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Make connections between the music you are listening to and the visual
qualities/marks that can represent the music through drawing
Rhythm: The repeated use of similar elements such as color, line, or shape. Also, the smooth transition from one part
to another in a work of art.
• Random rhythm – Repeating elements with no specific regular interval creates random rhythms.
• Alternating rhythm – You can repeat more than one element in a design. In an alternating design, you use a 1-2-
1-2-1-2 pattern.
• Regular rhythm – Like the beating of a heart, the regular rhythm follows the same intervals over and over again.
• Flowing rhythm – A flowing rhythm shows the repeated elements following bends, curves, and undulations. In
nature, you can see this in the waves on a beach or sand dunes.
• Progressive rhythm – We can make a progressive rhythm simply by changing one characteristic of a motif as we
repeat it. We could draw a series of circles, one above the other, making each lower one larger.
LINE
Vertical Horizontal Diagonal Zig-Zag
Alternating
Regular
Flowing
Progressive
ARTIST WHO USED RHYTHM They’ve got the visual moves!
PIET MONDRIAN, BROADWAY BOOGIE WOOGIE, 1942
VINCENT VAN GOGH, THE STARRY NIGHT 1889
M C ESCHER, LIZARD
WASSILY KANDISNSKY TRANSVERSE LINES 1923
1. Fold your practice paper in half to separate it for your two practice
drawings.
2. Listen to the music and draw the lines and shape you feel represent
the music. Remember, these are loose sketch's not finished works.
3. Notice the marks that you liked and didn’t like in your sketch.