Fill a Four-Beat Bar
Add note durations to fill a four-beat bar.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Plan Rhythms, Repeat Tunes, and Explain Your Artwork
Fill a four-beat bar, plan a repeated tune, keep a shown object visible, and explain a choice in your artwork.
Before you begin
- Add fractions of a beat; explain the difference between a drawing plan and a performance.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Start a Tune Again After a Wait
Find when a repeated melody ends after a delayed start.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Keep the Shown Object Visible
Plan a scene so the audience can see the object being shown.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Explain a Choice in Your Artwork
Explain a choice you made in your artwork and why you made it.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- National Core Arts Standards artistic-process topic reference: framework reference — Durations, Canons, Sightlines, and Artist Statements
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.