Mediums of The Performing Arts

MEDIUMS OF THE PERFORMING
ARTS
 Arethose that are performed by artists

usually on stage and often places.
MUSIC
Music is art and cultured is
reflected in art.
The more music a person knows,
the more cultured he becomes.
THE VOCAL VOICE
 Isthe oldest and natural form of music.
 Our voice is produced by the vibrations of the
vocal chords in our voice box.
Correct position of the body, head and mouth:
Correct Posture
Correct breathing
Correct placement of the voice
Correct diction
Correct Interpretation
Correct Posture
 The chin should be about
parallel to the floor.
 Shoulders should be held back
and down, with chest held high,
but not in a strained position.
 Abdomen should be flat and
firm, held in an expandable
position.
 Hands should be relaxed and
still at the sides.
 Knees should be flexibly loose,
and never locked.
 Feet should be slightly apart,
one slightly in front of the
other. The weight of the body is
slightly forward
Correct Breathing
 The quality and volume of the voice depends upon
breathing.
 Proper breathing is an important aspect of singing.
Correct Placement of the Voice

 Placing your voice means focusing your sound into a specific
part of your face and neck to achieve more volume and better
tone.
 The ideal placement is the spot where you feel resonance
sensations between the neck and face that vibrate
sympathetically and reflect resonance like a sounding board.
Correct Diction
Diction has nothing to do with air vibration but is

important singing utterance.
Good diction conveys the meaning of the song to
the listener.
Correct Interpretation
To interpret the song properly, the vocalist should
make the message clear as it is sung.
The face, eyes, hands, and other parts of the body
assist the voice in conveying the meaning of the
song.
( MUSIC )
Elements of Music
1. Rhythm 5. Tempo
2. Melody
6. Dynamics
3. Pitch
7. Timbre
4. Harmony
1. RHYTHM
Is the variation of length and
accentuation of a series of
sound. It is a larger concept that
includes the beat and
everything that happens to
sound in relation to time.
RHYTHM
 In music, its most fundamental
component is beat- is the simple
pulse found in almost all music
familiar to us.
 Measuring rhythm is by means of a

Meter- is regular pattern with a
uniform number of beats in
uniform measures.
2. MELODY
 Is associated mental motion
sometimes called the memory
element because it is always
remembered by listeners. It is an
organize group of pitches strung
out sequentially to form a
satisfying musical entity.
3. PITCH
 Indicates the highness or
lowness of sound and is
determined solely by the
frequency of molecular
vibrations.
 The slower the vibration, the
lower the pitch.
 The faster the vibration, the
higher the pitch.
4.HARMONY
 Refers to the manner of
sound combination the
sounding series or group of
tones at the same time or
simultaneously.
 Harmony refers only to the
simultaneous sounding of pitche
regardless of whether the chords
sound pleasing or not.
HARMONY
 Chord- is a combination of two
or more tones sounded at the
same time.
 Concord- combination or
chord that produces an
impression of agreeableness
or resolution to the listener.
5. TEMPO
 Refers to the
speed of a certain
musical piece. It
may be slow,
quick or
moderate.
LIST OF TERMS COMMONLY USED
TO INDICATE TEMPO
 Largo- very slow
 Andagio- slow and stately
 Andante- at a walking pace
 Andantino- alternatively
faster or slower than andante
 Allegreto- moderately fast
 Allegro- fast presto-very fast
 Accelerando-Gradually becoming
faster
 Ritardando-Gradually becoming
slower.
6. DYNAMICS
 Refers to the amount,
strength, or volume
of the sound.
 It may refer to the
loudness and
softness of music.
7. TIMBRE
 Refers to tone
quality. Helps
differentiate one
type of voice to
another or
instrument from
another.
Is an art and a recreation. As
an art, it tells a story, a set of
mood or expresses an
emotion. Dances vary in form.
Some forms of dances are
religious dance, magical
dance, commemorative dance,
ceremonial dance, recreative
dance, and testimonial dance.
Elements of Dance
1.THEME
2.DESIGN
3.MOVEMENT
4.TECHNIQUE
5.MUSIC
6.COSTUME AND PARAPHERNALIA
7.CHOREOGRAPHY
8.SCENERY
Theme: is the most basic elements of a dance. It
conveys the message of dance.
HIPHOP DANCE CULTURAL DANCE

