Harmony Fine Arts

Art and Music Appreciation

Grade 2-Medieval, Gothic, and Renaissance Art

Compiled by Barbara McCoy

http://harmonyfinearts.org

Sample Plans

Introductory Pages

Artists and Composers List Page 4

Materials List Page 5

Harmony Fine Arts-Overview Page 6

Harmony Fine Arts-How to Get Started Page 7

Supplies List Page 8

Featured Works and Picture Study Ideas Page 9

How to Deal With Nudity Page 10

Notes for Option 2, 3, and Music Page 11

Art and Music Notebook Ideas Page 12

Weekly Schedules

Weeks 1-6 Pages 13-16

Weeks 7-12 Pages 17-20

Weeks 13-18 Pages 21-24

Weeks 19-24 Pages 25-28

Weeks 25-30 Pages 29-32

Weeks 31-36 Pages 33-36

Index Pages

Notebook Page Index Page 37

Coloring Page Index Page 42

Art Prints Page 52

Table of Contents

Sample Plans

Artists

Cimabue and Giotto

Limbourg Brothers

Jan Van Eyck

Leonardo Da Vinci

Michelangelo

Raphael

Composers

Antonio Vivaldi

Johann Sebastian Bach

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Ludwig van Beethoven

Antonin Dvorak

Dmitri Shostakovich

Harmony Fine Arts—Grade 2

Artist and Composer Lists

Sample Plans

Sample Plans

Music Appreciation Author ISBN

Famous Composers Darren Henley 9-62634368-0

Art Appreciation

Option 2

Art of the Middle Ages

Jennifer Olmsted 1-4034-8776-6

Marguerite Makes A Book Bruce Robertson 0-89236-372-X

Leonardo Da Vinci Stained Glass Coloring Book Marty Noble 0-486-45059-7

Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists:

Raphael

Mike Venezia 0-516-27285-3

Art Appreciation

Option 3

Artistic Pursuits

Grades K-3 Book Two

Stories of Artists and Their Art

Purchase from AP directly.

This resource is used for HFA Grades 2 and 3.

Brenda Ellis http://

artisticpursuits.com/2112bk_k32.html

Harmony Fine Arts—Grade 2 Materials List

You can click over to the Harmony Fine Arts Grade 2 Materials Page for convenience. Scroll down on the

page to see the items suggested to purchase for this grade level. You can also access if from the Materials tab

at the top of the Harmony Fine Arts website.

Harmony Fine Arts-Overview

Harmony Fine Arts is the art and music appreciation program designed for busy homeschooling families. The Harmony Fine Arts

plans organize a variety of resources so you can open the schedule and with little preparation offer your child experiences with

great artists and composers.

Harmony Fine Arts was created to fill a need in the homeschooling community. Our family had been using the classical model

for homeschooling and we were looking for artists and composers organized into the four year cycle of history as outlined in the

Well-Trained Mind. Our family was also interested in using Charlotte Mason’s ideas by making picture study, or viewing great

art, the foundation of our plan for art appreciation. As I researched these ideas, I found wonderful resources that could also be

used to enhance our experience with picture study. We needed the artists, composers, and resources organized in a plan that

would be easy to use and flexible but no such plan existed. This is when the idea for Harmony Fine Arts was born.

Harmony Fine Arts plans for art and music appreciation embrace everything that our family thinks is important. We made

picture study the foundation of the plan and with a little practice viewing paintings each week, our children began to get to

know a variety of artists within a particular time period. In addition to picture study, the plans scheduled additional art

appreciation books that we could use as we had time available. Music appreciation was planned in an easy to follow schedule

and we could listen as much or as little as we had time each week.

With these plans, you can choose to complete as many of the options as you want. You can follow the picture study and

listening schedules as a basic art and music appreciation program or you can add in one of the art appreciation books or read

more about the composers. You choose!

The Harmony Fine Arts plans pull together affordably priced materials along with internet links so you can have a reasonably

priced art and music appreciation program.

There are 32-36 weeks planned in each level of Harmony Fine Arts and this allows your family to review or take a week off here

and there and still be able to stay on track to finish each level by the end of the school year. The plans are listed by grade but

you can use them for a variety of ages for a family with more than one student.

Harmony Fine Arts—Grade 2

*1-2 hours per week for picture study, art appreciation, and an art

activity depending on which option you choose.

Sample Plans

1. Choose which option for art appreciation you are going to follow.

2. Look at the book list for your desired option and determine which books you have, which books your

library has, and which books you need to order. Make sure to check the music appreciation section on the book list to see which

CDs you need.

3. If you have books or CDs to order, click the link on the resource page to go to Amazon and my Harmony Fine Arts Grade 2 Store.

