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Grade 5 Melpark Primary School Miss M. Bosman
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Performing Arts: Worksheet
Theme: Becoming a Performing Artist Performing Arts refers to forms of art in which artists use their voices, bodies, or inanimate objects to
convey artistic expressions. It is different from Visual Arts because artists use paint or various materials to
create physical or unchanging art objects. Performing Arts include a range of disciplines which are performed in
front of a live audience.
Performing artists, including actors, musicians, dancers, and singers, creatively express artistic sentiments
through their performances. These artists perform for live audiences or in recorded performances. As a result,
performance in arts is basically the art or skills that requires a presentation in front of a public audience.
Examples include acting, singing, and dancing. Other forms of the Performing Arts include opera, theatre,
magic or illusion performances, mime, spoken words, recitation, and public speaking.
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Dance is a performing art form consisting of selected sequences of human movement. Sequences of human
movement are a combination of the fundamental movement skills and movement elements that enable the
body and/or objects to move in response to a stimulus.
Learning to Dance
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Warm up and Play
Activity 1
a. Practice the following movement sequences. Each movement sequence should be repeated three times.
jump turn bend stretch twist
skip gallop crawl roll slide
swing sway reach push Pull
Improvise and Create
Activity 2
a. Work on your own.
b. Find a space and create a movement sequence.
• Play some music as you create a movement sequence.
c. As you move in the space, follow the instructions given for each round. When the music stops, create a
frozen picture.
i. Follow these instructions:
• Move in slow motion.
• Move with a robotic feel.
• Move with sliding actions.
• Move with jumping actions.
• Move with soft and flowing actions.
ii. Try and change the frozen picture:
• Freeze on your own.
• Freeze in twos (no contact).
• Freeze in fours (no contact).
Appreciate and Reflect
Activity 3
1. Create a dance using different movement
sequences. You can tune into your
favorite music.
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Learn about the basics of Music
Use the link provided to watch a video on how to read music notes. Understand the basics before you continue
with the other activities.
How to read music - Tim Hansen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN41d7Txcq0
All about Rhythm In Visual Art, rhythm is a principle of
design that suggests movement or action
in an artwork, especially two-
dimensional art forms. It is usually
achieved through repetition of lines,
shapes, colors, and more.
In Performing Arts, rhythm is what
makes music move and flow. It is made
up of sounds and silences. These sounds
and silences are put together to form
patterns of sound, which are repeated to
create rhythm. A rhythm has a steady
beat, but it may also have many kinds of
beats.
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Warm Up and Play
Activity 1
A canon is a musical form in which a melody is imitated in two or more groups, singing the same melody, but
starting at different times.
Here is a canon called ‘The Swinging Alphabet’
1. Use the basics of music theory to practice the canon above.
• Work on your own or with a partner.
• You can use a recorder, especially if you are working alone.
• Record using one voice, and then again, record using a different voice.
• Play both records at the same time.
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Read, Interpret and Perform
Activity 1.1.
A stave (the staff) is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that each represents a musical pitch/notation.
1. Work on your own.
2. Draw a stave using a pencil and a ruler. Make sure the spaces in between your lines are even.
3. Write each of the notes in the table a few times on the stave.
• The notes must look exactly as the ones in the table.
• Make sure that your stems (thin, vertical lines that are directly connected to the head of the note) are
on the correct side of the note when going up or down.
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Activity 1.2.
1. Clap for each of these rhythm patterns until you know them well.
• Remember to use the correct rest length.
Improvise and Create
Activity 6
1. Look at the ¾ time rhythm patterns below and practice them until you know.
2. Use body percussion or any percussion instruments to play the rhythms.
Vocabulary
Body percussion is the art
of striking the body to
produce various types of
sounds.
A percussion
instrument is a
musical instrument that is
sounded by being struck
or scraped by a beater.
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Listening to Music Music is an art form, and cultural activity,
whose channel is sound. General ways of
understanding music include common
elements such as pitch, rhythm, dynamics,
and the auditory qualities of timbre and
texture. Different styles or types of music
may emphasize or exclude some of these
elements. Music is performed with
different types of instruments and vocal
techniques ranging from singing
to rapping. The creation, performance,
importance, and even the definition of
music varies according to culture and
social context. Many cultural and social
contexts associate music with genres
(types): kwaito, jazz, country music, blues,
traditional, country, opera etc.
Master your music by the ear.
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1. Rhythm
• The combination of long and short sounds that convey movement.
2. Melody
• A sequence of notes and rhythms.
3. Duration
• The length of each note and sound played.
4. Structure
• Refers to the way a piece is build and the order musical sections are in.
5. Pitch
• The highness or lowness of how a sound produced/ the volume of the music.
6. Harmony
• The amount of different sounds (two or more notes at the same time) that can be
heard.
7. Tempo
• The speed at which the music is played.
8. Dynamics
• the variation in loudness between notes or phrases.
9. Pulse
• The beat in a piece of music.
