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Roles of Creative arts and sports in the society.
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1.2 Components of Creative Arts and Sports.
Creative arts is made of the following components:
Visual arts -creative art forms appreciated through sense of sight such as;
Drawing.
Painting.
Sculpture.
Montage.
Collage
Play - a written work that tells a story through action and speech and is meant to
be acted on a stage.
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Principle of Proportion in Visual arts.
Proportion refers to the dimensions of a composition and relationships between height,
width and depth. How proportion is used will affect how realistic or stylized.
Proportion also describes how the sizes of different parts of a piece of art or design
relate to each other.
Proportion in any art is the relative size of objects in relation to each other or
corresponding to the other elements as a whole.
Character- this is a person or individual taking part in the play or drama that may
have defined personal qualities and/or histories.
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Plot- A plot is a sequence of events within a play that tells a story. A plot is what
makes a story. Five components make up a plot: exposition, rising action, climax,
falling action, and resolution. Conflict and theme help drive the plot forward.
Setting- The setting is the time and place in which the story takes place
Action – This is what a dancer does, for example travelling, turning, elevation,
gesture, stillness, use of body parts, floor-work and the transference of weight.
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Space – Space refers to the area through which the dancer's body moves.
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STRAND 2 CREATING & PERFORMING IN CREATIVE
ARTS & SPORTS.
2.1 Composing Rhythm.
To understand and be able to write rhythmic patterns dictated, one needs to follow the
following tips:
Establish the beat of the rhythm patterns.
Clap or tap the full rhythm before you start writing.
Break down the rhythm into bars and write one bar at a time while clapping the
whole rhythmic pattern.
Clap through the rhythmic pattern you have written to check if it conforms to the
rhythm dictated.
2.2 Athletics.
Middle distance races.
Middle distance race starts with a standing start, athletes start from an upright,
standing position the crouch forward with one foot about 18 inches behind the
other.
The leading foot and shoulder both point forward.
The upper body should not be twisted.
Pacing – rate at which an athlete runs. An athlete knows how long it takes him or her to
cover a certain distance.
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Stride length – it is the uniform length of steps taken during running.
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2.3 Composing Melody.
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2.4 Netball.
Chest pass in Net ball.
Chest pass is a way of throwing the ball to a teammate where the ball is released and
received at the chest level.
The pass is usually used when the teammates are not far from each other.
Learning points for the chest pass.
1. Grip
Spread your fingers out behind the ball to form a W formation, holding it at chest
height with your elbows out in front of you.
2. Stance.
Face the direction you want the ball to go in.
Step forwards with your dominant foot as you begin to straighten your arms.
3. Execution of the pass.
Push the ball away from your body at chest height by powerfully extending the arms
forwards and flicking the wrists.
Follow through with the arms, wrists, hands and fingers in the direction of the
throw.
Marking is a technique used by a team that is not in possession of the ball to prevent an
opponent from receiving a pass.
The intention is to obstruct passes made by the team in control of the ball.
A player can mark an opponent in possession of the ball or an opponent without the
ball.
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Marking opponent without the ball.
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Footwork in Netball.
Landing techniques.
In netball, the ball is played using hands.
During play, the players may:
Run to doge an opponent or to reach a ball.
Jump to catch a high ball or rebound from the ring.
Stop the running action suddenly to dodge an opponent or avoid getting to an
offside position.
Land on the floor or the ground as dedicated by the laws of gravity in integrated
science and as guided by the law of the game. However, players need to land
safely for safety and healthy living.
There are two landing techniques in Netball:
The double foot landing.
Single foot landing.
Pivoting.
Pivoting is the act of turning with one foot on the ground while the other foot makes
repeated short steps.
Picoting:
Helps the player develop balance after landing.
It helps the player turn away from the defender who may be marking.
Helps in locating teammates who may be well-positioned to receive the pass.
Things to learn in Pivoting.
Land one foot and maintain balance.
Maintain a firm grip of the ball.
Keep the landing foot grounded with knees slightly bent.
Keep the head up and the trunk upright.
Step with the non-landing foot and turn around.
Keep the ball close to the body.
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2.5 Descant recorder or Any other western instrument.
Examples of western solo instruments.
Instruments Playing technique Fingering chart for
the G scale.
Violin Bowing on the strings
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Piano Pressing on the keys.
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Staccato.
Playing notes in a detached manner.
Notes to be played staccato have a dot above or below the note.
Tone quality.
Listen carefully to the sound you produce when you blow into the recorder.
Blowing gently and having consistent air gives a good tone.
Blend and balance.
Being able to listen to what the other in an ensemble are playing helps to blend
and create a balanced sound.
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b.) 1st and 2nd ending
The two lines above the staff mean that one will avoid playing 1 notes when repeating.
