Primary and secondary colours
Red, yellow and blue are the primary colours in painting: you cannot make them by mixing. Mixing two primaries gives a secondary colour: orange, green or purple.
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Art, music and design.
Around ages 5–11
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Rhythm and beat
The beat is the steady pulse of music, like a heartbeat. The rhythm is the pattern of long and short sounds that fits over the beat.
Musical instruments
Musical instruments make sound in different ways: by plucking or bowing strings, blowing air, or hitting. In an orchestra they are grouped as strings, woodwind, brass and percussion.
Musical notes
Musical notes are written symbols that show which sound to play and for how long. Their position on a five-line staff gives the pitch, and their shape gives the length.
The colour wheel
The colour wheel is a circle that arranges colours to show how they relate. Colours opposite each other, like blue and orange, are complementary and make strong contrast.
Warm and cool colours
Warm colours are reds, oranges and yellows, which remind us of sun and fire. Cool colours are blues, greens and purples, which remind us of water, ice and sky.
Perspective drawing
Perspective drawing is a way to make a flat picture look three-dimensional. Things that are farther away look smaller, and parallel lines seem to meet at a vanishing point on the horizon.
