Joan S. Zamore
Aim
Communicating a musical theme through a colored print.
Objectives
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To learn how to make a relief print.
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To design a symbol with your tools which communicates the theme you have chosen.
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To use colors to convey the mood or spirit of the theme.
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To use the printmaking technique for designing and making art.
The first part of this lesson was devoted to listening to a variety of jazz themes and popular themes written for television and film. By now, the class has heard a variety of music and the students have made sketches about the music they want to work with. Today they choose their best sketch. This sketch will be simplified or condensed into a relief print.
Musical Themes from Television
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L
.A.
LAW
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BILL COSBY SHOW
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CHEERS
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GUNSMOKE
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HILL STREET BLUES
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MOONLIGHTING
Musical Themes from Film
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BACK TO THE FUTURE
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GHOSTBUSTERS
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BATMAN
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LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
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AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
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FIELD OF DREAMS
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Choose the drawing you like best for the musical theme that you have chosen.
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Questions
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Does the symbol communicate the theme?
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What lines in your drawing are most effective for communicating the theme?
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Using the tools you have been given, interpret the drawing into a print by cutting lines into the styrofoam. Experiment with different marks while the music is playing.
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MATERIALS were listed in the demonstration. (see above)
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When it is time to print, choose carefully the color or colors you will
need. Print in a variety of colors.
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4.
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Choose the finished prints that you like the best.
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5.
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Arrange the prints into a composition ( after cutting them out or the parts you like ). These can be used in a collage format or just present one print as a finished response to the musical theme you have chosen.
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Label the print with your name, the name of the music, and the date in the lower part of the piece.
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This lesson can last more than one class because the printing will take one period or two. Then the assemblage and final presentation will take another session.
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7.
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Class critique—Final part
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Questions
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Does the symbol communicate the theme?
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Does the color enhance the theme?
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Does the composition or arrangement communicate well?
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4.
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Does texture communicate and add to the whole?
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5.
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Is the repeat effective?
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Where is the music best sensed? in color? in line? in composition?
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