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CSET Visual Arts
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A drama that is musical in which the characters are typecast. the characters that are good are very good and the characters that are evil are usually pretty evil.
melodrama
color harmony
off - script
motivation
2. The speed of the beats and how fast they come one after another
transluscent
tempo
warm colors
cakewalk
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
drama
allegro
spectrum
cues
4. Pose modeled by the winged Mecury where the working leg is extended behind the body with knee bent
attitude
subordinate
tour jete
tempo
5. A material or representation through wich objects can be clearly seen
hue
blocking
sweeping curved lines
transparent
6. Dancing on the ball of the foot - or half - toe
cave art in Europe and Australia
analogous colors
mass
dance - pointe
7. Students learn to dance with partners
creative expression in dance/second graders
Theater of the Absurd
contrast
churches
8. A music for Catholic services
mass
basic positions
Claude Monet
bar lines
9. A character's overall goal within the play
collage
repetitition
objective
prhasing
10. Children express emotions through movement - learn improv to respond to music or oral prompts
creative expression in dance/primary grades
Social Dance
catharsis
tour jete
11. Basic artistic literacy. students learn to use elements unique to arts to help them process sensory information. Important for written response
string instruments
artistic perception
staff
Chinese Opera (Peking or Beijing Opera)
12. Actor in kabuki holds a picturesque pose to establish or theme
turnout
mie
shade
cakewalk
13. The way that opposites (dark vs light - black vs white) are portrayed within an artwork
vertical lines
aesthetic valuing in dance/middle school
kabuki
contrast
14. 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
largo
vertical lines
ballroom dancing
procession of notes
15. The shape of a circle viewed at an angle
working leg
ellipse
lyre
supporting leg
16. Lines that suggest movement
churches
curved lines
cold reading
melody/tune
17. The pronounciation of words and the way that they are spoken
diction
Stravinsky - Cage - and Glass
lyre
analogous colors
18. Children are inspired and gain the ability to recreate structured movement forms and develop a respect of other children's creaetivity
creative expression in dance
tour jete
pirouette
polka
19. European artist who reached his height in the early 19th Century and pioneered the Romantic style
drama
Beethoven
beat
crosshatch
20. A movement of a point through space - the width - length - direction - curvature or flow
balance
morality plays
line
perspective
21. The amount of light and dark areas in a composition. Can be used for showing opaque: the limitation of light - not transparent or transluscent
commedia dell'arte
turnout
three - dimensional
value
22. A 'beating' movement in which feet criss - cross eacho ther
beat
entrechat
emphasis
pas de deux
23. The idea of capturing andp ortryaying scenes in the way that humans see them with movement and changing light
producer
pas de deux
impressionist movement
ensemble
24. Should be able to use dance vocabulary to describeand analyze elements and components of dance
value
lyre
impressionist movement
Artistic perception in dance/eighth graders
25. The characteristic sound of a voice or instrument
hue
horizontal lines
timbre
arena stage (theater in the round
26. A stage that is meant to viewed from all different kinds of sides
arena stage (theater in the round
creative expression in dance/middle school
dominance
polyphony
27. The distinctive quality of the sound from the different music instruments - also refers to the physical properties of the instrument
stage manager
timbre
composition
cool colors
28. Christian hymns sang by the black slaves
gospel music
Theater of the Absurd
lyre
four arts disciplines
29. Asian dance form that evolved over 200 years from folk traditions combined with opera - ballet - acrobatics and other elements
Chinese Opera (Peking or Beijing Opera)
Theater of the Absurd
solfege
turnout
30. The degree of lightness or darkness with the color
motivation
historical and cultural context in dance/eight graders
gospel music
value
31. Intermediate tempo
moderato
tempo
William Shakespaere and Christopher Marlowe
Bach and Handel
32. The particular noteon which a scale begins and ends - to be able to name the key - look at the first note on the piece
Artistic perception in dance
key
creative expression in dance
entrechat
33. In the medieval times - art was created for this so it had a religious theme
motif
creative expression in dance/middle school
historical and cultural context in dance/second grade
churches
34. A long speech without interruption performed by asingle actor
commedia dell'arte
antagonist
monologue
value
35. Means song or dance - a traditional form of Japanese theater with exaggerated make - up worn by actors and ornate clothes. Ornate costumes designate lass - traits - orage of character. Elaborate wigs worn for men - women and demons. beautiful fans im
prhasing
motivation
kabuki
dynamics
36. Low arm position in dance
lyre
pageant
en bas
symmetry
37. The speed at which the play moves along
promenade
cues
Claude Monet
pacing
38. Students can perform rhythms from different dance traditions
crosshatch
historical and cultural context in dance/second grade
sharp - short curved lines
delineation
39. Music with a fast tempo; also referas to the unaccented beat
aesthetic valuing in dance/middle school
upbeat music
off - script
presto
40. Learning dance specifc to 18th and 19th century America - understanding different roles of men and women in dance
director
subordinate
historical and cultural context in dance/fifth graders
assemblage
41. Students who learn about dance composition and performance make judgements and present reasoned descriptoions of aesthetic choices
mystery plays
aesthetic valuing in dance
attitude
timbre
42. Lines that suggests rigidity in art
polka
dominance
run - through
straight line
43. Form of Greek drama that coexisted with tragedy in the classic period that ridiculed the gods and used bawdy language
perspective
woodwind instruments
dress rehearsal
satyr play
44. characteristic comedy from English Restoration for its glittering language - salacious plots and frequently debaucherous characters
stasis
noh
Restoration comedy
elevation
45. A mixture of white and a pure color
stasis
tint
interval
pirouette
46. Start learning simple folk dances from around the world
radial balance
arena stage (theater in the round
ensemble
historical and cultural context in dance/kindergarten
47. A seious Japanese theatrical field that only uses male actors to tell highly stylized stories through dance and poetry
noh
creative expression
kabuki
thrust stage
48. Students can evaluate dance in terms of the elements - like choreography and the impact of space - constumes and other considerations
aesthetic valuing in dance/middle school
sonata
timbre
director
49. A resident company in which actors were hired based on lines of work and number of plays prepared
cues
oratorio
diagonal lines
stock company
50. A small predecessor of the piano
dance - pointe
creative expression in dance/second graders
clavischord
song form