This will take you to the direct ordering page for any materials you need at Amazon.com.

http://astore.amazon.com/harmonyfineartsgrade2-2011edition-20

4. Check the supplies list for any art supplies that you will need for the year. I have done my best to see that everything is listed

and that I have given you an approximate amount for things like paper and paints.

5. After you have gathered all your materials, take some time to look through them before the school year starts to familiarize

yourself with what you have. I hope that you take the time to preview anything you plan to use and assign for the year and adapt

the books to your family’s values. See page 10 for some ideas in dealing with nudity.

6. If you are printing your Harmony Fine Arts plans out on paper, you might like to place the weekly plans in sheet protectors so

that you can write with dry erase markers any notes for that week or to check off those activities that you have completed.

7. You can keep all your art projects, biographies, and prints in a three-ring binder. Your children can decorate the cover and fill

the binder up with sheet protectors. After they finish a project, label the back with the date, the assignment name, and any

notations about the art being studied or the time period. Then you can slip the project into a sheet protector. You could add a

section for an art and music timeline in the binder if you desire. See page 12 for more information about an art and music

notebook.

Art Option 1: All the artwork is linked to internet sources and you can view them online

or you can print the paintings out to view and then add them to your art notebooks.

For Ebook Uses: There are two prints included for each artist in the back of this book (see

the Art Print Index). See the note on page 9 for more information.

Art Option 2: This option will schedule a variety of activities including viewing artwork,

reading about artists, completing notebook pages, and art projects. Coloring pages for the artists are included in the back of

these plans for you to print or copy.

Art Option 3: Option three will use Artistic Pursuits Grades K-3, Book Two for lessons in art appreciation. Along with these

plans you will be completing many of the same activities as Option 2. Please note that you will be using this book for Grades

2 and 3 in the Harmony Fine Arts plans.

Harmony Fine Arts—Grade 2 Specifics

How to Get Started (See also this entry on my blog.) http://harmonyfinearts.org/2009/01/how-to-get-started-with-harmony-fine-arts-homeschool-art-plans/

Option One

Optional 3-ring binder and page protectors for any paintings you print out.

Option Two (For specific ideas for art supplies, see my suggestions HERE*)

3-ring binder and page protectors for notebook pages and art projects

Thin markers

Colored pencils and a No. 2 pencil

Crayons

Oil pastels

Watercolors and brushes

Gold pen (Sharpie)

Pastel Paper (few sheets)

Watercolor paper pad

Sketch pad

Optional supplies week 12: tapestry needle, thread, glue.

Tape for week 27

Optional supplies week 29: Bar of Ivory soap, paring knife, orange sticks, pencil. Preview the project (see week 29) for

appropriateness in your family.

Option Three

Suggestions from Artistic Pursuits K-3 Book 2, page 3:

In addition:

Colored pencils and a No. 2 pencil

Thin markers

Table salt (week 22)

Rubbing alcohol and Q-tip (week 23)

Music Appreciation

Optional 3-ring binder to hold notebook pages

Colored pencils

Thin Markers

Option project week 5: drinking straw and scissors

https://hubpages.com/education/artsuppliesforkids

Harmony Fine Arts—Grade 2

Supplies List

Harmony Fine Arts—Grade 2

Weeks 1-6 Cimabue and Giotto

Cimabue and Giotto

1. The Capture of Christ (detail) -Cimabue (Image Index)

2. Virgin Enthroned with Angels –Cimabue

3. The Crucifix (detail) -Cimabue

4. Legend of St. Francis, Sermon to the Birds, -Giotto

5. Washing of the Feet–Giotto

Option 1 Weekly Picture Study

Option 2 Art Appreciation with Follow-Up Activities

1 Art in the Middle Ages

1-7

View a tapestry:

Lady and Two Gentlemen in a Rose Garden.

Complete the coloring page.

Read the short biography for Cimabue.

View: The Capture of Christ. (see link in Option 1)

Print out in color and attach to your page or print out in black and

white and color with markers.

2 Art in the Middle Ages

8-11

View Christ in Majesty.

Right click the image, save it to your computer, print the image out

in black and white and color with colored pencils.

3 View Cimabue paintings from Option 1.

Look for symbols in the paintings.

Complete a notebook page for Cimabue.

See the Notebook Page Index for choices.

You can copy a painting from Option 1, using a gold pen or crayon to

make the halo.

4 Art in the Middle Ages

12-13

YouTube video on Cathedrals.

Coloring page on building cathedrals.

Watch a YouTube slideshow for Giotto.

Notice the subjects, colors, and symbols in his art.

5 Art in the Middle Ages

26-27

Read a short biography for Giotto.

