--- title: Arts — a course of Mova's primary school, with trees and pragmatics description: Music, art and making things: recorder lessons, reading notes and rhythm, practising when you would rather not, starting a band, streaming and earworms, how a song is recorded, choirs and talent shows, the instrument families and instruments of the world, concerts, and drawing what you really see. 4 --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / Arts # Arts Music, art and making things: recorder lessons, reading notes and rhythm, practising when you would rather not, starting a band, streaming and earworms, how a song is recorded, choirs and talent shows, the instrument families and instruments of the world, concerts, and drawing what you really see. The arts course of Mova's primary school: 43 lessons, 678 sentences, each sentence with its syntax tree and pragmatics. Licence: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) (Mova corpus 0.4). - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder/) — Music lessons and the recorder — 15 sentences · A recorder is a wooden or plastic pipe with holes; your breath splits on a sharp edge near the top, the air… - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/2-reading-music-notes-beats-and-rhythm/) — Reading music: notes, beats and rhythm — 17 sentences · Written music is a map of sound: notes sit on five lines called a staff (or stave), and the higher a note si… - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not/) — Practising when you would rather not — 17 sentences · Practising is how your fingers and brain learn new moves, but not all practice is equal: twenty minutes fixi… - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/4-starting-a-band/) — Starting a band — 15 sentences · A band is a team where everyone has a job: the drums keep the beat, the bass plays the low notes, a guitar o… - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/5-the-songs-on-everyones-phone-streaming-playlists-earworms/) — The songs on everyone's phone: streaming, playlists, earworms — 18 sentences · Streaming means playing music over the internet without owning a copy; the app pays a tiny amount for each p… - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/6-charts-number-ones-and-famous-musicians-as-public-record/) — Charts, number ones and famous musicians as public record — 16 sentences · A music chart is a weekly list of the most popular songs, counted from real numbers: sales, streams and, in… - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing/) — How a song is made: writing, recording, producing — 16 sentences · There is no one right order: some writers start with words, some with a tune, a chord pattern or a beat, and… - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/) — Singing, choirs and talent shows — 17 sentences · Your voice is an instrument you carry everywhere: breath from the lungs makes the vocal folds in your throat… - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/9-instrument-families-strings-wind-brass-percussion-keys/) — Instrument families: strings, wind, brass, percussion, keys — 16 sentences · Instruments are sorted into families by HOW they make their sound, not by what they are made of: strings sha… - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/10-instruments-of-the-world-bandura-erhu-sitar-kora-didgeridoo/) — Instruments of the world: bandura, erhu, sitar, kora, didgeridoo and more — 17 sentences · Every corner of the world built its own instruments from what was at hand: gourds, termite-hollowed branches… - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/11-concerts-orchestras-and-live-gigs/) — Concerts, orchestras and live gigs — 16 sentences · Live music is people playing right in front of you, from an orchestra in a grand hall to a busker in the str… - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/12-drawing-lines-shapes-and-drawing-what-you-really-see/) — Drawing: lines, shapes and drawing what you really see — 17 sentences · Drawing is a skill learned by practice, like riding a bike: almost every artist's early drawings look odd, a… - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/13-colours-mixing-the-colour-wheel-warm-and-cool/) — Colours: mixing, the colour wheel, warm and cool — 17 sentences · With paint, a few colours can make hundreds: painters usually start from three primary colours, red, yellow… - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/14-painting-paints-brushes-mess-and-mistakes/) — Painting: paints, brushes, mess and mistakes — 17 sentences · Different paints behave differently: watercolour is thin and spreads in wet paper, acrylic is plastic-based… - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/15-famous-paintings-and-the-stories-behind-them/) — Famous paintings and the stories behind them — 15 sentences · Famous paintings are famous for more than looks: a theft, a war, a mystery or a brave choice of style can ma… - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/16-famous-artists-simply/) — Famous artists, simply (Van Gogh, Kahlo, Picasso, Hokusai, Bilokur, Prymachenko, Qi Baishi...) — 18 sentences · Famous artists were real people with real lives, and knowing their story often explains their pictures: what… - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/17-museums-and-galleries-how-to-visit-and-what-is-there/) — Museums and galleries: how to visit and what is there — 13 sentences · A museum keeps important objects safe and shows them to everyone: paintings, mummies, dinosaurs, machines; a… - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/18-modern-art-my-little-brother-could-do-that/) — Modern art: "my little brother could do that" — 17 sentences · Modern art is a loose name for art from about the 1860s to the 1970s, and people often use it for newer art… - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/19-street-art-and-graffiti-legal-walls-vs-vandalism/) — Street art and graffiti: legal walls vs vandalism — 17 sentences · Street art is art in public places, and the big question is always the same: did the owner agree? - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/20-photography-and-phone-cameras/) — Photography and phone cameras — 17 sentences · A camera is a box that catches light: the lens gathers it and the sensor (or, in old cameras, the