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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Children learn to respond to simple oral instruction






2. 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






3. High - indicates when arm is raised over the head in dance






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






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






6. A work usually identified by a number






7. A form of entertainment in which cchildren improvise scenes for their own growth






8. Twirling and spinning in ballet






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






10. The distance between each note






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






12. The entry path in Japanese theater in which an actor becomes a character






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






14. The underlying pulse present in most music






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






16. Very slow tempo






17. The depiction of a form in its realistic - true - life image






18. The materials or methods that are used to create art - like clay - crayon - canvas - paper - cloth - paint - etc. etc.






19. Dances developed in the U.S.






20. The strength or purity of a color






21. Spce that creates depth with parallel lines in art






22. The degree of lightness or darkness with the color






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






24. Lines that suggests rigidity in art






25. Asian dance form that evolved over 200 years from folk traditions combined with opera - ballet - acrobatics and other elements






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






27. Start learning simple folk dances from around the world






28. The leg on which the dancer is balancing on






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






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






31. A group of familiar syllables to designate the notes of an octave: do - re - mi - fa - so - la - ti - do






32. 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






33. Several tabeaux succeeding one or another in stage






34. Movement - geseture - and faical expression to convey ideas and emotions without the use of words






35. Learning dance specifc to 18th and 19th century America - understanding different roles of men and women in dance






36. The group that iscolalborating on the play






37. Originally banned because it involved couples touching each other - spread across Europe and then across the Americas






38. Basic artistic literacy. students learn to use elements unique to arts to help them process sensory information. Important for written response






39. A work made for one or two instruments






40. A method in which one or more materials are glued and attached to a background surface - a type of art that goes really well with a background surface






41. Fast tempo






42. When the first section of a song is repeated like AABA






43. Plays that end happily






44. Intermediate tempo






45. Colors that are associated with heat or dry objects like red - orange - and yellow (fire)






46. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






47. The characteristic sound of a voice or instrument






48. The five positions of the arms and feet because they are the basis of all steps of dance






49. A recurring group of notes - like the four in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony






50. The brightness of the color - its vividness