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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. 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






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






4. The shape of a circle viewed at an angle






5. Music made by medieval monks that had multiple harmonies and voices






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






7. The state of being at rest in dance






8. The pattern of long and short sounds/beats in combinations of stressed and unstressed beats






9. 'The body of ballet'- the dancers who stand behind the principals and form the stage picture with their poses






10. Originally banned because it involved couples touching each other - spread across Europe and then across the Americas






11. Dance - music - theater - and visual arts






12. 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






13. Spce that creates depth with parallel lines in art






14. A rhythm pattern that is stressed or accented and the sounds are uneven






15. A villain who the hero is pited against






16. Actor in kabuki holds a picturesque pose to establish or theme






17. Parallel lines crossing other parallel lines creating value and texture






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






19. Instruments played with a string like a violin - viola - cello - banjo - piano - guitar - harp






20. A group of lines and spaces that music is written on; it has five lines and four spaces and they each correspond to a specific note or musical tone






21. The materials or methods that are used to create art - like clay - crayon - canvas - paper - cloth - paint - etc. etc.






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






23. A passing position in which the foot passes by the knee of a supporting leg






24. The point in the production of a play that the actors no longer need to reharse with the script because they learned their lines






25. Space that creatse depth in art






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






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






28. If a line was drawn in the center of theart - they would be mirror images of each other






29. A mixture of white and a pure color






30. The leg on which the dancer is balancing on






31. A major orchesral composition






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






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






34. Lines that suggest calm






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






36. 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






37. The tactile quality of the art






38. A play set in the coutnryside populated by nymphs - satyrs - shepherds and wandering knights with dancing and singing






39. Laern to distinguish one dance from another - based on music - setting - costume and speed






40. Representing an object by using lines instead of masses






41. Pose modeled by the winged Mecury where the working leg is extended behind the body with knee bent






42. Combination of tone that creates a quality of relaxation






43. Originates from European folk dancing






44. A pose in which the working leg is extended with a straight knee behind the body






45. The speed of the beats and how fast they come one after another






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






47. Emphasis on time in dance






48. A music for Catholic services






49. 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






50. A group of familiar syllables to designate the notes of an octave: do - re - mi - fa - so - la - ti - do