High School Fine Arts Kansas Standards

Responding – Understanding and evaluating how the arts convey meaning.

Performing – Realizing artistic ideas and work through interpretation and presentation.

Creating – Conceiving and developing new artistic ideas and work.

Imagine: Generate musical ideas for various purposes and contexts

Compose and improvise ideas for arrangements, sections, and short compositions for specific purposes that reflect characteristic(s) of music from a variety of cultures studied in rehearsal.

Compose and improvise musical ideas for a variety of purposes and contexts.

Compose and improvise ideas for melodies and rhythmic passages based on characteristic(s) of music or text(s) studied in rehearsal.

Compose and improvise melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives that reflect characteristic(s) of music or text(s) studied in rehearsal.

Compose and improvise ideas for melodies, rhythmic passages, and arrangements for specific purposes that reflect characteristic(s) of music from a variety of historical periods studied in rehearsal.

Plan and Make: Select and develop musical ideas for defined purposes and contexts.

Select and develop arrangements, sections, and short compositions for specific purposes that demonstrate understanding of characteristic(s) of music from a variety of cultures studied in rehearsal preserving draft compositions and improvisations through standard notation and audio recording.

Select and develop composed and improvised ideas into draft musical works organized for a variety of purposes and contexts preserving draft compositions and improvisations through standard notation and audio recording.

Select and develop draft melodies and rhythmic passages that demonstrate understanding of characteristic(s) of music or text(s) studied in rehearsal preserving draft compositions and improvisations through standard notation and audio recording.

Select and develop draft melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives that demonstrate understanding of characteristic(s) of music or text(s) studied in rehearsal preserving draft compositions and improvisations through standard notation and audio recording.

Select and develop draft melodies, rhythmic passages, and arrangements for specific purposes that demonstrate understanding of characteristic(s) of music from a variety of historical periods studied in rehearsal preserving draft compositions and improvisations through standard notation and audio recording.

Evaluate and Refine: Evaluate and refine selected musical ideas to create musical work that meets appropriate criteria.

Evaluate and refine draft arrangements, sections, short compositions, and improvisations based on personally-developed criteria, including the extent to which they address identified purposes.

Evaluate and refine varied draft musical works based on appropriate criteria, including the extent to which they address identified purposes and contexts.

Evaluate and refine draft compositions and improvisations based on knowledge, skill, and collaboratively-developed criteria.

Evaluate and refine draft compositions and improvisations based on knowledge, skill, and teacher-provided criteria.

Evaluate and refine draft melodies, rhythmic passages, arrangements, and improvisations based on established criteria, including the extent to which they address identified purposes.

Present: Share creative musical work that conveys intent, demonstrates craftsmanship, and exhibits originality.

Share personally-developed arrangements, sections, and short compositions – individually or as an ensemble – that address identified purposes.

Share varied, personally-developed musical works – individually or as an ensemble – that address identified purposes and contexts.

Share personally-developed melodies and rhythmic passages – individually or as an ensemble – that demonstrate understanding of characteristics of music or texts studied in rehearsal.

Share personally-developed melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives – individually or as an ensemble – that demonstrate understanding of characteristics of music or texts studied in rehearsal.

Share personally-developed melodies, rhythmic passages, and arrangements – individually or as an ensemble – that address identified purposes.

Select: Select varied musical works to present based on interest, knowledge, technical skill, and context.

Develop and apply criteria to select a varied repertoire to study and perform based on an understanding of theoretical and structural characteristics and expressive challenges in the music, the technical skill of the individual or ensemble, and the purpose and context of the performance.

Develop and apply criteria to select varied programs to study and perform based on an understanding of theoretical and structural characteristics and expressive challenges in the music, the technical skill of the individual or ensemble, and the purpose and context of the performance.

Select a varied repertoire to study based on music reading skills (where appropriate), an understanding of formal design in the music, context, and the technical skill of the individual and ensemble.

Select varied repertoire to study based on interest, music reading skills (where appropriate), an understanding of the structure of the music, context, and the technical skill of the individual or ensemble.

Explain the criteria used to select a varied repertoire to study based on an understanding of theoretical and structural characteristics of the music, the technical skill of the individual or ensemble, and the purpose or context of the performance.

