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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Practice creating or performing works of art. Important for written response






2. Theater was to originate from Aristotle with clear and simple plotting and strong characters. were usually done in five acts and avoid violence






3. The brightness of the color - its vividness






4. Colors that are closely related to one another - like blue - blue - green and green






5. Tehcnical components - including acting and directing






6. An individual's signal (physical or verbal) that a response is required - an actor's cueto speak - exit - may be a line of dialogue






7. The arrangement of colors as they are refracted into a rainbow by a prison






8. A work made for one or two instruments






9. The pre - eminent European form of performance dance. It is rooted in the Italian Renaissance. Russia has some of the world's foremost dancers and dance companies - utilizes elaborate costume and scenery. Movements are stylized and technical with pre






10. Commercial theater that took over US after WWII and named after a NY boulevard that runs through a Manhattan theater district with long runs of a single play






11. The idea of transforming a three - dimensional image onto a two - dimensional surface






12. Music with a fast tempo; also referas to the unaccented beat






13. Fast tempo






14. Children express emotions through movement - learn improv to respond to music or oral prompts






15. plays of the neoclassic period where Renaissance writers tried to recaptuer the glory of theateres in Greece and Rome






16. Instruments sounded by striking - like the cymbals - drums - triangle - wood block - xylophone - snare drum - bongo - timpani - piano - chimes - bells - marimba - tambourine






17. A play set in the coutnryside populated by nymphs - satyrs - shepherds and wandering knights with dancing and singing






18. How dancers move - which revealt s their effects of gravity on body mass - can be sustained - collapsing - swiniging - percussive - suspended






19. no stage at all - like classroom or playground






20. A series of emotions that clensed the collective psyche






21. Artwork that does not represent the object or scene in its realistic terms






22. Actor in kabuki holds a picturesque pose to establish or theme






23. Any object or element that is less important






24. A predecessor of the piano - sounded by plucking strings






25. When an artist chooses to emphasize one artistic element over aonother






26. The two - dimensional equivalent of form. can be man - made or organic (occurring in nature). Can be open - closed - or free - form






27. Colors that appear to 'come forward' likke red and orange and yellow






28. Look at the symbols at the beginning of the line of music that indicate whether or not the note is played a half - step above or half - step below






29. An activity that enhances sight - sound - taste - touch - smell and used by actors to deepen character development






30. The point in the production of a play that the actors no longer need to reharse with the script because they learned their lines






31. characteristic comedy from English Restoration for its glittering language - salacious plots and frequently debaucherous characters






32. The pronounciation of words and the way that they are spoken






33. A drama that is musical in which the characters are typecast. the characters that are good are very good and the characters that are evil are usually pretty evil.






34. A group of lines and spaces that music is written on; it has five lines and four spaces and they each correspond to a specific note or musical tone






35. Instruments made out of wood - like the flutes - fife - piccolo - bass flute - recorder - whistle - clarinet - saxophone - bagpipe






36. Steps perofmred in the air during dance

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37. An element of dance. the immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body - danceres shape their space as they move - change directio or path or level - or extend their range






38. A rhythm pattern that is stressed or accented and the sounds are uneven






39. An old - school dance from 1900s dating back to the slavery days in which people walked back and forth to the tune of bajos and fiddles. a cake was usually awarded to the winner






40. The person who sees the overall actual staging of the production






41. A work usually identified by a number






42. Social dancing performed as a couple - has origins in Carribbean Islands and African and European styles - types of dances include the mambo - the samba - meringue - and rumba - and salsa






43. Combination of tone that creates a quality of relaxation






44. ABCDEFG






45. Parallel lines crossing other parallel lines creating value and texture






46. Same idea carried out in three dimensions so you end up with a sculptural piece - 3D version of a collage






47. Mastering dance vocabulary - movement awareness - and appreciation for unique ways of moving






48. Music made by medieval monks that had multiple harmonies and voices






49. Representing only the dimensions of width and height without showing depth or thickness






50. The group that iscolalborating on the play