Arts Grade Expectations – Advanced at High School

Dance Skill Development

AAHS:1

Students show skill development when CREATING dance

by…

· Solving increasingly complex movement challenges involving

several movement concepts with a group.

· Choreographing dances that effectively communicate a

theme.

· Using choreographic principles, practices and structures

(i.e., reordering, retrograde, motif, unison, canon) and

processes (i.e., improvisation, manipulation, chance).

· Improvising new movements and manipulating learned

movements using the elements of dance to choreograph

studies.

· Producing a multiple part sequence of nonlocomotor and

locomotor movements.

Dance Skill Development

AAHS:2

Students PERFORM/ COMMUNICATE through dance

by…

· Demonstrating memorization and accurate reproduction of

a multiple part movement sequence, including rhythmic

acuity (e.g., mixed meter).

· Demonstrating consistency and reliability in technical

skills with appropriate skeletal alignment, body-part articulation,

strength, flexibility, agility and coordination,

elevation in locomotor and nonlocomotor/axial movement,

in solo, duet, trio, quartet and ensemble.

· Recognizing and demonstrating qualities/dynamics of

movement (e.g., sustained/percussive, strong force/light

force, bound/free-flow, direct/indirect, expression, clarity,

musicality, and projection).

· Moderating projection based on piece and audience.

· Reflecting the mood and style of the dance piece.

AAHS:3

Students show understanding of dance CONCEPTS and

VOCABULARY by…

· Identifying or demonstrating dance concepts of space,

energy, gesture, time, form, genre (e.g., ballet, jazz, tap,

folk, modern, hip-hop, etc.).

· Improvising and manipulating movements.

· Recognizing and executing complex shapes and patterns

from different genre, styles, and traditions.

· Applying space concepts.

· Identifying and demonstrating dance movements (e.g.,

dynamics, manipulation, tempo, projection, expression,

orientation, reordering, variation).

· Analyzing theme and identifying dance form.

Music Skill Development

AAHS:4

Students show skill development when CREATING music

by…

· Arranging simple pieces for voices or instruments other

than those for which the pieces were written.

· Composing in several distinct styles using the elements of

music for expressive effect.

AAHS:5

Students PERFORM/ COMMUNICATE through music

by…

· Singing solos and two and three part literature with a more

varied repertoire (e.g., various cultures and styles) and a

degree of difficulty of level 5 (see NYSSMA Manual)

· Playing a musical instrument with a more varied repertoire

(e.g., various culture and styles) alone and with others and

a degree of difficulty of level 5 (see NYSSMA Manual).

· Responding to the cues of the conductor (e.g., tempo,

dynamics, cues, expression, accents, articulation, phrasing,

line, rubato).

AAHS:6

Students show understanding of music CONCEPTS and

VOCABULARY by…

· Analyzing and comparing several compositions of a similar

genre or style.

· Reading and notating music at the level of difficulty of 5

on a scale of 1-6 (See NYSSMA Manual).

Theater Skill Development

AAHS:7

Students show skill development when CREATING theater

by…

· Demonstrating development of character using physical

and vocal expression, text analysis and research based on

acting style (e.g., Greek, modern).

· Designing or identifying designs that establish character,

based on text analysis and research of culture, history and

stage design.

· Using character and scenario to develop a script.

AAHS:8

Students PERFORM/ COMMUNICATE through theater

by…

· Producing a practiced scene.

· Adjusting voice tone/level and timing before an audience.

· Being prepared and on-time.

· Appropriate use of advanced production tools (e.g., CAD,

welding, special effects equipment, etc.).

· Using marketing techniques for a production (e.g., playbill,

PSAs, press release, poster, study guide, etc.).

· Presenting a researched design project for a production

(e.g. costuming, s et, props, lighting, management).

· Fulfilling technical responsibilities, pre-show through

strike.

AAHS:9

Students show understanding of theatre CONCEPTS &

VOCABULARY by…

· Labeling and participating in a cold reading and audition.

· Recognizing and labeling acting techniques.

 

Visual Arts Skill Development

AAHS:10

Students show skill development when CREATING art

by…

· Demonstrating refined artisanship, technical skills, and

expressive qualities in visual representations.

· Expanding on uses of media techniques and processes

with skill, confidence, and sensitivity to that their intentions

are carried out in their works of art.

· Producing visual representations that demonstrate innovative

relationships between elements and principles of design

(e.g., constructing teapot that weds utility and design).