Analyze: Analyze the structure and context of varied musical works and their implications for performance.

Document and demonstrate, using music reading skills where appropriate, how compositional devices employed and theoretical and structural aspects of musical works may impact and inform prepared and improvised performances.

Examine, evaluate, and critique, using music reading skills where appropriate, how the structure and context impact and inform prepared and improvised performances.

Demonstrate, using music reading skills where appropriate, how the setting and formal characteristics of musical works contribute to understanding the context of the music in prepared or improvised performances.

Demonstrate, using music reading skills where appropriate, how knowledge of formal aspects in musical works inform prepared or improvised performances.

Demonstrate, using music reading skills where appropriate, how compositional devices employed and theoretical and structural aspects of musical works impact and inform prepared or improvised performances.

Interpret: Develop personal interpretations that consider creators' intent.

Demonstrate how understanding the style, genre, and context of a varied repertoire of music influences prepared and improvised performances as well as performers' technical skill to connect with the audience.

Demonstrate how understanding the style, genre, and context of a varied repertoire of music informs prepared and improvised performances as well as performers' technical skill to connect with the audience.

Demonstrate understanding and application of expressive qualities in a varied repertoire of music through prepared and improvised performances.

Identify expressive qualities in a varied repertoire of music that can be demonstrated through prepared and improvised performances.

Demonstrate an understanding of context in a varied repertoire of music through prepared and improvised performances.

Rehearse, Evaluate and Refine: Evaluate and refine personal and ensemble performances, individually or in collaboration with others.

Develop and apply appropriate rehearsal strategies to address individual and ensemble challenges in a varied repertoire of music, and evaluate their success.

Develop, apply, and refine appropriate rehearsal strategies to address individual and ensemble challenges in a varied repertoire of music.

Develop strategies to address technical challenges in a varied repertoire of music and evaluate their success using feedback from ensemble peers and other sources to refine performances.

Use self-reflection and peer feedback to refine individual and ensemble performances of a varied repertoire of music.

Develop strategies to address expressive challenges in a varied repertoire of music, and evaluate their success using feedback from ensemble peers and other sources to refine performances.

Present: Perform expressively, with appropriate interpretation and technical accuracy, and in a manner appropriate to the audience and context.

Demonstrate mastery of the technical demands and an understanding of expressive qualities of the music in prepared and improvised performances of a varied repertoire representing diverse cultures, styles, genres, and historical periods.

Demonstrate an understanding of intent as a means for connecting with an audience through prepared and improvised performances.

Demonstrate an understanding and mastery of the technical demands and expressive qualities of the music through prepared and improvised performances of a varied repertoire representing diverse cultures, styles, genres, and historical periods in multiple types of ensembles.

Demonstrate an ability to connect with audience members before and during the process of engaging with and responding to them through prepared and improvised performances.

Demonstrate attention to technical accuracy and expressive qualities in prepared and improvised performances of a varied repertoire of music representing diverse cultures and styles.

Demonstrate an understanding of the context of the music through prepared and improvised performances.

Demonstrate attention to technical accuracy and expressive qualities in prepared and improvised performances of a varied repertoire of music.

Demonstrate an awareness of the context of the music through prepared and improvised performances.

Demonstrate attention to technical accuracy and expressive qualities in prepared and improvised performances of a varied repertoire of music representing diverse cultures, styles, and genres.

Demonstrate an understanding of expressive intent by connecting with an audience through prepared and improvised performances.

Select: Choose music appropriate for a specific purpose or context.

Apply criteria to select music for a variety of purposes, justifying choices citing knowledge of the music and the specified purpose and context.

Use research and personally-developed criteria to justify choices made when selecting music, citing knowledge of the music, and individual and ensemble purpose and context.

Explain reasons for selecting music citing characteristics found in the music and connections to interest, purpose, and context.

Identify reasons for selecting music based on characteristics found in the music, connection to interest, and purpose or context.

Apply criteria to select music for specified purposes, supporting choices by citing characteristics found in the music and connections to interest, purpose, and context.

Analyze: Analyze how the structure and context of varied musical works inform the response.

Explain how the analysis of structures and contexts inform the response to music.

Demonstrate and justify how the analysis of structures, contexts, and performance decisions inform the response to music.

