PERFORMING

ARTS
 MUSIC
• Music is the art of arranging sounds in
rhythmic succession and generally in
combination.
• Sound is the first input we receive at birth.
• Music has been identified as the second
category of sound a child relates to, after the
voices of the parents.
 ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
1. Melody
Melody is the element of
music which makes the
most direct appeal. It is
generally what we
remember, or whistle, or
hum.
2. Pitch
The term pitch refers to
the highness or lowness
of a tonal sound.

3. Tonality
Tonality is the key or tonal center. Here, one
particular pitch receives more emphasis than the
others.
4. Duration
The duration of a tone is
determined by the length of
time the vibration is
sustained.
5. Tempo
In music, it determines the
speed of the beats in the
measure, their duration in
actual time.
 6. Harmony
It is the
simultaneous
sounding of two
or more tones.
 DANCE
• Dance is the movement of the body in a
rhythmic way, which usually has music.
• It can be for expressing ideas or emotions,
releasing energy or just taking delight in
the movement.
 ELEMENTS OF DANCE
1. Theme
It is the content or the main ingredient of the dance.
It tells us what a dance is trying to convey.
2. Design
Planned organization or pattern of movement in time and
space. Pattern in time, as provided by rhythm, groups the
unaccented beats of movements into measures.
3. Movement
Movement is the action of dancers as they use their
bodies to create organized patterns.
4. Technique
This is skill in executing movement.

5. Music
It is something melodic and harmonious usually
used as an accompaniment.
6. Costume and Properties
The type of dance performed
and the costumes worn, at any
stage of history relate closely to
the customs, beliefs, and
environment of the people.

7. Choreography
The organization of dance following steps and movement.
 8. Scenery
The setting or
background
establishing the place
of action of any dance
is important to make
the dance more
realistic and
beautiful.
 THEATER OR DRAMA

• Theater is the art or profession of producing

plays.
• Drama is the written work that tells a story
through action and speech and is acted out in
a theater or play.
ELEMENTS OF DRAMA

1. Thought/Theme/Ideas
The theme contains the meaning of the play. This is
mostly the abstract issues and feelings that grow out
of the dramatic action of the characters.
2. Action/Plot
Action/plot is the arrangement of action and movement in the
play.

3. Characters
These are the people presented in the play that are involved in
developing the plot.

4. Language
Language and dialogue delivered by the characters move the plot
and action along. They provide explanation and define the
distinct characters.
5. Music
Music can expand to all sound effects, the actor’s voices, songs,
and instrumental music played as underscore in a play.

6. Spectacle
The spectacle in the theater
involves all the visual elements of
the play - all of the aspects of
scenery, costumes, and special
effects in a production.
Cinema
• Film is a story or event recorded by a camera
as a set of moving images.
• Cinema is the production of films as an art or
industry.
• It is an act presentation in lights that made
picture possible to appear on a two-
dimensional surface.
ELEMENTS OF CINEMA
1. Actors
Actors mean the people who act, portraying a
particular role that is presented in film. Their
portrayal of an imaginary character motivated the
audience to be emotionally involved in the story.
2. Director
This person is the life of the film. He/she is considered the key
person in the film making, and he/she ‘calls the shots.’

3. Script
The script is the very story itself, to be given treatment by the
director and given life by the actors.

4. Sound and Voice

In ancient times, silence was an element of the film. It was only
when technology was introduced and used that sound and voice
are instruments to convey the beauty of the film story.
5. Cinematography
Cinematography is defined as
picture in motion.
Cinematography turns the film
from a flat surface to a three-
dimensional setting because of
the movements the actors make.

6. Camera Shots
The camera is the sole medium to see a film into completion.
7. Redeeming Value
Aside from its aesthetic significance, the purpose of art is
to make man a better person, and refined. From this
context, it is not too much to say that aesthetic value must
give way to moral value.

8. Music
Music has the power to make the heart of the audience
bleed with pity, leap with joy and shout with anger. The
theme song of the film will set the mood and illusion in a
film.