F.A.M.E. for January
January’s Fine Arts Mini Experience (FAME) was taught during the week of January 25th – 29th and featured the work of two Americans. Students were introduced to the Ragtime music of composer Scott Joplin in the works of “The Maple Leaf Rag” and “The Entertainer”. They also learned about the wild modern art of Action painter, Jackson Pollock as they studied some of his splatter painted creations including the one entitled “Composition”.
Students were treated to a review of African American musical history tracing the path from field songs of the 1700s to Ragtime to Jazz to Rock and Roll to Motown, all the way up to the popular music of today. They learned about Scott Joplin’s place in that history, and heard a little about the composer’s life and compositions. The musical concept of syncopation was discussed and listened for in the Ragtime tunes.
Following the brief Music History lesson, students were asked to recount some of the history of Art as well, as we looked back over several of the works of art we have discussed in FAME over the years. We began with the Mona Lisa and went through the Renaissance, Romanticism, Rococo, Impressionism, Post Impressionism, Cubism, and finally we covered Abstract Expressionism. This final period of art was the one which Jackson Pollock made famous in his well known compositions. Students were shown Pollock’s method of creating his splatter paintings, and were asked to consider why they have a place in the history of Art. The idea of expressing feelings and emotions through art was thoroughly discussed.
January’s Fine Arts Mini Experience (FAME) was taught during the week of January 25th – 29th and featured the work of two Americans. Students were introduced to the Ragtime music of composer Scott Joplin in the works of “The Maple Leaf Rag” and “The Entertainer”. They also learned about the wild modern art of Action painter, Jackson Pollock as they studied some of his splatter painted creations including the one entitled “Composition”.
Students were treated to a review of African American musical history tracing the path from field songs of the 1700s to Ragtime to Jazz to Rock and Roll to Motown, all the way up to the popular music of today. They learned about Scott Joplin’s place in that history, and heard a little about the composer’s life and compositions. The musical concept of syncopation was discussed and listened for in the Ragtime tunes.
Following the brief Music History lesson, students were asked to recount some of the history of Art as well, as we looked back over several of the works of art we have discussed in FAME over the years. We began with the Mona Lisa and went through the Renaissance, Romanticism, Rococo, Impressionism, Post Impressionism, Cubism, and finally we covered Abstract Expressionism. This final period of art was the one which Jackson Pollock made famous in his well known compositions. Students were shown Pollock’s method of creating his splatter paintings, and were asked to consider why they have a place in the history of Art. The idea of expressing feelings and emotions through art was thoroughly discussed.