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Colour, shape, rhythm and sound. 39 skills from Senior Kindergarten to Grade 6, each a short lesson in Star Steps that explains the idea first, then practises it.

Senior Kindergarten

5 skills · ages 5 to 6. Everything in Senior Kindergarten

  • ColoursNaming what you see
  • Drawing ShapesLines make pictures
  • Loud and QuietSounds have volume
  • Making PatternsRepeating on purpose
  • Singing TogetherVoices that match
Try a question

Blue and yellow mixed together make?

  • pink
  • purple
  • orange
  • green

Answer: green

Grade 1

6 skills · ages 6 to 7. Everything in Grade 1

  • ColoursName what you see
  • Mixing ColoursTwo make a third
  • InstrumentsWhat makes that sound?
  • Loud and SoftHow sound behaves
  • Mixing ColoursTwo make a third
  • Beat and RhythmMusic you can clap
Try a question

The colour of an orange fruit is?

  • white
  • black
  • blue
  • orange

Answer: orange

Grade 2

5 skills · ages 7 to 8. Everything in Grade 2

  • Lines and PicturesKinds of art
  • Instrument FamiliesFour groups
  • Beat and TempoSpeed and pulse
  • Line and ShapeThe bones of a drawing
  • Loud and SoftMusic has volume
Try a question

A line that does not bend is?

  • curved
  • straight
  • spiral
  • zigzag

Answer: straight

Grade 3

5 skills · ages 8 to 9. Everything in Grade 3

  • Warm and Cool ColoursColour has a mood
  • Art MaterialsTools of the trade
  • Reading RhythmNotes and beats
  • Light and ShadeMaking things look solid
  • Families of InstrumentsHow the sound is made
Try a question

How light or dark a colour is called its?

  • texture
  • contrast
  • pattern
  • tone

Answer: tone

Grade 4

6 skills · ages 9 to 10. Everything in Grade 4

  • The OrchestraEveryone in place
  • Art StylesWays of seeing
  • Famous ArtistsWho painted what
  • SymmetryThe same both sides
  • Making DepthNear and far
  • Reading MusicNotes on a stave
Try a question

A player performing alone with the orchestra is a?

  • chorister
  • soloist
  • composer
  • usher

Answer: soloist

Grade 5

6 skills · ages 10 to 11. Everything in Grade 5

  • Colour TheoryHow colours behave
  • Famous ArtistsWho made what
  • Reading MusicNotes and beats
  • PerspectiveMaking flat look deep
  • CompositionArranging the picture
  • Scales and KeysHow music is organised
Try a question

Adding black to a colour makes a?

  • shade
  • tint
  • tone
  • primary

Answer: shade

Grade 6

6 skills · ages 11 to 12. Everything in Grade 6

  • Art MovementsWays of seeing
  • The OrchestraFour families
  • CompositionArranging the frame
  • Making PrintsOne block, many copies
  • Art MovementsGroups with a shared idea
  • Musical FormThe shape of a piece
Try a question

Dramatic light and deep shadow is typical of?

  • Impressionism
  • Baroque
  • Pop art
  • Minimalism

Answer: Baroque

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