MAH (music, art, health)

MUSIC

✿ CLASSICAL MUSIC
The period from 1750-1820 is referred to as the Age of Reason and Enlightenment.
Before the Classical Period, it went through a transition period from Baroque to
Classical. This transition period is called the Preclassical period.

Classical Music is the era considered as …

 Non-religious
 Impartial
 Logical
 Respectful to human welfare
 Universal

✿ ROCOCO STYLE
This is characterized by being simple, elegant, graceful, and profusely and delicately
ornamented as opposed to the complex and heavy style of Baroque.
This style is also known as style galant.

✿ EMPFINDSAMER STIL
This style is more enhanced and intensified expressiveness. This style of heightened
emotional quality had been used by the two sons of Johann Sebastian Bach—Wilhem
Friedemann Bach and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.

✿ PRECLASSICAL STYLE
This style is characterized by changes in concepts of form, style, and medium used in
previous period.

Classical can mean …

 The art and literature of ancient Greece;
 The opposite of Romantic music;
 The same as Art music; or
 The period beginning from 1750 up to 1820.

✿ TEXTURE
Classical music is homophonic. There is one melodic line with a nonmelodic or less
melodic accompaniment.

✿ MELODY
Classical melodies are typically short, lyrical, and easy to sing.

✿ HARMONY
It is strongly tonal because key signatures are firmly established during this period. It
uses more of the primary cords—tonic (I), subdominant (IV), and dominant (V).
✿ DYNAMICS AND INSTRUMENTATION
In order to express different feelings, moods, and emotions, dynamic makings are
widely used such as forte (loud) and piano (soft).
✿ FORM
The ABA structure of music was commonly used which has two basic melodies—
Melody A and Melody B. However, this musical structure is called terenary.

✿ IMPROVISATION
Classical music uses the Alberti bass, a broken chord figure named after Domenico
Alberti.

ART

✿ RENAISSANCE PERIOD
The Renaissance began in Florance, Italy in the fourteenth century CE as a literary
movement.
Artists also found patronage from wealthy merchant families such as the Medici, a
rich and politically influential dynasty who commissioned hundreds of paintings and
sponsored many Renaissance artists.

✿ CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RENAISSANCE

✩ CLASSICM
Artists used styles and techniques that were inspired by the Classical arts of Greece
and Rome. An example is the contrapposto of the Greek statues.
Contrapposto means “counter pose” in English. It is the positioning of the human
figure where the weight is placed on one foot while the the shoulders and arms twist from the
hips and legs.

✩ HUMANISM
Humanism is a philosophy that believes “true human potential is achieved through
knowledge.”
Humanists believe that people can experience God through His greatest creation,
man.
 Renaissance men strived for self-betterment that resulted in developing proficiency and
skill in many fields and disciplines.
 Renaissance artists applied science and math in their art.
 Mathematics was instrumental in the development of linear development.
 Nudity was also revived during the Renaissance.

✩ INDIVIDUALISM
This period gave significance to individual personality, uniqueness, and genius.
Paintings that have single subject in the piece, like Mona Lisa, were accepted.

✩ REALISM
Artists placed subjects in their natural settings to give a sense of familiarity and
realness to their work.

Linear perspective allows artists to draw figures in three dimensions on a two-dimension

medium. It gives an illusion of depth to an artwork. Linear perspective is composed of the
following parts: horizon line, vanishing point, and converging lines.
Horizon line – is an imaginary line that represents the eye level of the viewer.
Vanishing point – an imaginary point where all objects originate.
Converging lines – are the lines that connect the objects toward the vanishing point.

✿ PAINTING MODES OF THE RENAISSANCE

The four canonical painting modes used modeling effects to create dimensionality in
art.
These were the sfumato, unione, chiaroscuro, and cangiante.
✩ SFUMATO
It means “soft or blurred.” This painting mode blurs the edges of the outlines,
creating tonal value. It gives an appearance of a hazy layer on the work, thus lightening bright
areas as well as the dark ones. Leonardo da Vinci used this technique on the Mona Lisa.

✩ UNIONE
Is similar with sfumato, but unlike sfumato, the color intensity is not diluted. This
technique uses gradient changes between color and the light blending on the edges but retains
the overall brilliance of the colors.

✩ CHIAROSCURO
Means “light and dark.” This mode uses strong contrasts between light and dark. The
strong contrast creates shadows and light that the artist uses to create a focal point.

✩ CANGIANTE
Means “to change.” It is a painting technique that renders shadows by replacing the
color. Cangiante is used when a painter uses another hue in place of another if the original
color cannot be made lighter or darker enough.

✩ FRESCO
Is a technique of painting on wet plaster. Water is used to make the pigment combine
with the plaster, and when it sets, it creates a painting that is integrated on the wall.

✩ TEMPRA
Is similar to acrylic paints today. It is made of colored pigments combined with
water-soluble binder, like egg yolks.

HEALTH

✿ HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES TO SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE

Emotions Alternative Activities

Bored  Go for a walk or a run
 Schedule a museum tour or a movie
marathon
 Challenge your mind with a new game
or book
 Mingle with other people
Stressed  Practice relaxation or visualization
 Try to slow down and unwind
 Get some exercise
Shy/lonely  Talk to a counselor
 Learn and practice communication
techniques
 Participate in school or community
activities
Feeling low on self-esteem  Focus on the areas in which you are
competent
 Reward yourself for the small
accomplishments that you have achieved
 Enroll in a regular exercise program to
enhance self-esteem
 Participate in school or community
activities
Depressed/anxious  Talk to a parent or counselor
 Participate in a regular exercise program
to divert your feelings.
Apathetic/lethargic  Motivate yourself to get up and exercise
to energize yourself
 Assume responsibility for someone or
something apart from yourself
 Volunteer in school or community
activities
Searching for meaning  Try yoga or meditation
 Explore spiritual encounters through
prayers, religious or church groups, and
reading inspirational books
Afraid to say “No.”  Enroll in a course on assertiveness
training
 Obtain support from others who do not
want to use drugs
 Remind yourself that you have to make
your own decisions and be responsible
for the consequences of your actions
Feeling peer pressure  Start searching or meet new set of
friends
 Join a club that advocates healthy
lifestyle activities
 Participate in school or community
activites