film) reco… - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/21-filters-edits-and-fake-photos/) — Filters, edits and fake photos — 16 sentences · A photo looks like proof, but it is really a choice: someone picked where to point the camera, what to cut o… - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/22-how-films-are-made-script-crew-sets-editing/) — How films are made: script, crew, sets, editing — 14 sentences · A film starts as a script, the written plan of every scene and every line, and then hundreds of people turn… - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/23-animation-flipbooks-stop-motion-computer-cartoons/) — Animation: flipbooks, stop-motion, computer cartoons — 17 sentences · Animation is a lovely trick on your brain: lots of still pictures, each a tiny bit different, are shown so f… - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/24-voices-sound-and-music-in-films-and-cartoons/) — Voices, sound and music in films and cartoons — 14 sentences · Turn the sound off during an action scene and it suddenly looks small and a bit silly; turn it back on and t… - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/25-special-effects-and-stunts/) — Special effects and stunts — 15 sentences · Some tricks are done on set with models, make-up, rubber suits and careful camera angles; others are added l… - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/26-age-ratings-scary-films-and-choosing-what-to-watch/) — Age ratings, scary films and choosing what to watch — 15 sentences · Films get an age rating, a label like U, PG, 12A or 15 in the UK, or G, PG or PG-13 in the US, that warns fa… - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/27-theatre-stage-actors-backstage/) — Theatre: stage, actors, backstage — 14 sentences · Theatre is a story told live, right in front of you: the actors are really there, nothing can be re-filmed,… - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/28-the-school-play-auditions-lines-stage-fright/) — The school play: auditions, lines, stage fright — 15 sentences · A school play starts with auditions, where everyone tries out and the director picks who fits each part, and… - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet/) — Dance: from TikTok dances to ballet — 15 sentences · Dance is moving to music on purpose, and it comes in every size: a fifteen-second phone dance, a breaking ba… - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/) — Dances of the world and dancing at parties — 16 sentences · Almost every people on Earth has its own dances, and most of them are not for showing off but for being toge… - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime/) — Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting, slime — 15 sentences · Crafts are art you make with your hands from real stuff: paper folded into cranes, clay squeezed into pots,… - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/32-lego-builds-instructions-vs-your-own-ideas/) — Lego builds: instructions vs your own ideas — 16 sentences · Building with bricks is two kinds of fun: following the booklet step by step to make the spaceship on the bo… - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/33-design-all-around-logos-brands-packaging-fonts/) — Design all around: logos, brands, packaging, fonts — 13 sentences · Almost everything you touch was designed by someone: the tick on your trainers, the font in your book, the c… - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/34-buildings-and-architecture/) — Buildings and architecture — 14 sentences · Architecture is the art of designing buildings: an architect draws the plans, engineers check the building w… - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/35-copying-vs-being-inspired-tracing-covers-giving-credit/) — Copying vs being inspired: tracing, covers, giving credit — 16 sentences · Every artist learns by copying: tracing a fox from a book, singing a famous song, drawing a cartoon characte… - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/36-ai-pictures-and-ai-music-as-reported/) — AI pictures and AI music, as reported — 15 sentences · AI picture and music apps make a dragon or a song from a few typed words, called a prompt, because they were… - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/37-being-bad-at-something-and-keeping-going/) — Being bad at something and keeping going — 15 sentences · Everyone is bad at a new skill at first: guitar strings hurt, paintings go muddy, the hands you draw look li… - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/38-praise-and-criticism-giving-and-taking-feedback/) — Praise and criticism: giving and taking feedback — 15 sentences · Feedback is what people tell you about your work so you can make it better, and the useful kind names one th… - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/39-art-as-a-job-who-makes-art-money-fame-and-hard-work/) — Art as a job: who makes art, money, fame and hard work — 17 sentences · Behind every song, film, cartoon and painting are people doing a job: musicians, actors, animators, buskers,… - [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/40-show-day-the-exhibition-the-concert-and-the-big-arts-quiz/) — Show day: the exhibition, the concert and the big arts quiz — 16 sentences · Show day brings the whole course together: paintings and clay on the walls and tables, an orchestra tuning u… - [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/41-olympiad-music-puzzles/) — Olympiad: music puzzles ★★★ — 15 sentences · This olympiad block mixes the music lessons into puzzles: counting beats in bars, reading the names of notes… - [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/42-olympiad-picture-puzzles/) — Olympiad: picture puzzles, colours, dates and myths ★★★ — 17 sentences · This olympiad block mixes the art lessons into puzzles: chains of colour mixing, putting famous paintings in… - [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/43-olympiad-film-stage-and-design-puzzles/) — Olympiad: film, stage and design puzzles ★★★ — 15 sentences · This last olympiad block mixes film, animation, theatre, design, buildings and building bricks into puzzles:… - ← previous: [AI](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/) - next →: [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/) - ↑ back to [the school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/)