This applies where there is a repeat and the last part of the melody is different from the
first one.
It means you go back to a point in the piece of music with the sign and play or
sing to the bar marked Fine (end) then stop.
e.) Accent.
The note with sign is played with emphasis.
f.) Fermata.
This sign means that you can hold the note a little longer that its given
time value or number of counts.
g.) Dynamics.
This refers to how quietly or loudly a piece of music should be played.
Italian terms are used to indicate dynamics in the piece of music.
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Dynamics English meaning.
Pianissimo (pp) Very soft
Piano (p) Soft
Mezzo piano (mp) Moderately soft
Mezzo forte (mf) Moderately wide.
Forte (f) Loud.
Fortissimo (ff) Very loud.
h.) Tempo.
This term is used to refer to how fast or slow a piece of music can be played.
Italina terms are used to indicate what tempo the music is played
Tempo terms English meaning.
Andante At a walking pace (73-77 beats per minute)
Allegro Fast (109-132 beats per minute)
Adagio Slow (ss-65 beats per minute)
Lento Slowly (40-45 beats per minute)
2.6 Volleyball.
Overarm and Jump serve in Volley.
Over arm serve.
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Over arm serve is where a player tosses the ball with one hand and strikes it in the air
above their head with the other hand so that it crosses the net and lands into the
opponents’ side.
Safety instructions.
Ensure you perform thorough warm up activities.
Avoid congestion by maintaining a safe distance from your peers.
Follow instructions.
Safety precaution.
Never fist hit the ball as you could hit someone’s face.
Do not swing on the post.
Do not go under the net, always walk around the nets.
Do not throw the ball over the net, roll it under the net.
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Diagram of human figures playing Volley.
2.7 Play.
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2.8 Swimming.
Breast stroke in swimming.
Breast stroke is a stroke in which the arms are pushed forward and then swept back in a
circular movement, while the legs are tucked in towards the bod and then kicked out in
a sideways and backward movement.
Glide.
For effective gliding in the water, the body should be well streamlined.
This can be affected by the underwater recovery movements, as the propulsive
force remain still and streamlined. For example, as the legs kick to provide
propulsion, the arms should be extended forward to create the ideal streamlined
body position at the front.
Similarly, as the arms pull around, the legs should be in the glide phase to create
the same streamlined body position at the back.
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Gliding helps to make the breast stroke movement smooth and reduces the effort
required by the arms to move forward, resulting on a more efficient swimming
technique.
It is important to cultivate a glide so that the proper sequence of “arms-breath-leg -
glide can be established.
The breast stroke starts with the arm pull, breathe, then the kick and finally the glide in
a streamlined position.
Stand waist-deep in water, with knees bent or feet flat against the side of the pool.
You can hold onto the side of the pool with one hand for support.
Breathe in and put your face in the water.
Puch off the wall and glide to the prone body position.
Lie flat, head facing down with your body in line with the water surface.
Keep your face down and arms extended forward. Your eyes should look
downwards and slightly forward to avoid straining the neck.
Keep your shoulders, hips and legs horizontal as possible, and keep your hips as close
as possible to the surface. Do not let your hips drop in the water.
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Stretch your legs behind with toes pointed but slope your body slightly to allow the
legs to stay beneath the water.
Keep your neck and shoulders as relaxed as possible to aid the arm action and reduce
strain.
Keep your body straight and streamlined to make swimming easier and enhance
speed. The head movement should be kept to a minimum, and the shoulder should
remain level throughout the stroke.
Arm action.
The arm pull technique is needed to assist the leg movement and also to keep the breast
stroke streamlined and efficient.
Cath phase.
i. Begin with the glide position, arms extended out in front of you, fingers and
hands together, palms facing downwards.
ii. Pitch your hand outwards and downwards to an angle of about 45 degrees at the
start of the catch phase.
iii. Pull your arms outwards and downwards until they are appropriately shoulder-
width apart. Your elbows should begin to bend, and your shoulders to roll
inwards at the end of the catch phase.
Propulsive phase.
Sweep your arms downwards and inwards, and let the hands pull to their deepest
point. The elbows bend to 900 and remain high.
At the end of the down sweep, your hands, your hands should sweep inwards and
slightly upwards.
The elbow should tuck into the side as you pull your hand inwards towards the chest
and the chin.
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Recovery phase.
Your hands should recover by stretching forward in a streamlined position.
They should recover under, on, or over the water surface ready to restart the arm
action.
Leg action.
The legs are the powerhouse of the breast stroke, and the full leg kick should be a
simultaneous and flowing action, resulting in a powerful boost that propels the whole
stroke.
i. Start with your legs straight and together.
ii. Bend your knees and bring the heels towards your seat with the sole of the feet
facing outwards for the frog kick”.
iii. Sweep the legs outwards and download in a flowing circular path. The heels and
soles of your feet should drive around and back to provide power and propulsion
to the stroke.
iv. Squeeze legs together to come back together to the starting streamlined position
with the toes pointed.
