the elements of art in works of art