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F. Makonese
A. Matsokoto Learner’s Book
L. Sango
 PlusOne

Visual and Performing Arts

Grade 1
Learner’s Book

F. Makonese A. Matsokoto P. Ngwarati L. Sango

 CONTENTS

TOPIC 1 : HISTORY OF ARTS AND CULTURE ....... 1

Unit 1.1: Music ....................................................................... 1
Unit 1.2: Visual Arts............................................................. 9
Unit 1.3: Theatre ................................................................... 18
Unit 1.4: Dance ...................................................................... 33
TOPIC 2 : THE CREATIVE PROCESS AND
PERFORMANCE ........................................ 39
Unit 2.1: Music ....................................................................... 39
Unit 2.2: Visual Arts............................................................. 46
Unit 2.3: Theatre ................................................................... 51
Unit 2.4: Dance ...................................................................... 68
TOPIC 3 : AESTHETIC VALUES AND APPRECIATION
.................................................................... 62
Unit 3.1: Music ....................................................................... 62
Unit 3.2: Visual Arts............................................................. 67
Unit 3.3: Theatre ................................................................... 74
Unit 3.4: Dance ...................................................................... 79
TOPIC 4 : ARTS TECHNOLOGY................................ 82
Unit 4.1: Music ....................................................................... 82
Unit 4.2: Visual Arts............................................................. 90
Unit 4.3: Theatre ................................................................... 94
Unit 4.4: Dance ...................................................................... 99
TOPIC 5 : ENTERPRISE SKILLS ............................... 102
Unit 5.1: Music ....................................................................... 102
Unit 5.2: Visual Arts............................................................. 114
Unit 5.3: Theatre ................................................................... 119
Unit 5.4: Dance ...................................................................... 124
 HISTORY OF ARTS AND
Topic
CULTURE

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UNIT 1.1 MUSIC
Key Words
Musician Role Composer Cultural songs

Role of musicians and composers in the past and

present

Musicians sing.

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Musicians entertain people.

Activity 1
With your friend, play any music of your choice and move
all of your body parts to it.

Exercise 1
1. Musicians entertain people. (True/False)
2. Music composers __________ music. (compose/sell)
3. Musicians__________ to music. (sing/move)

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4. People sing _________ songs at a wedding. (game/
wedding)
5. We sing celebration songs ________. (when a new
baby is born/when crying)

Practical Questions
1. Music composers compose and sing their songs. I want
you to compose a celebration song and sing it to your
teacher.
2. A hosho is a musical instrument. Draw it and show
your friend.

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UNIT 1.2 VISUAL ARTS
Key Words
Visual artist Artifacts Materials

Visual artists and their works

This is a potter (muumbi wehari/umumbi).

This is a basket weaver (muruki).

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Exercise 1
Use the word sculpture, basket and mat to name the
artifacts below.
Fill in the missing letters.

1. M__
2. Bask__
3. Scul____

Uses of artworks

This is a winnowing basket (rusero/ukhomane).

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Mother is winnowing maize.

A farmer is weeding using a hoe.

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 Activity 2
Match the following words to their uses.
Drum – crashing grain
Paint – music
Mortar and pestle – colour

Exercise 2
Fill in the missing letters with (Basket, Clay pot, Drum,
Hoe, Sculpture)
1. Ho_
2. Clay p__
3. Bask___
4. Sculp___
5. Dru_

Visual arts materials

These are kitchen utensils made of wood.

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3. (animal skin/clay)

4. (stone/computers)

Key points in this unit

• Visual artists are known as (mhizha/abalezandla).
• They include: Sculptors, potters, cartoonists,
painters, basket weavers and iron smelters.
• Artifacts are used for cooking, hunting, farming and
decoration.
• Artists use materials such as wood, stone, clay,
metal, reeds and many more to do art.

Unit Revision Exercise

1. Which artist produces the artwork above? (Sculptor/

Musician)
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UNIT 1.3 THEATRE
Key words
Act Theatre Animation
Fairy tale Folktale Character

Children’s theatre

Children like to act.

They like to act about baby Jesus.

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Exercise 1
1. The class acted a ________. (play/Jesus)
2. Sofia’s friend was called ________. (Clover/Sihle)
3. Clover was a ________. (dog/rabbit)

Folktales

Children love story time.

Hare had a party.

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Community characters

Kapfupi has a friend called Phiri.

They tell people stories.

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She is singing a lullaby to make the baby sleep.
Music can make babies sleep.

Activity 2
With your friends, play any recorded music and listen
to it. Tell each other what the song is about and how
each one of you feels when you hear that music.

Exercise 2
1. Music can make people happy or sad. (True/False)
2. Happy music makes people ______. (happy/sit down)
3. The song Ndini Ndamubata was sung by ______.
(Killer T/Jah Prayzah)

Unit Revision Exercise

1. The song Dai hupenyu hwaitengwa was sung by
_______. (Jah Prayzah/Soul Jah Love)
2. Music can make people cry, sleep or happy. (True/
False)
3. A _______ waves to music. (head/hand)
4. Moving to music as shown by someone is called ___ .
(free movement/guided movement)
5. A _____ can walk to music. (waist/leg)

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UNIT 3.2 VISUAL ARTS
Key Words
Elements of art Principles of art Gallery

Seven elements of art

This is a line

Shapes are closed by lines.

Texture is the roughness or smoothness of a surface.

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 Topic ARTS TECHNOLOGY

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UNIT 4.1 MUSIC
Key Words
Technological Tools Symbol Visual
Audio Internet Icon Ethical issues
Forte Piano

Recording music

Mrs. Rima is recording a video of their school choir

performing.