Design: is the pattern of movement in time and
space. Pattern in time refers to the unaccented beats of
movements into measures. Path in space refers to the
path traced by the dancer’s feet on the floor and levels
on which they move.
Movement: refers to the bodily actions of the dancer
that include his steps, gestures of the arms, hands, and
body and facial expression.
Technique: is the skill of movement executed by the
dancer.
Music: is the auditory background to which a dancer
moves. A dance is always accomplished by any form of
music.
Costume and Paraphernalia: are properties
worn by the dancers that help reflect the message,
customs, beliefs, and setting of the dance.
Choreography: refers to the figures and steps in
dancing that enable the dancers to perform in an
organized manner
Scenery: refers the background or setting where the
dance is performed to make it more realistic and
enriching.
Is one of the arts that
expresses human feelings. It
shows ideas or emotions
through symbolic presentation
in the form of short story,
poetry, drama or play and essay
among others.
GENERAL ELEMENTS OF
LITERATURE
At present, not all written
works can be considered
literature. To understand a good
literary work, we should know
first the important elements of
literature.
THE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF
LITERATURE
Emotional Appeal- is attained
when the reader is emotionally or
touched.
Humanistic Value- can be realized
when the literary work affirms the
dignity and worth of all people.
LITERARY WORKS AND THEIR
ELEMENTS:
 Elements of the short story

 Elements of the Novel
 Elements of Drama
SHORT STORY
A SHORT STORY is a brief work of
literature, usually written in narrative prose.
Emerging from earlier oral storytelling
traditions in the 17th century, the SHORT
STORY has grown to encompass a body of
work so diverse as to defy easy
characterization.
NOVEL
Is a long work of prose fiction dealing with
characters, situations, and scenes that
represent real life.
Fiction, whether long ( novel) or short

( short story ), may aim to give us moral
lessons, bring pleasure, raise questions, or
cultivate critical thinking.
DRAMA
 Is a story told in
front of an
audience
DRAMA
Comes from the Greek
Word, “ Dran”
Means “To do” or “To Act”
The Doing/Acting Makes
Drama
Playwright-the author of a
play
Actors-the people who
perform
Acts-the units of action
Scenes-parts of the acts
TYPES OF DRAMA
Drama is used to describe

plays that address a serious
subject.
TYPES OF DRAMA
COMEDY
TRAGEDY
TYPES OF DRAMA
Comedy is a form of drama
that has a happy ending.
Humor comes from the
dialogue and situations
TYPES OF DRAMA
Tragedy is a form of drama in which
events lead to the downfall of the
main character, often a person of great
significance, like a king or hero.
ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE
1.CHARACTERS
2. SETTING/ SCENERY
 Construction on the stage that
shows time/place
 Could be called Scenery.
 Furniture, painted backdrops, or
large props should appear real.
3. THEME
 While plot refers to the action
of the play, theme refers to the
meaning of the play. Theme is
the main idea or lesson to be
learned from the play. In some
cases, the theme of a play is
obvious; other time is quite
subtle.
4. PLOT
 Is the soul of drama.
 It tells what is the story about?
 Lay outs the series of events
that form the entirety of the
play. Its serves as a structural
framework which brings the
events to a cohesive form and
sense.
 The plot is divided into:
 Exposition/Introduction
 Introduces the character, provides information
about earlier events and present situation.
 Inciting actions
 Situation move towards a point
 Rising Action
 Part of the complication.
 Crisis or Turning Point
 Choices and decisions lead to the inevitable.
 Falling action
 The incidents following the turning point
happen without decrease in intensity
 Denouement or resolution
 Clarifies and relaxes the tension.
5. POINT OF VIEW
6. SYMBOLISM
 Is used in literature when one
thing is meant to represent
something else.
 Symbols are object, person,
situation, action and all
recognizable things or items
that suggest other meaning.
7. IRONY
 Is a contrast among what seems
and what is and could be.
Three types of Irony
 Verbal- I am saying one thing but
really mean the other.
 Situational- When something
happens. And I was expecting the
opposite.
 Dramatic- When everyone knows
something I don’t.
8.CONFLICT
 The internal or
external struggle
between opposing
forces, ideas, or
interests that create
dramatic tension.
9. CLIMAX
 The point of greatest
emotional intensity,
interest, or suspense in
the plot of a narrative.
 Typically comes at the
turning point in a story
or drama.
10. MUSIC AND SPECTACLE
 Both show the relationship of
script, actor, audience, author
producer, society, genre, stage,
and other elements of the drama.
 Music
 While music is often featured in
drama, in this case Aristotle
was referring to the rhythm of
the actors voices as they
speak.
11. COSTUMES AND MAKEUP
 Costume
 Clothing and accessories
worn by actors to portray
character and period.
 Every costume should be
comfortable and securely
put together.
 Makeup
 Costume, wings, and body
paint used to transform an
actor into a character.
12. DIALOGUE
 This refers to the words
written by the playwright
and spoken by the
characters in the play.
 The dialogue helps move the
action of the play along.
 The conversation between
and among the characters of
the drama.
 Lightings
 The placement, intensity,
and color of lights to help
communicate
environment, mood, or
feeling.

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MEDIUMS OF THE PERFORMING

 Arethose that are performed by artists

Correct Placement of the Voice

Diction has nothing to do with air vibration but is

 Measuring rhythm is by means of a

 Allegro- fast presto-very fast

HIPHOP DANCE CULTURAL DANCE

 Elements of the short story

Fiction, whether long ( novel) or short

Drama is used to describe

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