The Violin and Its Masters

Young scholars become familiar with the art and architecture and history of the Chicago World's Fair.  In this public arts project lesson, students compare and contrast fine art and public art through a study of the exhibits at...

Introduce your class to the seven elements of art through a presentation and related project. Before beginning the project, class members take notes on the presentation, writing down the underlined items and adding drawings into their...

Ever think about combining the art forms of painting and embroidery? Then this art lesson is right up your alley! Given a piece of white cloth, young artists first create a grayscale painting and then highlight certain...

Go ahead. Spill the ink! Combine the study of art, social studies, and science with a Suminagashi (spilled ink) activity that produces "unique and unreproducible" works of art.

What a wonderful way to meld art and culture! Learners create art work in the Suminagashi style using this detailed lesson plan. This art form, which is Japanese in origin, employs ink to create beautiful results. This will be a hit with...

Op art is fun to look at, and it's fun to make. Kids learn about the origins of op art and the op art master, M.C. Escher. They view simple to complex examples of op art to see how it works and then create an optical piece of their own....

Cover one-point perspective through observation and practice. Class members examine several works of art that use one-point perspective, look at magazine images to find the vanishing points and horizon lines, and draw their own city...

Play the classic and heartfelt "Amazing Grace" with your learners. Listen to the presenter play the song, and then watch as he teaches the beginning notes. His step-by-step instruction is methodical, and following along is easy. This is...

Intended for intermediate learners, "St. Patrick's Day" is a jovial yet complex tune. Ian breaks down the first several notes, and there are opportunities to pause the video and get some practice. Have the sheet music next to you while...

Recordings, photographs, and articles about rare and equisitely crafted violins by by Stradivari, Amati, Guarneri, and Vuillaume.