Arco
Playing with the bow
Pizzicato
Plucking strings without the bow
Detaché
Moving the bow back and forth on the string
Purfling
Ridges on the edge of the body of the instrument
Lift Symbol
Apostrophe or breath mark
Half Step Symbol
^
Down Bow Symbol
Looks like the frog
Up Bow Symbol
Looks like the tip
Bow Division Symbol
WB, LH, UH
Syntax
The set of conventions for organizing symbols, words, or phrases together into structures
Artifacts
Authentic work completed by the teacher or students including lesson plans, copies of instructional and assessment materials, video clips of teaching, and student work samples
Artistic Expression
Creative talents that include self and/or personal expression, imaginative choices, interpretation, creativity, improvisation, and the ability to explore and create freely without formal boundaries within the specific discipline of the arts
Assessment
All activities undertaken by teachers and students that provide information to be used as feedback to modify teaching and learning activities; provide evidence of students’ prior knowledge, thinking, or learning to evaluate what students understand and how they’re thinking
Personal Assets
Specific background information that students bring to the learning environment such as interests, knowledge, everyday experiences, family backgrounds, etc
Cultural Assets
Cultural backgrounds and practices that students bring to the learning environment such as traditions, languages and dialects, worldviews, literature, art, etc
Community Assets
Common backgrounds and experiences that students bring from the community where they live such as resources, local landmarks, community events and practices, etc
Central Focus
Description of the important understandings and core concepts that you want students to develeop within the learning segment
Contextual Understandings
Notion of learning about and reflecting on the skills and techniques of an art form as it is influenced by all the elements of the world including historical, cultural, social, global, and personal, and the impact those elements have made upon the evolution of the art form
Creativity
The act of transforming original and imagined ideas into tangible reality
Learning Objectives
Student learning outcomes to be achieved by the end of the lesson or learning segment
Learning Segment
A set of 3-5 lessons that build one upon another toward a central focus, with a clearly defined beginning and end
Learning Task
Includes activities, discussion, or other modes of participation that engage students to develop, practice, and apply skills and knowledge related to a specific learning goal
Patterns of Learning
Include both quantitative and qualitive patterns for different groups of students or individuals