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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A passing position in which the foot passes by the knee of a supporting leg






2. (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)






3. When an artist chooses to emphasize one artistic element over aonother






4. Tehcnical components - including acting and directing






5. 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






6. A small predecessor of the piano






7. 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






8. Reading by actors who have never before spoken diologue lines of the play






9. Lines that suggest agitation






10. The five positions of the arms and feet because they are the basis of all steps of dance






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






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






13. Consisting of tonal - rhythmic pattern and whose name from the name of the nine goddesses






14. Students can explain and demonstrate how to be good audience members






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






16. The one point or area that catches the person's eye. Notice how your eye moves as it focuses on different pieces of art






17. The principal melodic motif or phrase - especially in a fugue






18. Silent depiction of a static scene - often the reproduction of a painting or other pictures






19. 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






20. Where and when actor will move on stage






21. A choral music with several simulataneous voice - lines






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






23. Combination of tone that creates a quality of relaxation






24. Step of two which is a classical ballet move






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






26. Any object or element that is less important






27. The degree of lightness or darkness with the color






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






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






30. Best known Renaissance playwrights






31. The tactile quality of the art






32. Small objects that actors handle on stage






33. European artist whose music dominated the later part of the 18th century






34. A leap in which the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing thedirection where the movement started






35. The person who sees the overall actual staging of the production






36. Green - blue - green - blue and violet when used to show wet objects






37. Representing an object by using lines instead of masses






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






39. Achieved by having a center from which elements - such as line and color - radiate outward towards the sta edges= ex: two dimensional and three dimensional






40. A form of entertainment in which cchildren improvise scenes for their own growth






41. Students can perform rhythms from different dance traditions






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






43. Looking at how the objects portrayed in a painting. The object that is emphasized is the dominant one. You must ask why it was selected compared to something else to determine why the artist mae the work






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






45. no stage at all - like classroom or playground






46. Sculpted pfigures projecting from a background






47. The point where receding parallel lines converge






48. In the medieval times - art was created for this so it had a religious theme






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






50. The shape of a circle viewed at an angle







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