Harmony Fine Arts Art and Music Appreciation Level 1—Overview Year Appropriate for Ages 4-8 Compiled by Barbara McCoy www.harmonyfinearts.org Copyright 2019 Barbara McCoy Harmony Fine Arts Grade 1 harmonyfinearts.org Harmony Fine Arts—Grade 1 Artists Pierre Renoir (Ren-wah) Edouard Manet (Man-ay) Mary Cassatt (ca-Saht) Paul Cezanne (say-Zahn) Vincent Van Gogh (van-Go) Edgar Degas (duh-Gah) Paul Klee Camille Pissarro (pe-Sah-ro) Composers Antonio Vivaldi Johann S. Bach Wolfgang A. Mozart Ludwig von Beethoven Frederic Chopin (sho-Pan) Franz Schubert Johannes Brahms Peter Tchaikovsky (chi-Koff-ski) Copyright 2019 Barbara McCoy Harmony Fine Arts Grade 1 harmonyfinearts.org Harmony Fine Arts—Grade 1 Weeks 1-4 Pierre Auguste Renoir 1841-1919 Week Option 1 Weekly Picture Option 2 Art Appreciation with Follow-Up Option 3 Additional Art Appreciation Study Activities Using the Oxford First Book of Art with Follow-Up Coloring Pages 1 A Girl With a Watering Can, Read: Pages 8-9-Mother and Child. View: Child-Size Masterpieces, Step 1, 1876 Ask: Look Closer Questions, page 9. Level 1 Activity : Page 9 –Create a bath picture. Use the twelve cards marked Step 1, Level Picture Study: Camille Monet and Her Son Jean in 1 to match the identical pairs. the Garden at Argenteuil, 1874. Compare this mother Memorize the title to the painting, A Girl and child painting with the ones in the book. With a Watering Can by Renoir. Color: Impressionist Art Masterpieces to Color: Page 42. A Girl With a Watering Can 2 Children by the Sea in Read: Pages 10-11—Faces View: By The Seashore, 1883 Guernsey, 1883 Ask: Look Closer Questions, page 10 Color: Impressionist Art Masterpieces to Activity: Page 11—Create a shape drawing. Color: Page 43. By the Seashore Picture Study: Julie Manet with a Cat, 1887. How does the face show what the girl is feeling? 3 On the Terrace, 1881 Read: Pages 12-13.—Figures View: Girls at the Piano, 1892 [Image Index] Ask: Look Closer Questions, page 12. Color: Impressionist Art Masterpieces to Activity: Page 13 Create clay people. Color: Page 44. Girls at the Piano Picture Study: Pink and Blue, 1881. How would you describe these figures? 4 Luncheon of the Boating Read: Pages 14-15—Moving Figures. View: At the Concert, 1880 Party, 1881 Ask: Look Closer Questions, page 14. Color: Color Your Own Impressionist Activity: Page 15—Create a line drawing. Paintings: Page 28 At the Concert Picture Study: Riding in the Bois de Boulogne, 1873. How does Renoir show that the horses are moving? Extra View: By The Seashore, 1883 View: Still Life With Bouquet, 1871. Bonus View: Girls at the Piano, 1892 Color: Color Your Own Impressionist Paintings: Page 26 Still Life With Bouquet Copyright 2019 Barbara McCoy Harmony Fine Arts Grade 1 harmonyfinearts.org Harmony Fine Arts—Grade 1 Weeks 1-4 Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741 Music Links: All of the YouTube links can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5CB39011B408A392 Week Composer Study: 1 Lives of the Musicians, pages 10-13. Listen to any Vivaldi music you have on hand or online. Suggested Listening: Vivaldi Four Seasons Spring (La primavera) 2 Listen to any Vivaldi music you have on hand or online. Suggested Listening: Vivaldi Four Seasons Summer (L’estate) 3 Listen to any Vivaldi music you have on hand or online. Suggested Listening: Vivaldi Four Seasons Autumn (L’autumno) 4 Listen to any Vivaldi music you have on hand or online. Suggested Listening: Vivaldi Four Seasons (L’inverno) Copyright 2019 Barbara McCoy Harmony Fine Arts Grade 1 harmonyfinearts.org On the Terrace, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Art Institute of Chicago. Oil on canvas. Copyright 2019 Barbara McCoy Harmony Fine Arts Grade 1 harmonyfinearts.org .