Basic 7
Basic 7 Creative Arts and Design Notes
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Design in Nature and the Manmade Environment
- Design, Drawing Tools and Musical PitchIn this topic you will explain what design is and find it in nature and the manmade environment, identify the tools and materials for still-life drawing, and sing the notes of the major scale in pitch.
- The Role of Design, Modelling Materials and the Major Scale PatternIn this topic you will explain why design is important, identify the tools and materials for pattern making and modelling, and learn the pattern of tones and semitones in the major scale.
- Elements of Design, Observational Drawing and Composing MusicIn this topic you will identify the elements of design in nature, make an observational still-life drawing of a calabash, and create a short musical work that reflects the culture of your community.
- Colour and Texture, Shading Still Life and Song CompositionIn this topic you will study colour, texture and space as building blocks of design, shade a still-life drawing to show light and form, and compose a call-and-response song about your community.
- Principles of Design, Making Artworks and Creating DramaIn this topic you will learn the principles of design that organise the elements, design and produce an artwork that reflects local history and culture, and use the design process to create a short dance-drama.
- Principles in Ghanaian Art, Art as Commentary and Local MusiciansIn this topic you will analyse how principles of design organise Ghanaian artefacts, use art to narrate your views on community issues, and identify indigenous and art musicians whose works reflect Ghanaian life.
Media and Techniques
- Testing Drawing Tools and Sight-Singing the Major ScaleIn this topic you will experiment with tools and materials to find the best ones for still-life drawing, shading, pattern making and modelling, and read and sing the major scale from staff notation.
- Pattern Making and Modelling Techniques, and Ghanaian Dance MovementsIn this topic you will use techniques for making patterns and modelling 3D forms, and identify and perform Ghanaian dance movements, body positions and voice projection patterns.
- The Design Process and Displaying Musical WorksIn this topic you will use the stages of the design process to plan and make a 2D or 3D artwork that reflects your community, and plan, rehearse and display a musical performance.
- Issue Posters, Musicians on Topical Issues and Ghanaian Dance-Drama ArtistesIn this topic you will design an artwork that presents your view on a topical issue, study musicians whose songs address community issues, and identify Ghanaian dance and drama artistes and the messages in their works.
- Art Criticism, Appreciating Ghanaian Music and Analysing Dance-DramaIn this topic you will appraise artworks on community issues, compare and appreciate indigenous and art music, and analyse how sequences of dance and drama poses tell a cultural story.