View a gallery of Giotto’s paintings:

AllPosters.com

View:

Complete this online coloring page of Giotto done by Paulo Uccello.

Giotto

Here is what the original looks like:

Giotto.

6 Extra Oil Pastel Project!

View this video on YouTube.

Draw or doodle any design you want to try with

oil pastels on pastel paper.

Complete a notebook page for Giotto.

See the Notebook Page Index for choices.

You can copy a painting from Option 1.

Week Option 1 Picture Study with Notebook Pages Option 2 Picture Study with Follow-Up Activities

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Harmony Fine Arts Grade 2 Weeks 1-6 Artist and Composer Names and Dates

Week Option 3 Artistic Pursuits Plans Option 3 Picture Study Suggestions

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Harmony Fine Arts—Grade 2

Weeks 1-6 Cimabue and Giotto

Option 3 Artistic Pursuits with Picture Study Suggestions

1 Lesson 1 pages 7-8

Read the biography for Cimabue.

View Paintings from Option 1 Weeks 1-3.

Project 1 page 9

Watercolors

2 Lesson 2 page 10

View Madonna Enthroned with Saints and Angels.

Sketch an angel with a gold halo for your notebook.

3 Complete a notebook page for Cimabue.

See the Notebook Page Index for choices.

Project 3 page 11

Watercolor with gold paper.

4 Lesson 3 pages 12-13

Read the biography for Giotto.

View paintings from Option 1 Weeks 4-6.

Watch a YouTube slideshow for Giotto.

Notice the subjects, colors, and symbols in his art.

5 Project 3 page 14

Oil Pastels

Extra Oil Pastel Project!

View this video on YouTube.

Draw or doodle any design you want to try with oil pastels.

6 Lesson 4 page 15

Complete a notebook page for Giotto.

See the Notebook Page Index for choices.

Project 4 page 16

Fresco project.

***Note this project takes extra drying time.

Portraits for Your Notebook Pages

Antonio Vivaldi

Composer Study: Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741

1 Famous Composers CD 1 Tracks 1 and 2

Vivaldi Biography to print and add to your notebook.

Listen to Vivaldi’s Spring online. (Click the Hear the Music! Icon.)

Famous Composers CD 2

Interactive CD: Vivaldi

Pages 1 and 2

Listen to Vivaldi’s Spring.

2 Famous Composers CD 1 Track 3

Read about each of the Four Seasons. Last week you listened to

Spring, this week listen to Summer with a slideshow. *YouTube+

Additional lesson for your study of Spring

Complete a notebook page for Vivaldi.

See the Notebook Page Index for choices.

3 Famous Composers CD 1 Track 4

Listen to Vivaldi’s Autumn this week (with a slideshow). Draw an

autumn scene while you listen. *YouTube+

Listen to Vivaldi’s Autumn again. *YouTube+

Draw an autumn scene while you listen.

4 Famous Composers CD 1 Track 5

Listen to Gloria on YouTube and see the orchestra playing.

Color this portrait of Vivaldi while you listen.

Famous Composers CD 2

Interactive CD: Vivaldi

Pages 3

Listen To Gloria.

5 Famous Composers CD 1 Track 6

Listen to one of Vivaldi’s Oboe Concertos. *YouTube+

Listen to one of Vivaldi’s Oboe Concertos again.

Make an oboe from a straw.

6 Famous Composers CD 1 Track 7

Listen to Vivaldi’s Mandolin Concerto. *YouTube+

Print and color this mandolin for your notebook.

Listen again to Vivaldi’s Mandolin Concerto.

Music Links:

All of the YouTube links can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6434D856DDB77734&feature=plcp

Week 1:

http://makingmusicfun.net/pdf/printit-biographies/antonio-vivaldi-printit-biography.pdf

http://www.classicsforkids.com/pastshows.asp?id=1

Week 2:

http://www.makingmusicfun.net/htm/f_mmf_music_library/hey-kids-meet-antonio-vivaldi.htm

http://classicsforkids.com/activitysheets/April2008.pdf

Week 4: http://mmpt-pictures.s3.amazonaws.com/mmpt-coloring-pages/vivaldi-coloring-pdf.pdf

Week 5: http://www.ehow.com/video_4428429_make-homemade-oboes-straws.html

Week 6: http://twistynoodle.com/coloring/music/mandolins/mandolin-coloring-page/

Harmony Fine Arts—Grade 2

Weeks 1-6

©Barbara McCoy http://harmonyartmom.blogspot.com

Things I have learned about this artist:

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Cimabue. The Capture of Christ (Detail). c. 1240-1302

Fresco. Basilica di San Francesco