7th Grade

Famous People in Theater History

Leonardo da Vinci
Vincent Van Gogh
Pablo Picasso
Michelangelo
Raphael
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky
John Philip Sousa
William Shakespeare
Tennessee Williams
Sophocles
Arthur Miller
Francis Ford Coppola
Martha Graham
Alvin Ailey
Mia Michaels
Gus Giodano
Debbie Allen

Famous Time Periods/Movements in Fine Arts History

Aestheticism
Baroque
Classicism
Dadaism
Expressionism
Futurism
Harlem Renaissance
Neoclassicism
Naturalism
Neoabstraction
Romanticism
Structuralism
Abstraction
Art for Arts Sake
Gesamtkunstwerk
Deconstruction

Deadlines for 7th Grade

Jan 27: Project 1 Picture Music
Feb 17: Project 1 Essay Music
Feb 24: Project 1 Power Point, Printouts, & Example Music
Apr 6: Project 2 Picture Dance
Apr 27: Project 2 Essay Dance
May 4: Project 2 Power Point, Printouts, & Example Dance
May 18: Portfolio

Notebook Checks
January 31
February 29
March 23
April 30
May 18

Unit Tests
March 9 Music
May 18 Dance

Semester Exam
May 21-23 TBA Music and Dance



Dance Vocabulary
1. ballet
2. character oxfords
3. choreography
4. first position
5. second position
6. third position
7. fourth position
8. fifth position
9. folk dance
10. grande seconde
11. jazz dance
12. labanotation
13. toe shoe
14. tutu
15. modern dance
16. on point
17. pas de deux
18. ritual dance
19. tap dance
20. contemporary dance
21. lyrical dance
22. hip hop
23. ronde jambe
24. port de bra
25. releve
26. sauté
27. plie
28. demi
29. assemble’
30. sissone




Upcoming Deadlines
October 31-Picture of Dancer Due
November 28-Dancer Project Due
          (including essay, powerpoint, example)
December 13-Portfolio Due


Music Vocabulary Test Friday, Sept 16
1. absolute music
2. diatonic
3. diatonic minor
4. aleatory
5. aria
6. development
7. art song
8. beat
9. canon
10. cantata
11. chord
12. octave
13. melody
14. pitch
15. phrase
16. orchestra
17. rhythm
18. whole step
19. measure
20. harmony


Movements, Styles, and Periods that apply to all the Arts
1. Aestheticism
2. Baroque
3. Classicism
4. Dadaism
5. Expressionism
6. Futurism
7. Harlem Renaissance
8. High Renaissance
9. Neoclassicism
10. Naturalism
11. Neoabstraction
12. Pop Art
13. Gesamtkunstwerk
14. Romanticism
15. Structuralism
16. Abstraction
17. Art for Arts Sake


Class Deadlines
August 31-Picture of Musician Due
September 26-Musician Project Due
          (including essay, powerpoint, example)
October 31-Picture of Dancer Due
November 28-Dancer Project Due
          (including essay, powerpoint, example)
December 13-Portfolio Due


Fine Arts Vocabulary #1
1. abstract
2. aesthetic
3. articulation
4. avant garde
5. catharsis
6. classic
7. cognitive
8. consonance
9. content
10. fine art
11. form
12. genre
13. humanities
14. intensity
15. medium
16. motif
17. nonobjective
18. performance art
19. performing arts
20. repetition
21. rhythm
22. style
23. theme
24. unity
25. variation
Vocabulary Test on the above words including definition and spelling:
Monday, August 29


7th Grade Playlist
AC/DC-Back in Black/ThunderStruck
Adele-Rolling in the Deep/Rumor Has It (Clean)
Akon-I’m So Paid (Clean)
Auburn-LaLaLa
Beatles-All You Need Is Love/Here Comes the Sun/
          Black Bird/Yesterday
Beethoven-3rd Symphony/4th Symphony/9th Symphony
Benny Bennassi-Cinema
Black Eyed Peas-Boom Boom Pow (Clean)/I Gotta Feeling
B.O.B.-Airplanes
Boston-More than a Feeling
Brantley Gilbert-My Kind of Party/The Best of Me
Brooks and Dunn-Hillbilly Deluxe/Red Dirt Road
Carrie Underwood-Undo It
Ceelo Green-Forget You (Clean)
Colt Ford-Cricket on a Line/Mud Digger
Craig Morgan-Red Neck Yacht Club
Dirty Dirty Money-Comin Home
Eminem-I Need A Dr (Clean)/Just Lose It (Clean)/
          Lighters (Clean)/Mocking Bird (Clean)/Slim Shady (Clean)/
          Space Bound (Clean)/Til I Collapse (Clean)/25 to Life (Clean)
Eric Church- Home Boy
Far East Movement-Like a G6 (Clean)
Finger 11-Paralyzer
FloRida-Low
Gritz-My Life Be Like
Hannah Montana-Party in the USA
Hot Chelle Ray-Tonight, Tonight
J Dash-The Wop
Jake Owen-Barefoot Blue Jean Night
Jason Aldean-Amarillo Sky/Asphault Cowboy/Big Green Tractor/
          Dirt Road Anthem
Jennifer Lopez-Jenny from the Block/On the Floor
Jesse James-Price Tag
Joe Nickols-Broken Heartsville
Jorge Quintero-300 Violins
Journey-Don’t Stop Believing
Justin Beiber-Baby
Justin Moore-If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away
Kanye West-All of the Lights/Heartless
Katy Perry-ET/Firework/Last Friday Night (Clean)
Lil Wayne-Swag Surf (Clean)
LMFAO-Party Rock Anthem
Louis Armstrong-What a Wonderful World
Lupe Fiasco-The Show Goes On
Lynard Skynard-Sweet Home Alabama
Michael Jackson-Billie Jean/Wanna Be Startin Something
Mike Posner-Cooler Than Me(Clean)
Nelly-Heart of a Champion (Clean)/Here Comes the Boom
Niki Minaj-Moment for Life (Clean)/Super Bass (Clean)
One Republic- Good Life
Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody
Rehab-Bartender (Clean)
Rhianna-SOS
Rodney Atkins-Take a Back Road
Roy Jones-Can’t Be Touched
Saliva-Hunt You Down (Clean)
Sean Kingston-Fire Burning
Selena Gomez-Love You Like A Love Song/Off the Chain
Suzy Rock-The Battle Song
Taylor Swift-Change/Fearless/Fifteen/ Mean/Mine/
          Outside/You Belong With Me
Tedashii-I’m A Believer
Tim Hawkins-Fire Ants
The Band Perry-If I Die Young/Lie
The Script-Break Even
Tinne Temmpa-Written in the Stars
Train-Drops of Jupiter
Trey Songz-Bottoms Up (Clean)
Troop 41-Do the John Wall
Usher-More
Wiz Kalifa-Black and Yellow (Clean)/Roll Up


Class supplies for 7th grade Fine Arts Appreciation (Music and Dance)
white binder
page protectors
wet wipes (not disinfectant)