10. Beat
• The rhythmic pattern in a piece of music. The pulse that creates movement within
the music.
11. Timbre
• the tone that distinguishes a sound or combination of sounds.
12. Texture
• The layers or quality of the sound created.
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Understanding Musical Terminology
Draw a Musical Element Wall. In each block, write the name of the element and the key words associated with
each musical element. An example has been indicated for you.
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high
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main
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length
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notes
quality
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loud
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quiet
number of
instruments
playing
order
of the
piece
beat loudness of
notes/phrases
speed
Warm up and Play
Activity 1
a. Work on your own.
b. Say your telephone number (landline or cellphone) and use different movements, sounds and body
percussion to make up a body movement.
c. Practice until you can perform it well.
d. Perform your telephone number for a partner. Remember, do not say the number, just demonstrate it
with movements. Let us see if your partner can guess your number.
Read, Interpret and Perform
Activity 2
a. Read or watch a movie titled ‘The Lion King’. Focus on the music played.
b. Identify the instruments used to perform the music.
c. What kind of sounds do these instruments make? For example: Does the instrument have a rich, warm,
smooth, or thin sound?
d. Do the instruments have a high or low pitch?
e. What kind of feeling do they add to the music? Examples: happy, sad, peaceful, anxious etc.
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Warm up and Play
Activity 1
Loosen your body and get ready for mime.
1. Find a place in the room where you can stand without touching anyone.
2. Stand with your feet hip-distance apart and your arms relaxed at your sides.
3. Close your eyes and imagine that your body is falling asleep, one part at a time.
4. Keep your eyes closed.
• Let your neck relax and drop your head forward onto your chest.
5. Let your shoulders follow, then your chest, then your waist, until you rolled forwards.
• Your legs should be straight, but not locked behind the knees.
6. Stay there for a bit.
• Remember to relax your arms and head.
7. Bend your knees a little and roll back up.
• Start with your waist, then your chest, then your shoulders, then neck and head.
8. Roll forward again, but this time, breathe out when you are rolling down and breathe in when you are
rolling up.
9. Go slowly at first, then get faster until you fell your body getting warmer.
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Have you ever been
wandering around the
streets of a city and
come across a street
performer wearing
interesting clothes,
with lots of makeup,
but nor making a
sound? If your answer
is a yes, chances are
you have met a mime!
MIME is a form of
Silent Art that
involves acting or
communicating using
only movement,
gestures, and facial
expressions. A person
performing a mime is
called a mime! Non-
verbal communication
dates all the way back
to the first human
beings. Before there
was spoken language,
gestures and facial
expressions were used
to communicate. As
spoken language
developed, these
gestures and facial
expressions were
retained as a form of
simple entertainment.
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Improvise and Create
Activity 2
Space and Movement
1. Make sure you have room on either side of you when your arms are outstretched.
2. Do arm circles from small to the biggest, going forwards and then backwards.
3. Now add your voice to the circles.
• Pick any note for your voice.
4. As your arms make small circles, release your voice on a soft hum.
5. As your circles get bigger, allow your hum to get louder.
• Do not let it get so loud that you end up shouting or straining your voice.
6. When you circle your arms to the back, choose a different note for your voice.
Read, Interpret and Perform
Activity 3
1. Work with a partner.
2. Create a short story that has two characters.
3. Remember to mime. You are a mime!
4. Choose one of the following places for your story to happen:
• A fancy restaurant.
• A bus-stop.
• A library.
• An ATM
5. Create a scene.
• One person could be sitting at a table, waiting in line for a bus, working in the library, preparing
to receive an award, waiting to withdraw money etc. The decision is between you and your
partner!
• The other person walks past them doing something related to their environment. The person can
be:
o A waiter.
o Walking to the car.
o Making a noise in the library.
o Going up to get the award that the other person was expecting to get.
o Trying to steal the bag of someone in a queue at the ATM.
6. Practise the scene you have created.
7. Present your story. Does it make sense? Find out by asking the people watching your performance.
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Theme: Exploring My Environment
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When you dance, you explore the space around you and how your body moves. You must learn to share
the space with other dancers so that you do not bump into each other. Dancers interact with space in
numerous ways. They may stay in one place or they may travel from one place to another. They may
change the direction, level, size, and pathways of their movements.
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Warm up and Play
Activity 1
Warm up your body using the movement sequences indicated below.
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Activity 2
Lunge out into a wide movement and return to standing with feet together.
lunge: to take a big step forward, back, and sideways
• Lunge forward with the right leg.
• Lunge sideways with the left leg.
• Lunge sideways with the right leg and reach with the right arm.
• Lunge diagonally forward with the left leg and reach with both arms.
• Lunge back with the left leg and reach the right arm up to the ceiling
Activity 3
1. Find space and practice the body isolations below.
2. Repeat each body isolation at least 3 times, moving to the left and right sides, and forward and backward
position.
Improvise and Create
Activity 4
1. Create a sequence using four to six movements
• One smooth movement and another jerky.
• One strong movement and another light.
