Creative Arts 9

Choose any of the following tasks which will earn you one KMS Bacc Knowledge point.

9.1 Music Focus

Research one genre of popular music, such as Reggae, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Country & Western. You will need to give examples and list the features that identify the music as being of that genre. Look at the example below as a starting point. E.g.  Country & Western music uses folk influences in its genre and originates from the USA. It uses similar instruments that you would find in folk such as Guitar, Fiddle, Drum but it has been brought up to date and can use electric instruments. The music is intended to be danced to in a social gathering and this is reflected in a form of dancing – line dancing being associated with Country and Western. Famous songs include…….

9.1 Art Changing Faces

Research one traditional portrait artist (e.g. Da Vinci) and one more modern portrait artist (e.g. van Gogh). Complete a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the ways in which these two artists present the human face (realistic vs abstract, use of colour etc). Draw a self-portrait a decorate one half in the style of your more traditional artist and one half in the style of your more modern artist.   

9.1 Art - It's Cubism but not as we know it

Research one Cubist artist who is not Picasso. You should include information about the life of that artist, describe their work using the formal elements of art (colour, mood, texture, pattern etc) and include your own drawn or painted copy of their most famous portrait. 

9.1 Media  Film Genres

Using the following link to see the Genre Quiz sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ovqd_dy64z3tUqg0sWcNRB4nb66w_bpT/view?usp=share_link

Work out the main forms of film genres that we see in the media industry today, using the clues in the mind map. Then see if you can even give 3 examples of films that belong within that genre. 

Choose any of the following tasks which will earn you two KMS Bacc Knowledge points.

9.2 Music Maestro 

Practise and perform a section of a piece of your choice. You will video yourself playing it and upload the video as an mp4 file. This will also count towards your performing work in class. You should also upload your source material such as printed music, the original recording or the piano tile tutorial.

9.2 Art Movements Timeline

Briefly research the following movements of Art to get an idea of their style of work:

• Realism

• Impressionism

• Fauvism

• Cubism

• Pop Art

Do a small self-portrait in each style and present in a timeline to show how Art/portraiture changed through the 20th Century.

Choose the following task which will earn you three KMS Bacc Knowledge points.

9.3 Performance

Prepare a piece of music or drama for a performance. It could be a solo item or as part of an ensemble. In order to prepare for the performance create a practise diary for at least 4 weeks describing what you are doing to enhance your performance techniques ready for the big day. You should record yourself during the final performance.