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Breathing action.
- Breast stroke breathing occurs naturally as the breast technique has a body lift,
which gives the ideal breathing point for each stroke.
Breathing in takes place every time your arms pull back to all the body to lift and
the head to rise.
Lift your shoulders to bring your face out of the water to breath.
Don’t raise your head, let the head naturally rise with the shoulders so your chin is
resting just above the water.
Inhale through your mouth before letting your shoulder drop as you sweep with
your arms.
Breath out as your legs kick back and extend your arms forward.
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The head returns to the water to exhale as the arms stretch forward to begin their
recovery phase.
Timing.
A well-executed breast stroke timing sequence is key to achieving a smooth and efficient
swimming stroke as you will effortlessly glide through the water.
a.) Try to time your arm action and leg kick so there is always something propelling
you through water.
b.) The arms will be propulsive while the legs recover and the legs propulsive while
the arms recover.
c.) To coordinate the leg kick, the arm strokes, and the breathing, think of the phrase
‘pull, breath, kick, glide’
d.) As your arms complete the power phase, take a breath, and then draw your feet
toward the hips.
e.) When your arms are about halfway through the recovery phase, begin the leg
action.
f.) Time the arm strokes and kick so that the arms and legs are both at their full
length as the kick finishes.
g.) Rest in the phase position as your body glides through the water. Then the glide
begins to slow down, it is time to start another stroke.
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Water treading.
To maintain an upright position in deep water by moving the feet with a walking
movement and the hands with a downward circular motion
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2.9 Kenyan Folk Dance
Classifying a folk song.
African folk songs are classified according to the following.
Their origin.
Occasion.
Function.
Type.
a.) Community of origin.
- African songs can be classified according to their origin.
- The origin in this case means the community they are drawn from.
- Therefore, songs belong to a particular community such as luhya, luo, gikuyu, gusii.
Kuria, Kamba, iteso, giriama, digo, Pokomo, gabra, nandi, Kipsigis, Marakwet,
pokot, turkana and taita.
- These songs are passed on by oral tradition from one generation to the next.
- The music is related to the culture of a particular or region. For example, you can
identify the culture od a particular community or region by their dressing, language
used, musical instruments, props, body adornments, ornaments, body movements,
vocal embellishments used to enrich music, style of sing and tone among others.
b.) Occasion.
- African folk songs can also be categorized according to occasions they are performed.
- For example:
naming folk songs.
Initiation folk songs.
Marriage folk songs.
War folk songs.
Funeral folk songs.
Worship folk songs among others.
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c.) Function.
Folk songs belong to the people with a common culture.
Therefore, folk songs keep people connected to their cultures and heritage.
They give history of the people and their culture.
Folk songs usually pass important information, stories, messages and history from
generation to generation.
Folk songs are used to express emotions. They narrate stories of joy and sorrows in
the simplest way.
Folk songs are used as a means of unifying the community members when they come
together to sing. This also creates positive outcomes or consequences if they do not
watch their actions and intention.
Some of the folk songs are purely for entertainment, enjoyment by performers and
the audience.
d.) Type.
African folk songs can also be classified according to the type such as:
Lullabies.
Dirges.
Love songs.
Protest songs.
Children’s songs among others.
Creating improvised implements to use in performance of Folkdance songs.
Folk dances are performed by different participants who plays different roles as follows:
Soloist-person who leads the rest of the participants in singing the melodies and
dancing during the performance of the dance.
Response group-they provide an answer to the soloist during the dance.
instrumentalist-plays instruments to accompany a dance.
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Dancers- makes dance movements and formation in response to the songs and
instruments.
Along side the participants, folk song dances also require other implements so help in
identifying different cultures and diversities such as costumes, ornaments, body
adornments, body make ups, props etc.
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The following are social importance of songs to the pastoralists:
Songs they sing accompany their journey to facilitate movements.
They songs are sung during their herding sessions to take away boredom.
They are a source of unity and collaboration among the community members.
They educate on the importance of the animals and other resources.
They tell the history of the community.
General uses of Folk songs.
✓ As a source of entertainment.
✓ As a source of cultural and national unity.
✓ In teaching subjects such as history, literature and geography among others.
✓ To educate.
✓ To rebuke.
✓ To advise.
✓ To worship.
✓ To encourage.
✓ To promote culture.
✓ To give moral teachings.
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Folk songs musicians also earn the country foreign exchange when they perform
outside the country.
Folk musicians also earn the country revenue when they pay taxes.
Folk musicians can be independent artists by recording and selling their music.
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STRAND 3 APPRECIATION IN CREATIVE ARTS AND
SPORTS.
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