Aesthetics Curriculum

CURRICULUM:

Visual Arts

In line with the Art Education, our art curriculum seeks to develop every child to be visually literate and to appreciate art in various forms. Students will be given opportunities to explore various art works and art forms to heighten their appreciation and communication of the art.

Through the use of Design Thinking and Inquiry-based approaches, students’ creative minds and engagement will be enhanced.

Music

In line with the General Music Programme, our music curriculum is designed to enhance pupils’ learning through the Experience – Concept – Application approach.

Our music teachers apply different pedagogies in class to enrich our students’ learning and we also provide opportunities for students to explore and create, individually and in groups. Such experiences help build on and enhance students’ 21st Century Competencies.

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW (ART):


	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5	P6
Art Value	Art Captures Imagination	Art Expresses Emotions	Art Communicates ideas ( Arrangement of EOA varies to create different meaning)	Art communicates ideas ( Variation of EOA and their meanings when composing a picture)	Art has purposes and functions (Application of Art in design)	Art has purposes and functions ( Art and society)
Focusing On	Shapes, forms, colours ( Primary & Secondary )	Lines, texture, colours ( Warm / cool )	Variety, scale, contrast, colours ( analogues )	Tone, space, depth, movement	Balance, proportion, harmony, dominance, pattern	Balance, proportion, harmony Rhythm, Complementary Colours
Main Medium	Collage and oil pastels, Modelling Clay	Colour pencils, Modelling Clay	Watercolour pencils, Batik, Air-dry Clay	Watercolour, terracotta clay	Pencil Shading, colour markers, white clay	Printmaking, Acrylic paint

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW (MUSIC):

Levels	Semester 1	Semester 2
Stage 1 (P1 & P2)	Singing (in unison and in parts) Playing of classroom instruments individually and in groups Music appreciation through artful thinking processes o Hear/Think/Wonder o Listening 10x2 o Colour Symbol Image	Composition of rhythmic ostinato Improvisation of short rhythmic or melodic phrase
Stage 2 (P3 & P4)	Singing (in unison and in parts) and playing classroom instruments including the recorder, individually and in groups Music appreciation through artful thinking processes o Hear/Think/Wonder o Creative Questions o Colour Shapes and Lines	Composition of 4-bar rhythmic phrase and melodic phrase in C Major scale Improvisation of 4-bar rhythmic or melodic phrase
Stage 3 (P5 & P6)	Singing 2-part songs as an ensemble Playing of classroom instruments individually and in groups Recorder Ukulele ICT music - Garage Band (P5)	Composition of 4-bar rhythmic phrase and melodic phrase in C/G/F major Improvisation of 4-bar rhythmic or melodic phrase Recording their composition on Garage Band