What do the Grade 9 Performing and Visual Arts cards cover?

5 cards across 3 chapters of the national textbook: Historical and cultural context, Artistic perception and Creative expressions. You can take any chapter one card at a time on the page itself.

Is there a national exam in Grade 9?

No. Ethiopia sets national exams in Grade 6, Grade 8 and Grade 12 only. These cards are for your school's own exams, and for the national exam that comes a few years later.

Where do these cards come from?

They are drafted from Grade 9 Performing and Visual Arts, the Ministry of Education textbook for this grade. A second pass that cannot see the chapter then re-derives every formula, constant and table row, and anything it cannot confirm is held back instead of published.

Yes. Every card here is free to read and the printable sheet is free to download. Neither needs an account.

When was this last checked?

30 August 2026. Cards arrive chapter by chapter, and the line under each one says when that card was last read through.

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Grade 9 Performing and Visual Arts

Grade 9 Performing and Visual Arts on Temari has 5 revision cards, arranged by the chapters of the Ethiopian national curriculum. Every card says when the rule applies, what each symbol in it stands for, and the mistake students most often make with it. They are free to read and need no account.

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Reference tables: Grade 9 Performing and Visual Arts
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Price: 30 August 2026
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Historical and cultural context

St. Yared Sacred Chant Books and Melodic ModesReference tableDuaga · Tsome Digua · Me'eraf · +5

Work or Mode	Classification	Liturgical Purpose or Character
Duaga	Chant Book	Sundays and holidays throughout liturgical cycle
Tsome Digua	Chant Book	Lent fasting season only
Me'eraf	Chant Book	Sabbath vigils, prayers, and hymns
Zimare	Chant Book	Sung after Holy Communion
Mewasit	Chant Book	Funerals, requiems, and Easter Eve
Ge'ez	Sacred Mode	First melodic mode: plain, dry, and solemn
Ezel	Sacred Mode	Second melodic mode: gentle, sweet, and tender
Ararai	Sacred Mode	Third melodic mode: melancholic and plaintive

When you use it

Use this card to identify the five volumes of Ethiopian liturgical chant (Zema) and the three sacred melodic modes introduced by St. Yared.

Watch out

Do not confuse the three sacred liturgical modes (Ge'ez, Ezel, Ararai) with the four modern secular pentatonic qegnet modes (Tizita, Bati, Ambassel, Anchihoye).

Drafted from Grade 9 Performing and Visual Arts, pages 1-62, then checked twice before it went up

Traditional Ethiopian Musical InstrumentsReference tableMasinqo · Krar · Begena · +7

Instrument	Acoustic Class	Distinguishing Construction
Masinqo	Chordophone	Single horsehair string with bow
Krar	Chordophone	5 to 6 strings, bowl lyre
Begena	Chordophone	10 strings box harp, buzzing sound
Washint	Aerophone	End-blown bamboo flute, 4 to 6 holes
Meleket	Aerophone	Long trumpet, bamboo and cow horn
Kebero	Membranophone	Conical double-headed hand drum
Negarit	Membranophone	Hemispherical kettledrum with sticks
Tsinatsil	Idiophone	Sistrum with sliding metal discs
Mekuamiya	Idiophone	T-shaped prayer staff struck vertically
Tom	Idiophone	Lamellophone, thumb piano

When you use it

Use this card to classify Ethiopian traditional musical instruments into standard acoustic families and identify their physical structures.

Watch out

Do not confuse Negarit (struck with sticks) with Kebero (struck with hands), and remember that Begena has 10 strings whereas Krar has 5 to 6 strings.

Drafted from Grade 9 Performing and Visual Arts, pages 1-62, then checked twice before it went up

Artistic perception

Dance Composition ProcessMethod1 · 2 · 3 · +2

Step	Action	Description
1	Ideas	Generate movement concepts through improvisation
2	Experiment	Put ideas into physical movement
3	Select	Choose the most appropriate moves
4	Organize	Structure form as a cohesive whole with beginning, middle, and end
5	Perform and evaluate	Execute the dance piece and assess its success

When you use it

Use this five-step sequence when choreographing and structuring a traditional or creative dance performance.

Watch out

Do not omit the final evaluation step, and ensure the organized choreography maintains variety across time, space, shape, and energy.

Drafted from Grade 9 Performing and Visual Arts, pages 63-95, then checked twice before it went up

Creative expressions

One Act Play Story StructureMethod1 · 2 · 3 · +2

Order	Stage	Function
1	Exposition	Background setup and inciting incident
2	Rising action	Building conflict and obstacles
3	Climax	Turning point and peak conflict
4	Falling action	Unraveling of conflict after climax
5	Resolution	Denouement and final outcome

When you use it

Use this five part narrative structure when analyzing or plotting the dramatic flow of a one act theatre play.

Watch out

Do not confuse the climax with the falling action. The climax is the turning point and peak conflict, while the falling action is the unraveling that follows.

Drafted from Grade 9 Performing and Visual Arts, page 96 onwards, then checked twice before it went up

Steps in Creating a PaintingMethod1 · 2 · 3 · +2

Step	Stage	Key Action
1	Drawing	Simple pencil sketch on canvas
2	Blocking in	Shadow areas with Burnt Umber and Raw Sienna
3	Adding color	First very thin wash of color
4	Adding layers	Thin paint layers to build depth
5	Finishing	Details and white highlights

When you use it

Use this sequence of steps when producing a painting on paper or canvas from an initial idea.

Watch out

Do not apply thick, opaque paint immediately. Build depth using thin layers so light passes through.

Drafted from Grade 9 Performing and Visual Arts, page 96 onwards, then checked twice before it went up

The same subject in other years

An exam paper keeps asking for what the year below taught. Those cards are here too.

Your other Grade 9 subjects

Everything else in this year that has cards so far.

Questions students ask

What do the Grade 9 Performing and Visual Arts cards cover?: 5 cards across 3 chapters of the national textbook: Historical and cultural context, Artistic perception and Creative expressions. You can take any chapter one card at a time on the page itself.
Is there a national exam in Grade 9?: No. Ethiopia sets national exams in Grade 6, Grade 8 and Grade 12 only. These cards are for your school's own exams, and for the national exam that comes a few years later.
Where do these cards come from?: They are drafted from Grade 9 Performing and Visual Arts, the Ministry of Education textbook for this grade. A second pass that cannot see the chapter then re-derives every formula, constant and table row, and anything it cannot confirm is held back instead of published.
Is this free?: Yes. Every card here is free to read and the printable sheet is free to download. Neither needs an account.
When was this last checked?: 30 August 2026. Cards arrive chapter by chapter, and the line under each one says when that card was last read through.

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