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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Students can perform rhythms from different dance traditions






2. Intermediate tempo






3. 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






4. The particular arrangement of form - colors - lines - and other elements in a painting






5. Person who runs performance from backstage and supervises other crew members - including set designers - makeup artists - costumers - lighting crew - sound crew - and prop supervisor






6. A stage that juts out to the audience so it can viewed from three sides - like the fashion runway






7. A character's overall goal within the play






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






9. A round rail attached to a wall for dancers to hold onto






10. The process of using spontaneous movement and speech to create character - mood - or situation






11. What we see as the reflection and absorption of light off any surface






12. Type of stage named after aan arch that frames the actors as you look at the stage - most auditoriums have this kind of stage - the audience is looking directly at the performers






13. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythm pattern is deliberately upset






14. Practice creating or performing works of art. Important for written response






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






16. Hero that had a fatal flaw that broguht about its downfall






17. A term that applies to any work of visual art that is formed by two or more forms of media






18. A choral music with several simulataneous voice - lines






19. Space that establishes objects relative positions in art






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






21. Children learn to respond to simple oral instruction






22. Students can create - memorizee - and perform a variety of simple dances






23. The sense of movement that is occurring in the work (like the action of the characters in the work of art) AND the way that a person's eyes move as they look at a piece of art and how the eyes move as they observe the entier piece






24. Dancing on the ball of the foot - or half - toe






25. Students can explain and demonstrate how to be good audience members






26. Christian hymns sang by the black slaves






27. A series of emotions that clensed the collective psyche






28. Lines that suggest calm






29. Raising leg to straightened position with foot very high above ground






30. The amount of light and dark areas in a composition. Can be used for showing opaque: the limitation of light - not transparent or transluscent






31. Most traditional and contemproary cultures have dance eto showcase courtship - group harmony - and enjoyment






32. 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.






33. Children who understand dance history develop appreciation for the cultures






34. The leg that is delinating movement






35. Became popular in Argentina and spread to North America and Europe






36. The particular noteon which a scale begins and ends - to be able to name the key - look at the first note on the piece






37. Space that creatse depth in art






38. The orientation of the actor to the audience - like stage left (the left side of the stage from the prospective of the actor facing the audience) - stage right - upstage (farthest from the audience) - and downstage (closest to the audience)

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39. Artist who inspired by African American sculptures to focus on the geometric shapes - like circles - triangles called cubism






40. The gradual change in value - tint - or fcolor as rendered in a picture






41. Every Good Boy Does Fine






42. The brightness of the color - its vividness






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






44. 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






45. 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






46. In the medieval times - art was created for this so it had a religious theme






47. How the artist's arrangement of elements achieves equilibrium






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






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






50. Slow tempo