Description
This document is a Term 1 summary for Grade 7 Creative Arts (CA) of the Top Class textbook and covers four topics: Dance, Drama, Music, and Visual Arts.
1. Dance (P. 2-26)
- Units: Dance performance, dance improvisation and composition, and dance theory and literacy.
- Conventions: Require a safe environment, respect, proper clothing, hygiene, trust, and cooperation.
- Elements of Dance: Include Space (levels, shape, floor pattern, personal/performance space), Time (tempo, duration, momentum, accent, metre, natural rhythm, pause), Dynamics (force, energy release), and Relationships.
2. Drama (P. 91-115)
- Units: Dramatic skills development, drama elements in playmaking, and careers.
- Vocal Development: Focuses on relaxation, correct breathing (abdominal), resonance (amplifying sound without shouting), and clear articulation.
- Playmaking: A good play structure includes a beginning (characters, setting, conflict), a middle (main conflict, climax), and an end (resolve conflict).
3. Music (P. 183-212)
- Units: Music literacy, music listening, and performing/creating music.
- Aspects of Sound: Duration (length of note), pitch (high or low), volume (loud/forte ‘f’ or soft/piano ‘p’), and colour/timbre (unique sound of instrument/voice).
- Notation: Notes are A-G, read on a staff (stave) of five parallel lines. The treble clef is for higher notes; notes on lines are ‘Every Good Boy Deserves Food’ and spaces spell ‘FACE’.
4. Visual Arts (P. 264-285)
- Units: Create in 2D (drawing), Visual literacy (African masks & local crafts), Create in 3D (mask making), Visual literacy (comparing sculptures), and Create in 3D (modelling a musician).
- Art Elements: Line, Tone, Texture, Shape, and Colour.
- Visual Literacy: African masks are used for ancestral or religious ceremonies. Local craft reflects culture, heritage, and social identity.
- Sculptors Mentioned: Anton van Wouw (realist), Noria Mabasa (imaginative, exaggerated style), and George Segal (life-sized plaster casts).
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