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CSET Visual Arts
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Children use dance vocabulary to describe movement
pirouette
texture
improvisation
Artistic perception in dance/fourth graders
2. An element of dance. formally measured in meter - including body rhthyms like heartbeat - breath or human emotions - considerations include how long the dance lasts - rhythm - regular vs. irregular - in dance
movement
Beethoven
time
melodrama
3. Pose modeled by the winged Mecury where the working leg is extended behind the body with knee bent
warm colors
minuet
there are eight notes in an octave
attitude
4. Dances developed in the U.S.
foxtrot - Charleston - swing dance - twist - and western dances
orchestra
movement
key
5. When an artist chooses to emphasize one artistic element over aonother
cues
protohumans (ancesetors of humans)
emphasis
creative expression in dance/second graders
6. A term that applies to any work of visual art that is formed by two or more forms of media
give notes
solfege
pas de deux
mixed media
7. Rotating the leg outward from the hip so taht the feet from a straight line on the floor andtoes arefacing away from eah other
symphony
choreography
turnout
oratorio
8. Arranging art elements to suggest smething other than the natural safe to solicit emotion from the viewer
composition
aesthetic value in dance/kindergarteners
objective
distortion
9. A stage that is meant to viewed from all different kinds of sides
arena stage (theater in the round
blending
lento
beat
10. In the medieval times - art was created for this so it had a religious theme
renewed knowledge of Greek and Roman art
curved lines
form
churches
11. A stage that juts out to the audience so it can viewed from three sides - like the fashion runway
prhasing
thrust stage
shape
consonance
12. A passing position in which the foot passes by the knee of a supporting leg
passe
prhasing
Bach and Handel
solfege
13. If a line was drawn in the center of theart - they would be mirror images of each other
beat
dissonance
gradation
symmetry
14. People who are responsible for all technical aspects of the show
run - through
stage crew
churches
off - script
15. Interpreting the value of art and art work. Important for written response
improvisation
aesthetic valuing
percussion instruments
gradation
16. The characteristic we think of as color (red - orange yellow - blue - green - and violet)
cold reading
hue
polyphonic chants
dynamics
17. Most traditional and contemproary cultures have dance eto showcase courtship - group harmony - and enjoyment
Social Dance
key
polyphony
waltz
18. 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
comedy
producer
movement
sharp and flat
19. The images or elements (colors - shapes - lines) that re repeated several times in an art work - can show the dominance of a certain element to help understand the purpose of the art
assemblage
gospel music
allegro
repetitition
20. Music made by medieval monks that had multiple harmonies and voices
pastoral play
horizontal lines
polyphonic chants
pacing
21. no stage at all - like classroom or playground
Aristototelian theater
street theater
props
cave art in Europe and Australia
22. The return of a main theme which alternates with secondary theme like ABABA or ABACA
mie
barre
rondo
comedy
23. The idea of capturing andp ortryaying scenes in the way that humans see them with movement and changing light
foxtrot - Charleston - swing dance - twist - and western dances
impressionist movement
sense memory
gospel music
24. Steps of dance put together for performance or composing dances
give notes
linear perspective
brass instruments
choreography
25. The person who sees the overall actual staging of the production
director
cakewalk
brass instruments
stock company
26. Became popular in Argentina and spread to North America and Europe
ballet
tango
tempo
comedy
27. Combination of tone that creates a quality of relaxation
consonance
promenade
oratorio
creative expression in dance/third grade
28. Movement - geseture - and faical expression to convey ideas and emotions without the use of words
three - dimensional
tempo
ensemble
pantomine
29. A material or prepresetnation that transmits light
artistic perception
transluscent
flamenco
gradation of color
30. The leg on which the dancer is balancing on
supporting leg
horizontal lines
rondo
syncopation
31. 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
time signature
harpischord
ballet
churches
32. Hero that had a fatal flaw that broguht about its downfall
historical and cultural context in dance/eight graders
value
informal theater
protagonist
33. 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
diagonal lines
color
aesthetic valuing
space
34. characteristic comedy from English Restoration for its glittering language - salacious plots and frequently debaucherous characters
Restoration comedy
analogous colors
woodwind instruments
symmetry
35. The way an artwork's elements are put together
form
analogous colors
actor's position
bar lines
36. Early European dance known for its tiny steps
morality plays
sharp - short curved lines
minuet
aesthetic valuing in dance
37. 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
media
four arts disciplines
ballroom dancing
protagonist
38. Children who understand dance history develop appreciation for the cultures
tour jete
bar lines
texture
historical and cultural context in dance
39. Popular dance in America in the 1920s. Natural movement of walking - though it is usually performed in place. The arms swing forward and backwards - with the right arm coming forward as the left leg 'steps' forward - and then moving back as the oppos
distortion
collage
tango
Charleston
40. A work usually identified by a number
opus
historical and cultural context in dance/fifth graders
symphony
string instruments
41. European artist who reached his height in the early 19th Century and pioneered the Romantic style
form
Stravinsky - Cage - and Glass
Beethoven
shape
42. A leap from one leg to another
clavischord
relief
grand jete
timbre
43. Were using styluses of incised ocher dating back 100000 years ago to create works
blending
blocking
protohumans (ancesetors of humans)
string instruments
44. The one point or area that catches the person's eye. Notice how your eye moves as it focuses on different pieces of art
choreography
consonance
focal point
creative expression in dance/third grade
45. A very fast tempo
presto
delineation
monologue
off - script
46. Character's immediate reason for acting the way they do or saying what they say
Bach and Handel
timbre
proscendium
motivation
47. Reading by actors who have never before spoken diologue lines of the play
cold reading
aesthetic value in dance/kindergarteners
subordinate
gradation of color
48. category of literature intended for the stage. Greek playwrights like Aeschylus - Sophocles - and Euripides are considered world's greatest playwrights - specifically in tragedies. actors wore masks with exaggerated expressions instead of makeup - ch
ballet
renewed knowledge of Greek and Roman art
proscendium
drama
49. A system of loud - colorful improvs from 16th Century Italy using stock characters (basic characters)
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50. A group of familiar syllables to designate the notes of an octave: do - re - mi - fa - so - la - ti - do
stasis
promenade
lyre
solfege