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Exercise 1
1. Tools which record music are called _________.
(technological tools/music tools)
2. Some technological tools record music only. (True/
False)
3. A _____________ records music and takes pictures.
(tape recorder/smartphone)
4. Draw a video camera.
5. People record music videos ___________________.
(to show others/to buy them)

Audio and visual music

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This is written down music.
You can see it with your own eyes.
Music which is seen by eyes is called visual music.

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 Activity 3
Draw two musical symbols of your choice. Tell your
friends what each musical symbol means.

Exercise 3
1. A crotchet is a _____ (musical icon/musical symbol).
2. Draw a minim.
3. p is a ________ (musical symbol/musical icon).
4. f means _________ (soft/loud).
5. Spot the difference between these 2 musical icons.

Ethical issues in music when using the internet

Nomsa is watching a musical video from a laptop.

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Exercise 4
1. Nomsa watches ______ on the internet. (musical
videos/games)
2. We connect a _______ to the internet to watch videos.
(radio/laptop)
3. Nomsa’s sister should make sure ______. (Nomsa
watches bad films/Nomsa watches musical videos
of her age)

Unit Revision Exercise

1. ________ means soft. (Forte/Piano)
2. A crotchet is called taa-aa. (True/False)
3. A __________ records music. (brush/tablet)
4. Draw a semi-breve.
5. What is the difference between these musical notes?

Practical Questions
1. Record any music from the radio with any recording
tool. Play it to your friend.
2. Watch a musical video and tell your friend what you
saw on the video.
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UNIT 4.2 VISUAL ARTS
Key Words
Technological tools Ethics Software

Technological tools in art

This is a smartphone. This is a camera.

This is a laptop (computer).

Activity 1
In groups, discuss the uses of a smartphone, a camera
or a computer.

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5. Team work
6. Listening skills
Take note of the business ethics which are in bold words.

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17 16
You do not
respect others
YOU WON move 2 levels down

13 14 15
You have good
listening skills
move 4 levels up

12 11 10
You value teamwork
move 2 levels up

7 8 9
You have good You do not have
communication skills self-control
move 2 levels up move 3 levels down

6 5 4
You do not respect
others
move 2 levels down

1 2 3
you are not honest you keep promises
miss a chance move 3 levels up

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We also wanted the sound of wind.
We tried many things until we got the sound. We produced
it by rubbing wood with a piece of material.

Activity 1
1. Use a torch to light the stage area as your friends do
a play.

Exercise 1
1. A _______ is used for lighting. (drum/torch)
2. Children used a _______ to get sound. (torch/drum)
3. Fill in the missing letter. St_ge. (a/e)
4. Draw a drum.

Ethics and the internet

On Tuesday Musa and his friends brought their iPads to

school so that they use the internet.

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 Activity 2
Make a sound of thunder using drums.

Key points in this unit

• A torch can be used for lighting a stage.
• We can add sounds to our plays.
• Videos can be downloaded from the internet.

Unit Revision Exercise

1. A _______ can be used for lighting. (bell/torch)
2. Drums make ____________. (sound/wind)
3. Which letter is missing? So_nd
4. Which is the odd one out? (tree/laptop/iPad)
5. Draw a laptop.

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UNIT 4.4 DANCE
Key words
Stage Lighting

Lights on stage

Here are some dancers.

Dancers are dancing on stage.
The stage has lights.

Activity 1
Watch dance videos and name the colours of the lights
you see.

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Exercise 1

1. What can you see in the picture?

I can see some_________.
2. What colours are the lights?
I can see some red and ______ lights. (orange/blue/
pink)
3. What else can you see?
I can see some people ________. (dancing/sleeping)

Unit Revision Exercise

1. What do you see in the picture?

2. What is happening in the picture?

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Instrument playing is a career in music.

The boy is checking on the musical sound which is being

produced.
A person who checks on sound production is called a
sound engineer.
Sound engineering is a career in music.

The young boy is singing on stage.

Two adjudicators are judging his musical performance.

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Exercise 2
1. Musical instruments are important because people
_________ them. (sing/play)
2. There are many musical instruments. (True/False)
3. A drum is not a musical instrument. (True/False)
4. Pick the odd one out.

5. Spot four differences between the two guitars below.

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Fundraising performances

This is a classroom block at Chero Primary School.

It was destroyed by very strong winds and rains.
The school had to raise money to buy destroyed materials.
The school organised musical fundraising activities.

Grade 1 pupils at Chero Primary School did a percussion

band performance.
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Unit Revision Exercise
Fill in the missing word in the gaps.
1. My mother is a ____ who makes clay pots. (sculptor/
potter)
2. A _______ creates paintings using paint and brush.
(sculptor/painter)
3. We use _______ to make a sculpture. (reeds/stones)
Choose either bad or good to fill the gaps.
4. Tashinga lacks self-control, it is _______. (good/bad)
5. My friend likes team work, it is ________. (good/bad)

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UNIT 5.3 THEATRE

Key words
Career Script Director Actor Business

Careers in theatre

The class wanted to do a play for the end of year.

First, they chose the play from one of the story books.
Next, they helped each other to write a script for the play
in their groups.
Writing a story for a drama is called scriptwriting.

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Unit Revision Exercise
1. Writing a story for a play is called ______. (acting/
scriptwriting)
2. An _______ acts in a drama. (actor/director)
3. We can _________ in a play. (steal/act)
4. Which is the odd one out? (Doctor/Actor/Director)
5. _ctor. what is the missing letter? (A/B)

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UNIT 5.4 DANCE

Key Words
photographer camera ballet

A dancer

When I grow up, I want to be a dancer.

I can dance ballet.
I can dance hip hop.
I can dance Muchongoyo.
Oh! I like to dance.
Photographer

Here is a photographer. What does he do?

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