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STANDARDS BASED ART EDUCATION FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

The State defines a balanced, comprehensive arts program as one in which the arts are studied as discrete disciplines related to each other and, when appropriate, to other subject areas in the curriculum. Students in a comprehensive program are expected to master the content of an arts discipline as outlined in the Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards, or the Visual and Performing Arts Framework. Arts disciplines include dance, music, theater, and visual arts. For each of these disciplines, the standards are broken down by grade level and are further grouped by strands as follows:

Artistic Perception

Processing, analyzing, and responding to sensory information through language and skills unique to the discipline.

Creative Expression

Creation, performance and participation in the discipline.

Historical and Cultural Context

Understanding historical contributions and cultural dimensions of the discipline.

Aesthetic Valuing

Responding to, analyzing, and making judgments about works of art.

Connections, Relationships, Applications

Connecting and applying what is learned in the discipline to other art forms and subject areas and to careers.