Arts · Grade 6
Arts 6
Elements and principles of art, painting traditions, music in sargam and staff notation, dance, theatre improvisation, and a local craft.
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Units
Unit 1 · reading, activity, quick check, quick check, task
The language of artLearn the shared words artists use (line, shape, colour, texture, balance and contrast) and use them on purpose in your own composition.
Unit 2 · reading, activity, quick check, quick check, task
Painting traditionsMeet Indian miniature painting and Chinese ink landscape, find out how their techniques carry their meanings, and make work inspired by both.
Unit 3 · reading, activity, quick check, quick check, task
Music in two notationsWrite down the same tune in sargam and in staff notation, and see why they are two different maps of the same music.
Unit 4 · reading, activity, quick check, quick check, task
Dance traditionsLearn the grammar behind classical and folk dance (mudras, steps and counts) and perform a short piece of your own in one form.
Unit 5 · reading, activity, quick check, quick check, task
Theatre and improvisationMake scenes up on the spot by accepting your partner's ideas and building on them.
Unit 6 · reading, activity, quick check, quick check, task
Craft heritageResearch a local craft, from pottery to block printing to bamboo work, and try the technique with your own hands.