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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A major orchesral composition






2. Volume or clarity needed to be heard by an audience






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






4. 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






5. Steps perofmred in the air during dance

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6. Unharmonious sounds that are produced to make an unsettling effect - like in punk music and jazz






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






8. A succession of musical tones or notes based on mathematical progressions known as a scale






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






10. 'The body of ballet'- the dancers who stand behind the principals and form the stage picture with their poses






11. The underlying pulse present in most music






12. An outline or profile of an object






13. The final step before a production in which the play is rehaersed with costumes and makeup and full staging with full stage crew






14. A character's overall goal within the play






15. Emphasis on time in dance






16. Slow tempo






17. 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






18. The tactile quality of the art






19. Character's immediate reason for acting the way they do or saying what they say






20. The shape - structure or organization of a piece - like unity and repetition






21. 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






22. A work made for one or two instruments






23. Students can evaluate dance in terms of the elements - like choreography and the impact of space - constumes and other considerations






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






25. Music evolved from freed African americans who heard European folk music and classical music






26. Intermediate tempo






27. Should be able to use dance vocabulary to describeand analyze elements and components of dance






28. European artists who composed instrumental music in the early 18th Century






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






30. A long speech without interruption performed by asingle actor






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






32. Every Good Boy Does Fine






33. Interpreting the value of art and art work. Important for written response






34. 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






35. Lines that suggest stability and repose






36. The idea of capturing andp ortryaying scenes in the way that humans see them with movement and changing light






37. How fast or how slow - in dance






38. Prossessing qualities of height - width and depth






39. 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






40. Green - blue - green - blue and violet when used to show wet objects






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






42. A pose in which the working leg is extended with a straight knee behind the body






43. Laern to distinguish one dance from another - based on music - setting - costume and speed






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






45. Understanding the time - place - and context of artworks. Important for written response






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






47. Music based on a short theme known as a subject. The opening part of this music is announced by one voice and then a second voice restates the subject in a different scale






48. Wind instruments made of metal like the horn - bugle - trumpet - jug - tuba - bazooka - didgeridoo - trombone






49. The strength or purity of a color






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