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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Music with a fast tempo; also referas to the unaccented beat






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






3. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around one foot while mantiaining a pose with their leg






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






5. Combination of tone that produces qualtiy of tension






6. characteristic comedy from English Restoration for its glittering language - salacious plots and frequently debaucherous characters






7. The sense of movement that is occurring in the work (like the action of the characters in the work of art) AND the way that a person's eyes move as they look at a piece of art and how the eyes move as they observe the entier piece






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






9. 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






10. 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






11. A large group of instrument players - usually 75 to 90 people






12. Instruments sounded by striking - like the cymbals - drums - triangle - wood block - xylophone - snare drum - bongo - timpani - piano - chimes - bells - marimba - tambourine






13. Prossessing qualities of height - width and depth






14. The pictoral arrangement of inaminate objects






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






16. A small predecessor of the piano






17. no stage at all - like classroom or playground






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






19. A very fast tempo






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






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






22. Basic artistic literacy. students learn to use elements unique to arts to help them process sensory information. Important for written response






23. The result of mixing a pure color and black






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






25. Martha Graham developed performance dance that involves dance shoes and emphasizes free flowign costumes to express ideas and feelings






26. Twirling and spinning in ballet






27. The images or elements (colors - shapes - lines) that re repeated several times in an art work - can show the dominance of a certain element to help understand the purpose of the art






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






29. German song






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






31. Students who learn about dance composition and performance make judgements and present reasoned descriptoions of aesthetic choices






32. European artists who composed instrumental music in the early 18th Century






33. A work made for one or two instruments






34. The speed at which the play moves along






35. An outline or profile of an object






36. A major orchesral composition






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






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






39. An individual's signal (physical or verbal) that a response is required - an actor's cueto speak - exit - may be a line of dialogue






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






41. Artist who inspired by African American sculptures to focus on the geometric shapes - like circles - triangles called cubism






42. Commercial theater that took over US after WWII and named after a NY boulevard that runs through a Manhattan theater district with long runs of a single play






43. Best known Renaissance playwrights






44. The leg that is delinating movement






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






46. Representing an object by using lines instead of masses






47. Lines that suggest strength in art






48. Rotating the leg outward from the hip so taht the feet from a straight line on the floor andtoes arefacing away from eah other






49. Lines that suggest agitation






50. How fast or how slow - in dance