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CSET Visual Arts
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Originated in 1800s and spread across America
grand jete
polka
historical and cultural context
abstract art
2. Laern to distinguish one dance from another - based on music - setting - costume and speed
movement
aesthetic value in dance/kindergarteners
harpischord
form
3. Children use dance vocabulary to describe movement
solfege
Artistic perception in dance/fourth graders
choreography
theme
4. Medieval plays that focused on religion - like the sacrifice of Christ
mystery plays
negative space
Mozart
aesthetic valuing in dance/middle school
5. The idea of capturing andp ortryaying scenes in the way that humans see them with movement and changing light
overlapping objects
fugue
creative expression in dance/middle school
impressionist movement
6. An outline or profile of an object
contour
motif
straight line
string instruments
7. Step of two which is a classical ballet move
pas de deux
intensitsy
area
arabesque
8. Representing an object by using lines instead of masses
Aristototelian theater
delineation
levels
renewed knowledge of Greek and Roman art
9. The tactile quality of the art
creative expression in dance/middle school
aesthetic valuing in dance
texture
staff
10. Lines that suggest agitation
MUSIC
blues and jazz
sharp - short curved lines
diction
11. Basic artistic literacy. students learn to use elements unique to arts to help them process sensory information. Important for written response
melodrama
procession of notes
rhythm
artistic perception
12. The distinctive quality of the sound from the different music instruments - also refers to the physical properties of the instrument
rhythm
en l'air
realism
timbre
13. A leap from one leg to another
grand jete
polyphony
director
time
14. The pattern of long and short sounds/beats in combinations of stressed and unstressed beats
shade
ensemble
impressionist movement
rhythm
15. 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
ballroom dancing
levels
subordinate
Neoclassic Drama
16. Low arm position in dance
production values
song form
en bas
stage crew
17. Best known Renaissance playwrights
William Shakespaere and Christopher Marlowe
polyphonic chants
Neoclassic Drama
stasis
18. Silent depiction of a static scene - often the reproduction of a painting or other pictures
tableaux
dance - pointe
analogous colors
dissonance
19. The distance between each note
tango
solfege
two - dimensional
interval
20. The flat surface within both sides of a central line
hanamichi
creative expression
area
barre
21. plays of the neoclassic period where Renaissance writers tried to recaptuer the glory of theateres in Greece and Rome
Neoclassic Drama
percussion instruments
comedy
drama
22. The arrangement of colors as they are refracted into a rainbow by a prison
commedia dell'arte
spectrum
elevation
creative expression in dance/second graders
23. Colors that appear to 'come forward' likke red and orange and yellow
advancing colors
melody/tune
relief
tempo
24. 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
four arts disciplines
territary colors
ballet
time signature
25. A major orchesral composition
symphony
thrust stage
line
color
26. Became popular in Argentina and spread to North America and Europe
tango
creative expression in dance/second graders
rhythm
William Shakespaere and Christopher Marlowe
27. If a line was drawn in the center of theart - they would be mirror images of each other
barre
symmetry
mie
vertical lines
28. Combination of tone that produces qualtiy of tension
creative drama
dissonance
Artistic perception in dance/eighth graders
William Shakespaere and Christopher Marlowe
29. Parallel lines crossing other parallel lines creating value and texture
crosshatch
rhythm
Beethoven
percussion instruments
30. Twirling and spinning in ballet
radial balance
pirouette
aesthetic valuing in dance/middle school
thrust stage
31. Any object or element that is less important
linear perspective
subordinate
sonata
gradation of color
32. A small predecessor of the piano
composition
form
Restoration comedy
clavischord
33. Fast tempo
allegro
morality plays
modern dance
Restoration comedy
34. Most known composers of the 20th Century
focal point
Stravinsky - Cage - and Glass
rondo
foxtrot - Charleston - swing dance - twist - and western dances
35. Same idea carried out in three dimensions so you end up with a sculptural piece - 3D version of a collage
repetitition
assemblage
levels
historical and cultural context in dance
36. An activity that enhances sight - sound - taste - touch - smell and used by actors to deepen character development
tint
time
pastoral play
sense memory
37. Where and when actor will move on stage
blocking
movement
time signature
elevation
38. 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
creative expression in dance
flamenco
indistinct drawing
time signature
39. Prossessing qualities of height - width and depth
linear perspective
three - dimensional
Bach and Handel
presto
40. The underlying pulse present in most music
beat
song form
creative expression in dance/primary grades
key
41. An effect that is unififed and aestheticlaly pleasing by combining colors that are similar in one or more aspects
pirouette
chord
color harmony
advancing colors
42. 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
antagonist
percussion instruments
collage
relief
43. The way that opposites (dark vs light - black vs white) are portrayed within an artwork
lied
sharp - short curved lines
contrast
rhythm
44. 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
drama
transluscent
noh
renewed knowledge of Greek and Roman art
45. In the medieval times - art was created for this so it had a religious theme
antagonist
Mozart
churches
aesthetic valuing
46. The point where receding parallel lines converge
creative drama
vanishing point
diction
en bas
47. Space that establishes objects relative positions in art
cave art in Europe and Australia
creative expression in dance/third grade
overlapping objects
MUSIC
48. Tehcnical components - including acting and directing
comedy
protagonist
Pablo Picasso
production values
49. Originates from European folk dancing
square dancing
percussion instruments
creative expression in dance/middle school
emphasis
50. A music for Catholic services
straight line
mass
composition
tour jete