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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Silent depiction of a static scene - often the reproduction of a painting or other pictures






2. Steps of dance put together for performance or composing dances






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 reason why the art work was created. Bby looking at all the elemnts are principles - you can come up with why did the artist create this work or what does the artist want me to get out of this art






5. 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






6. The distance between notes






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






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






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






10. Dance - music - theater - and visual arts






11. The distance between each note






12. A drawing tha t does not have the same image on both sides






13. Space that creatse depth in art






14. The distinctive quality of the sound from the different music instruments - also refers to the physical properties of the instrument






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






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






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






18. A reptition of shape or line creatse a sense of rhythm - rhythm used to evoke movement like a rendition of waves






19. Lines that suggest opposition in art






20. A 'beating' movement in which feet criss - cross eacho ther






21. Step of two which is a classical ballet move






22. Arranging art elements to suggest smething other than the natural safe to solicit emotion from the viewer






23. A leap from one leg to another






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






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






26. A long speech without interruption performed by asingle actor






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






28. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






29. 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






30. A reharsal of the play from beginning to end - without stopping






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






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






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






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






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






36. Students learn to dance with partners






37. 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






38. An outline or profile of an object






39. Originated in Spain among gypsy dancers and also in India






40. Arrangement of units into patterns in dance






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Mastering dance vocabulary - movement awareness - and appreciation for unique ways of moving






48. A resident company in which actors were hired based on lines of work and number of plays prepared






49. How dancers move - which revealt s their effects of gravity on body mass - can be sustained - collapsing - swiniging - percussive - suspended






50. Were using styluses of incised ocher dating back 100000 years ago to create works