AAHS:11

Students demonstrate PERFORM/COMMUNICATE skills

in visual arts by…

· Assembling and displaying objects or works of art as a

part of a public exhibition (e.g., curatorial responsibility).

· Demonstrating a personal style and advanced proficiency

in communicating an idea or emotion.

AAHS:12

Students show understanding of visual arts CONCEPTS

and VOCABULARY by…

· Analyzing and demonstrating innovative and skillful integration

of the elements and principles of design (e.g., innovative

synthesis of formal and expressive qualities in a

work of art).

· Sophisticated articulation and manipulation of formal and

expressive qualities of a variety of media, techniques, and

complex processes with appropriate vocabulary.

· Analyzing purposes and functions of art and artists in the

context of history and culture.

Reflection and Critique

AAHS:13

Students describe art using discipline specific vocabulary,

for example:

Dance: composition, intention, narrative, dynamics, motif/

variation

Music: pitch, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, form, timbre, texture,

articulation, harmony, phrasing, style

Theater: protagonist/antagonist, crisis, catharsis, climax, resolution,

scenario, transformation

Visual Arts: by using the elements and principles of art, along

with previously learned vocabulary

AAHS:14 Students analyze, interpret, and respond to art

by…

· Explaining qualities (elements, principles of design, expression)

and how they evoke emotion and meaning.

· Relating varied interpretations of works of art using some

or all of the following (e.g., observation, personal experience,

background knowledge, cultural context, artist’s

intent, and/or artist’s process).

· Comparing/ contrasting works of art, which may include a

student’s own work.

AAHS:15 Students critique and revise art by…

· Making affirming statements with specific evidence (e.g.,

Your landscape painting shows sensitive brush work in the

Japanese tradition.).

· Asking questions about your own work (e.g., How can I

use one point perspective effectively?).

· Asking questions of the artist (e.g., How were you able to

get that texture in your work?).

· Suggesting changes (e.g., You might consider using contrasting

colors for emphasis.).

· Discerning and responding to those suggestions that are

effective, and justifying aesthetic decisions.

· Developing and applying specific criteria, individually or

in groups.

· Assembling and refining the artist portfolio and resume.

· Demonstrating and refining auditioning skills.

Making Connections

AAHS:16 Students make connections between/among the

arts and disciplines outside the arts by…

· Explaining how elements, artistic processes, and/or organizational

principles are used in similar and distinctive

ways (e.g., form, tone color, balance, unity and variety,

texture, harmony, etc.).

· Creating art work to show understandings of a discipline

(e.g., show understanding of chemistry through ceramics,

show understanding of technology through art, show understanding

of physics through music, show understanding

of culture through dance, show understanding of history

through theater).

AAHS:17 Students show understanding of how the arts

impact life by…

· Reflecting on and identifying personal strengths and

weaknesses and potential success in art forms.

· Assembling and refining the artist portfolio and resume.

· Demonstrating an understanding of how the arts contribute

to physical and mental health (e.g., identifying the

best practices and hazards specific to each discipline).

AAHS:18 Students show understanding of how the arts

shape and reflect various cultures and times by…

· Applying techniques from a culture to create or perform a

work of art.

· Creating a piece based on an established genre or style.

· Identifying universal themes and socio-political issues in

a variety of art forms in different cultural contexts.

· Identifying the foundation or roots of a specific art form

related to time and culture (e.g., tap dance from Africa

and Ireland converging in Harlem).

Approach to Work

AAHS:19 Students approach artistic problem solving with

an open mind and creative thinking by…

· Bringing ideas learned previously into the development of

work.

· Generating a variety of strategies/techniques to address

those challenges (e.g., researching and applying new

strategies).

· Taking material they’ve learned and using it in a new way

(e.g., improvisation).

AAHS:20 Students develop effective, personal work habits

by…

· Demonstrating commitment and a sense of purpose (e.g.,

persevering to complete quality work, working to personal

best).

· Demonstrating understanding of health and safety issues

related to the arts (e.g., using safe work habits and techniques).

· Developing rigorous criteria and setting goals for themselves

(e.g., prioritizing responsibilities, managing

time/materials, and meeting completion deadlines).

· Using a variety of learning strategies (e.g., different practice

techniques).

AAHS:21 Students demonstrate appropriate interactions

by…

· Cooperating in an ensemble, group, or partnership to

maintain an environment of safety, confidence, mutual

esteem, and support.

· Responding constructively as members of an audience/

group.