A. Dance / C. Music · Music and DanceMusic and Dance: Unit ReviewA1.1 A1.2 A1.3 A1.4 A2.1 A2.2 A2.3 A3.1 A3.2 C1.1 C1.2 C1.3 C1.4 C1.5 C2.1 C2.2 C2.3 C3.1 C3.2About 40 minutesLearning goalsI can show what I learned about dance: issues, social justice and the environment, form for an audience and venue, technology, the factors that shape dance, and dance's roles in society.I can show what I learned about music: road maps, the chromatic scale and Italian terms, conducting and singing in parts, composing for a purpose, absolute and program music, and music, society and change.I can explain my answers using dance and music words.Words to knowelements of danceBody, space, time, energy and relationship.elements of musicDuration, pitch, dynamics, timbre, texture and form.This review covers the whole Music and Dance unit: six dance lessons and six music lessons. Each section below matches one lesson. Try the questions, then check your answers. For questions that ask you to move, sing or create, the answer tells you what to look for. Many creative answers can be right if you can explain them with dance or music words.BODYshapes: angular,stretched, twistedSPACEpositive andnegative spaceTIMErhythm, pause,accelerationENERGYpercussive,fluid, sustainedRELATIONSHIPmeet/part,proximity, groupsGrade 8 tools: issue → motif → form for an audience → technology → reflectRecap: the five elements of dance, with some of the Grade 8 tools from this unit, and the steps you followed to build a dance for an audience.Dance: Choreographing Issues That Matter to You1Name the five steps of the creative process for a dance about an issue.Show answerChoose an issue, explore, create a motif, shape it, share and revise.2Which body shape could show tension or frustration: angular, stretched or twisted?Show answerAngular (sharp bends and corners).3Turn the action words reach, collapse, rise into an 8-count motif.Show answerExample: 1–3 a long reach forward, 4 a sudden collapse to the floor, 5–8 a slow rise to standing. Look for all three words and clear counts.4What makes an interpretation strong?Show answerIt names a theme and supports it with specific movements as evidence.Dance: Dancing for Social Justice and the Environment1How could proximity show someone being welcomed?Show answerA closed group opens into a circle that includes the dancer who was left out.2What is the difference between positive and negative space?Show answerPositive: the space the bodies fill. Negative: the empty space around and between them.3Give one way to avoid stereotypes in a message dance.Show answerShow actions and feelings anyone can relate to instead of costumes, accents or "typical" gestures; learn from the community's own voices.Dance: Choosing a Form for an Audience and Venue1Name the performance space with the audience on three sides.Show answerA thrust stage.2Is downstage closer to or farther from the audience?Show answerCloser.3Write an accumulation using step, clap, spin.Show answerStep; step-clap; step-clap-spin.4Which form uses a die or cards to choose the order of sections?Show answerChance.Dance: Technology and Multimedia in Dance1What is a cue sheet?Show answerA chart of every cue (lights, sound, projection) and when it happens.2Which camera shot best shows emotion on a face?Show answerA close-up.3Give one sign that technology is distracting from a dance.Show answerAny one: the audience remembers the effects but not the dance; flashing or fast images pull focus away; the sound covers important moments like stillness.Dance: How Social, Political and Economic Factors Shape Dance1Sort into social, political or economic: a) prize money; b) a law; c) block parties.Show answera) economic; b) political; c) social.2Where and when did breaking emerge?Show answerThe Bronx, New York, in the 1970s.3Why do many ballet steps have French names?Show answerBallet developed at the French royal court; Louis XIV founded the Royal Academy of Dance in Paris in 1661.4What happened to the Indian Act bans on ceremonies and dances in 1951?Show answerThey were removed.Dance: Types of Dance and Their Roles in Society1Name three roles a dance can play in society.Show answerAny three: ceremony/spiritual life, social connection, cultural identity, art/entertainment, competition, health, storytelling/teaching, protest/activism.2Why shouldn't you call a powwow dancer's clothing a costume?Show answerIt is regalia, with deep personal and cultural meaning, often made by family.3Give one example of etiquette at a powwow.Show answerAny one: stand for Grand Entry; listen to the MC; follow photo rules; stay outside the circle unless invited; never touch regalia.123456FineD.C. al FineBars played: 1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 (stop at Fine) = 10 barsRecap road map: D.C. al Fine. Play bars 1 to 6, go back to the beginning, and stop at Fine (end of bar 4): 10 bars in all.Music: Musical Road Maps: Repeats, D.C., D.S. and Coda1What do D.C. and D.S. mean?Show answerD.C. = go back to the beginning; D.S. = go back to the segno sign.2An 8-bar piece has Fine after bar 4 and D.C. al Fine after bar 8. How many bars are played?Show answer8 + 4 = 12 bars.3A 4-bar piece has a repeat with 1st and 2nd endings (bar 3 is the 1st ending, bar 4 the 2nd). List the bars played.Show answer1 2 3 1 2 4 = 6 bars.4What does coda mean in