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CSET Visual Arts

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






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. Steps of dance put together for performance or composing dances






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






5. The absence ofs hape or form - an emptiness that defines shape and form






6. The leg that is delinating movement






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






8. 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






9. Why art flourished in the Renaissance






10. 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






11. Emphasis on time in dance






12. Prossessing qualities of height - width and depth






13. 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






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






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






16. The distance between each note






17. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






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






19. The characteristic sound of a voice or instrument






20. A seious Japanese theatrical field that only uses male actors to tell highly stylized stories through dance and poetry






21. A major orchesral composition






22. Can describe function of dance in society - like courtship - ritual - and entertainment






23. An element of dance. the series of horizontal planes rising one above another - for example - in ballet - there are multiple levels because there is leaping and lifts






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






25. Three or more harmonious notes that are played together - like through a guitar or piano






26. Students can perform rhythms from different dance traditions






27. A stage that is meant to viewed from all different kinds of sides






28. Pose modeled by the winged Mecury where the working leg is extended behind the body with knee bent






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






30. Intermediate colors prepared by mixing unequal amounts of two primary colors






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






32. A devie used to allow one color or tone to merge with another






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






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






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






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






37. The characteristic we think of as color (red - orange yellow - blue - green - and violet)






38. A work made for one or two instruments






39. The tactile quality of the art






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






41. A mixture of white and a pure color






42. The speed of the beats and how fast they come one after another






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






44. no stage at all - like classroom or playground






45. An outline or profile of an object






46. Lines that suggest calm






47. A movement of a point through space - the width - length - direction - curvature or flow






48. The oldest forms of art that we know about






49. The ability to get into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements






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