Creative and Common Art (Primary Classes)

MUSIC FORMS

The term musical form (or musical architecture) refers to the overall structure or plan of a piece of music, and it describes the layout of a composition as divided into sections.  In the tenth edition of The Oxford Companion to Music, Percy Scholes defines musical form as “a series of strategies designed to find a successful mean between the opposite extremes of

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CHARACTERISTICS OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS

Recycled materials can be turned to functional artworks. For example, any materials such as wood pallets, plastic, cups or bottles, etc. and little creativity, you can create beautiful functional artwork. CHARACTERISTICS OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS Recycled products are functional. That is, they serve useful purposes. They are very strong and durable. They last long and do

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CHARACTERISTICS OF VALUE IN CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ART

Value needed in arts and creative work Arts and craft are very useful for preserving the culture, arts and way of life of the people in a giving society. Values that are needed include the following: creativity Hard work Honesty Precision   Values are needed to: It helps to sustain the practice of arts and

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Traditional Song and Folk Song

Folk songs are traditional music of the people. They are songs of the people in their local languages. We have folk songs in Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Itsekiri, Ijaw, Kanuri and other Nigerian languages. They are the local music of the people. They teach morals. An example is given below.   Song                                                          Meaning Ise agbe, ise

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TRADITIONAL DRESSES AND FABRICS

Traditional dress may be defined as the ensemble of garments, jewelry, and accessories rooted in the past that is worn by an identifiable group of people. … The phrase traditional dress or costume is often used interchangeably with the terms ethnic, regional, and folk dress IMPORTANCE OF TRADITIONAL DRESSES AND FABRICS Importance of traditional dresses

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