Italian?Show answerTail.Music: The Chromatic Scale and Italian Terms for Tempo and Dynamics1Write the descending chromatic scale from C to C.Show answerC B B♭ A A♭ G G♭ F E E♭ D D♭ C.2Order from slowest to fastest: presto, lento, allegretto.Show answerLento, allegretto, presto.3What is the difference between subito p and diminuendo?Show answerSubito p: suddenly soft. Diminuendo: gradually softer.Music: Conducting, Singing in Parts and Ensemble Musicianship1Describe the 4-beat conducting pattern.Show answerDown, in, out, up.2A song in 4/4 starts on beat 1. Which beat is the preparatory beat?Show answerBeat 4.3Write a harmony a third below G A B G.Show answerE F G E.4What helps a choir blend?Show answerMatching vowels, listening to each other, and not singing louder than the group.Music: Composing for a Purpose: Jingles, Game Themes and Songs for Change1Name two features of a catchy jingle.Show answerAny two: a hook early, repetition, a small range, a major key and bouncy tempo, ending on the tonic.2How could you turn a game theme into a danger variation?Show answerMake it minor, faster, and add drums or louder dynamics.3Does this bar of 4/4 add up: quarter, two eighths, half?Show answer1 + ½ + ½ + 2 = 4. Yes.Music: Absolute and Program Music: Listening and Responding1Is Mozart's Symphony No. 40 absolute or program music?Show answerAbsolute (no story).2Name the three textures.Show answerMonophonic (one melody), homophonic (melody + chords), polyphonic (several independent melodies).3What form is a minuet and trio?Show answerTernary (ABA).4Which instruments paint the forest hunt in The Moldau?Show answerHorns.Music: Music, Society and Change: Past and Present1When did "O Canada" officially become the national anthem, and what changed in 2018?Show answer1980; in 2018 the English line became "in all of us command".2Give an example of an economic factor in music.Show answerAny one: jingles selling products; background music in stores; musicians earning money from concerts, recordings or streaming.3Name one similarity between traditional powwow song and electronic powwow music.Show answerBoth centre the powwow drum and singing and show pride in identity.Just for funWhat is a musician's favourite part of finishing a unit review?The rest! 😴 (A dancer would call it a freeze.)How to use this reviewDo one or two sections a day instead of all at once.Answer out loud or on paper before you check.Mark any question you missed, and go back to that lesson's examples.For movement, singing and composing questions, perform or show your answer to someone and compare it with the "what to look for" in the answer.Check your understandingQuiz1. Two dancers start far apart and slowly move until they are side by side. Which element of dance is mainly being used?relationship (proximity)timbretexture2. The empty shape between two dancers' bodies is ___.positive spacea pathwaynegative space3. A stage with the audience on all sides is ___.prosceniumthrustin the round4. A chart listing when every light and sound change happens is a ___.cue sheetkey signaturefloor plan5. A law banning a dance is a ___ factor.socialpoliticaleconomic6. D.S. tells you to go back to ___.the beginningthe codathe segno sign7. A chromatic scale moves by ___.thirdswhole steps onlyhalf steps only8. The conductor's left hand mostly shows ___.expression: cues, dynamics and cut-offsthe time signaturethe key signature9. Music that tells a story or paints a scene, like The Moldau, is ___.program musicabsolute musicmonophonic music10. "O Canada" officially became Canada's national anthem in ___.188019081980Mark lesson completeFor parents and teachersUse the review to find which lessons need another look.Trouble choosing an issue, building a motif, or interpreting with evidence → revisit Dance: Choreographing Issues That Matter to You.Unsure how proximity, positive and negative space or symbols carry a message, or slipping into stereotypes → Dance: Dancing for Social Justice and the Environment.Mixing up stage types, stage right/left, or accumulation and chance → Dance: Choosing a Form for an Audience and Venue.Technology that distracts, or confusion about cue sheets and camera shots → Dance: Technology and Multimedia in Dance.Mixing up social, political and economic factors → Dance: How Social, Political and Economic Factors Shape Dance.Thinking a dance has only one role, or unsure about regalia and etiquette → Dance: Types of Dance and Their Roles in Society.Getting lost in repeats, D.C., D.S. or codas, or miscounting bars → Music: Musical Road Maps.Chromatic scale spelling or Italian terms → Music: The Chromatic Scale and Italian Terms for Tempo and Dynamics.Conducting patterns, preparatory beats or harmony in thirds → Music: Conducting, Singing in Parts and Ensemble Musicianship.Bars that don't add up, or music without a clear purpose → Music: Composing for a Purpose.Absolute vs. program music or texture words → Music: Absolute and Program Music.Factors behind music, or past and present comparisons → Music: Music, Society and Change.For movement, singing and composing questions, focus on whether your child can explain their choice with dance or music words; there is often more than one good answer.PreviousMusic: Music, Society and Change: Past and PresentNextDrama: Complex Issues, Multiple Perspectives and Possible Outcomes