Describe how understanding context and the way the elements of music are manipulated inform the response to music.

Identify how knowledge of context and the use of repetition, similarities, and contrasts inform the response to music.

Explain how the analysis of passages and understanding the way the elements of music are manipulated inform the response to music.

Interpret: Support interpretations of musical works that reflect creators'/performers' expressive intent.

Support interpretations of the expressive intent and meaning of musical works citing as evidence the treatment of the elements of music, contexts, (when appropriate) the setting of the text, and varied researched sources.

Justify interpretations of the expressive intent and meaning of musical works by comparing and synthesizing varied researched sources, including reference to other art forms.

Identify and support interpretations of the expressive intent and meaning of musical works, citing as evidence the treatment of the elements of music, contexts, and (when appropriate) the setting of the text.

Identify interpretations of the expressive intent and meaning of musical works, referring to the elements of music, contexts, and (when appropriate) the setting of the text.

Explain and support interpretations of the expressive intent and meaning of musical works, citing as evidence the treatment of the elements of music, contexts, (when appropriate) the setting of the text, and personal research.

Evaluate: Support evaluations of musical works and performances based on analysis, interpretation, and established criteria.

Evaluate works and performances based on research as well as personally- and collaboratively-developed criteria, including analysis and interpretation of the structure and context.

Develop and justify evaluations of music, programs of music, and performances based on criteria, personal decision-making, research, and understanding of contexts.

Explain the influence of experiences, analysis, and context on interest in and evaluation of music.

Identify and describe the effect of interest, experience, analysis, and context on the evaluation of music.

Evaluate works and performances based on personally- or collaboratively-developed criteria, including analysis of the structure and context.

Analyze and explain how the local community and theatre programs affect one another.

Develop acceptance of individuals in their theatrical community and the community as a whole.

Respond to the feelings/emotions within self and other's discovered through drama work and theatre experiences to demonstrate an understanding of the human experience.

Acceptance/Respect

Analyze dramatic texts and performances to understand history, culture, times, and places in their respective contexts.

Communicate the relationships between theatre and the world to make meaning and deepen understanding of cultural, global, and historical contexts.

Contextualize

Connect the knowledge and skills acquired through theatre to work in other jobs and careers.

Research specific technical occupations and the training, knowledge, and skills required for such a position.

Reflect on and analyze how creative skills gained through theatre can be applied to other content areas.

Reflect on and analyze how knowledge from other content areas are used in theatrical works.

Recognize elements and skills from other content areas used in theatre and use skills developed through theatre in other content and occupational areas.

Cross Curricula/Careers

Connect/Integrate

Define and use aesthetic criteria to evaluate the artistic effectiveness of dramatic performances in theatre.

Analyze how production elements are used to express the creator's intent.

Compare and contrast the critical receptions of a theatrical production over time.

Interpret and articulate perspectives on theatre experiences in one's own work and the work of others by using criteria such as aesthetics, beliefs, contexts, and critical perspectives.

Analyze/Critique/Evaluate

Appreciate/Respond

Analyze how and why personal meanings and emotional responses to performances apply to self and society.

Create a personal response to a performance and apply those ideas to self and society.

Reflect

Display appropriate emotional behavior throughout the production process.

Demonstrate active listening.

Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior.

Use self-control and active listening to appreciate and respond to a performance.

Etiquette/Respect

Appreciate/Respond

Present a theatrical work for an audience.

Present realized artistic ideas in a theatrical form.

Produce/Present

Develop technical design.

Develop physical, emotional, and intellectual acting skills.

Recognize and apply appropriate changes needed to improve personal work.

Maintain a safe space for experimentation and risk taking for the development, revision, and refinement of new work, ideas, and perspectives.

Craft/Refine

Adapt to changing circumstances.

Create schedules and check lists for a theatrical project.

Generate multiple character and design interpretations from a script.

Use variations of voice, movement, and gesture for different characters.

Follow appropriate safety procedures.

Identify responsibilities of production team.

Identify and demonstrate stage position and movement.

Read script: Differentiate dialogue, stage direction, and character identification.

Distinguish periods and styles of theatre.

Identify and describe basic story elements.

Acquire the information and skills necessary for the planning and preparation of a theatrical work.