• One parallel movement and another symmetrical.
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Choreography is the art of creating a sequence of movements in which motion (action) and form (structure) are
both specified. Choreographers are people who make up dances. They must think about how to use the dancer’s movements, with the music to communicate a story or message to the audience.
Warm Up and Play
Activity 1
1. Warm up your body using the
following movement sequences.
2. Follow the times given.
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Improvise and Create
Activity 2
1. Create a short movement sequence combining three to four movements.
2. Explore geometric concepts of parallel and symmetry with the movements.
parallel: lines that run in the same direction and are an equal distance away from each other.
symmetrical: two halves which are mirror-images of each other.
3. Parallel Movements
• arm lines.
• leg lines
4. Symmetrical Movements
• frozen movement in between moves
5. Switch from parallel to symmetrical by changing your arm and leg lines.
Symmetry in dance Dancers with parallel legs and arms
Read, Interpret and Perform
Activity 3
1. Choose a song.
2. Form a dance.
3. Practise your dance and get ready to perform it.
• Remember to enjoy yourself as you perform.
4. Think about the following questions as your dance is in motion:
• Did you use examples of symmetry?
• Did you use examples of parallel lines?
• Did you used umps with soft landings?
• Did you use different force?
• Did you use lunges and balances?
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Exploring Melodies
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Research on the different genres of music and the history behind each music genre.
A melody is made up by melodic and rhythmic phrases put together to make up a song. You create a melody
by putting together sets of music notes and rhythms in a specific order and then organize it into phrases (a
small part of a piece of music. Therefore, each melody is different to any other melody. That is how we can
tell the difference between songs, and that is why there are so many different songs and music genres. Music
and dance are an important part of African cultures. You will see and hear music through singing and
dancing, as part of the African Life. People sing when they are happy, sad, working, having gatherings,
celebrating events etc. Many of the traditional songs use a call and response structure (one person or group
sings one phrase, and the other person or group sings in a responsive form).
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Know your Musical Instruments!
Activity 1
1. Look at the music instruments below and match each instrument with a name.
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Guitar
Piano
Accordion
Violin
Harmonica
Gong
Harp
Trumpet
Recorder
Pan Flute
Xylophone
Maracas
Lyre
Tambourine
Saxophone
Sitar
French Horn
Bassoon
Clarinet
Djembe
Castanets
Erhu
Oud
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Activity 2
1. Choose one of the musical instruments above and make a model of it.
• Google ways of making different musical instruments to have an idea. https://feltmagnet.com/crafts/Music-Instruments-for-Kids-to-Make
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Humans have five basic senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste. The sensing organs associated with
each sense sends information to the brain to help us understand and perceive the world around us. Sound
provides us with a deeper, more meaningful experience and pushes us to think ideas that are bigger than
ourselves.
EXPLORE IN ART
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Warm up and Play
Activity 1
1. Create your own beat and rhythm to the following song.
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Improvise and Create
Activity 2
a. Find a place where you can move without bumping into anyone.
b. Look at the shapes provided and let your body respond immediately using gestures.
c. Make a gesture of the shape you see or use any of the movement sequences you have learnt straight
away.
• Do not wait for a moment because it means you are thinking too much about your response. Just
respond.
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d. Begin with the first column, using the shape and color bingo.
e. Bingo! I hope you get it right!!!
Activity 3
a. Work with a partner.
b. Give each shape a sound from the shapes and color bingo table provided.
c. Find enough space around you so that you do not bump into anyone.
d. Instead of looking at the pictures, you are going to let your ears do the work.
e. Close your eyes to do this activity.
f. Ask your partner to make the sounds, beginning with the first column, while you give a reaction.
g. Let your body react to the sound you hear the same way you did while you were looking at the shapes.
h. Remember, try not to waste time thinking, just react. Bingo!
Read, Interpret and Perform
Activity 4
Sound Pattern Example:
Poo Podo Podo Podo Poo
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POM! POM!
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Poo Podo Podo Podo Poo
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Po POM! Pobo Dobo Dopo
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Po POM!
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a. Work on your own.
b. Use any musical instrument of your choice OR any safe object that can help you make different sounds
OR use any gesture/body percussion that can help you make a sound.
c. Have a pen and paper and find a place to sit.
d. Use the instrument or object you have chosen to make different sounds.
e. Give each sound a word that comes to your mind.
• Remember there is no right or wrong answer.
• Just listen to the word and write.
f. Create themes or patterns that you can use to represent your sounds.
• Your patterns can be different shapes or circles with different colors.
g. Keep your list of sounds and patterns safe.
Activity 5
a. In activity one you created your own beat to the warm-up song.
b. Now use patterns to emphasize your beats.
• You can use any shapes.
c. Replace all the words with your chosen pattern, until the end of the song.
d. Remember, words that sound the same must have the same shape and color.
• Check out the example provided in activity 4.
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Read the following poem to expand your knowledge on how our human senses help us perceive the world
around us.
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Miss M. BOSMAN