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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Colors that are associated with heat or dry objects like red - orange - and yellow (fire)






2. The pictoral arrangement of inaminate objects






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






4. Medieval plays that focused on religion - like the sacrifice of Christ






5. The idea of transforming a three - dimensional image onto a two - dimensional surface






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






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






8. Dances developed in the U.S.






9. Students learn to dance with partners






10. If a line was drawn in the center of theart - they would be mirror images of each other






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. Typically not intended for public viewing with any level ofpreparation by participants






15. The pattern of long and short sounds/beats in combinations of stressed and unstressed beats






16. Children use choreography principles - processes - sills to create and communicate meaning






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






18. 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






19. The two - dimensional equivalent of form. can be man - made or organic (occurring in nature). Can be open - closed - or free - form






20. The shape of a circle viewed at an angle






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






22. The result of mixing a pure color and black






23. (space that is not used in art). Objects surrounded by this space like an apple on a white canvas) emphasize the object painted (the apple)






24. Several tabeaux succeeding one or another in stage






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






26. The numbers that appear in front of the music notation. Note that 4/4 is the most common time signature for children's music. It shows you how many beats are in a bar and lets you know that the quarter note gets one beat






27. The state of being at rest in dance






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






29. Very slow tempo






30. genre of theater that focused on life as an unfathombale mystery and as a rideiculous andp ointless endeavor






31. 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






32. Intermediate tempo






33. A work made for one or two instruments






34. Plays that focused on the right vs. wrong scenario that featured an Everyman






35. A character's overall goal within the play






36. European artist who reached his height in the early 19th Century and pioneered the Romantic style






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






38. A choral music with several simulataneous voice - lines






39. Twirling and spinning in ballet






40. 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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41. Theater was to originate from Aristotle with clear and simple plotting and strong characters. were usually done in five acts and avoid violence






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






43. A small predecessor of the piano






44. Where and when actor will move on stage






45. Why art flourished in the Renaissance






46. Space that suggests distant objects in art






47. A director's suggestions and corrections for a play






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






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






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