Organize/Plan

Develop/Perform

Demonstrate concentration on task at hand.

Demonstrate active listening.

Collaborate effectively in leadership and participation positions.

Adapt to and utilize unintended occurrences artistically.

Engage in creative play, drama processes, and theatre experiences both individually and collaboratively.

Experience

Integrate and share ideas into an artistic product.

Integrate observation, personal knowledge, and experience to improve personal work.

Apply curiosity, questioning, and problem solving to improve personal work.

Synthesize new ideas, information, and circumstances into an artistic product.

Generate and encourage new ideas. Improvise dialogue for complex characters and relationships.

Explore and imagine through creative play, drama processes, and theatre experiences to discover diverse creative ideas.

Envision

Discover/Create

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Connecting

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Responding

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Presenting

Refine and complete artistic work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and works.

Creating

Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.

Utilize inquiry methods of observation, research, and experimentation to explore unfamiliar subjects through art-making.

Synthesize knowledge of social, cultural, historical, and personal life with art-making approaches to create meaningful works of art or design.

Describe how knowledge of culture, traditions, and history may influence personal responses to art.

Compare uses of art in a variety of societal, cultural, and historical contexts and make connections to uses of art in contemporary and local contexts.

Appraise the impact of an artist or a group of artists on the beliefs, values, and behaviors of a society.

Use multiple approaches to begin creative endeavors.

Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student's existing artwork.

Visualize and hypothesize to generate plans for ideas and directions for creating art and design that can affect social change.

Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.

Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.

Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of multiple works of art and design based on a theme, idea, or concept.

Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.

Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.

Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.

Explain how traditional and non-traditional materials may impact human health and the environment and demonstrate safe handling of materials, tools, and equipment.

Demonstrate awareness of ethical implications of making and distributing creative work.

Demonstrate understanding of the importance of balancing freedom and responsibility in the use of images, materials, tools, and equipment in the creation and circulation of creative work.

Collaboratively develop a proposal for an installation, artwork, or space design that transforms the perception and experience of a particular place.

Redesign an object, system, place, or design in response to contemporary issues.

Demonstrate in works of art or design how visual and material culture defines, shapes, enhances, inhibits, and/or empowers people's lives.

Apply relevant criteria from traditional and contemporary cultural contexts to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for works of art and design in progress.

Engage in constructive critique with peers, then reflect on, re-engage, revise, and refine works of art and design in response to personal artistic vision.

Reflect on, re-engage, revise, and refine works of art or design considering relevant traditional and contemporary criteria as well as personal artistic vision.

Analyze, select, and curate artifacts and/or artworks for presentation and preservation.

Analyze, select, and critique personal artwork for a collection or portfolio presentation.

Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.

Analyze and evaluate the reasons and ways an exhibition is presented.

Evaluate, select, and apply methods or processes appropriate to display artwork in a specific place.

Investigate, compare, and contrast methods for preserving and protecting art.

Analyze and describe the impact that an exhibition or collection has on personal awareness of social, cultural, or political beliefs and understandings.

Make, explain, and justify connections between artists or artwork and social, cultural, and political history.

Curate a collection of objects, artifacts, or artwork to impact the viewer's understanding of social, cultural, and/or political experiences.

Hypothesize ways in which art influences perception and understanding of human experiences.

Analyze how responses to art develop over time based on knowledge of and experience with art and life.

Recognize and describe personal aesthetic and empathetic responses to the natural world and constructed environments.

Analyze how one's understanding of the world is affected by experiencing visual imagery.

Evaluate the effectiveness of an image or images to influence ideas, feelings, and behaviors of specific audiences.

Determine the commonalities within a group of artists or visual images attributed to a particular type of art, timeframe, or culture.

Interpret an artwork or collection of works, supported by relevant and sufficient evidence found in the work and its various contexts.

Identify types of contextual information useful in the process of constructing interpretations of an artwork or collection of works.

Analyze differing interpretations of an artwork or collection of works in order to select and defend a plausible critical analysis.

Establish relevant criteria in order to evaluate a work of art or collection of works.

Determine the relevance of criteria used by others to evaluate a work of art of collection of works.

Construct evaluations of a work of art or collections of works based on differing sets of criteria.