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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An old - school dance from 1900s dating back to the slavery days in which people walked back and forth to the tune of bajos and fiddles. a cake was usually awarded to the winner






2. Representing an object by using lines instead of masses






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






4. Activities that are approrpriate for children that are used to develop acting skills






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






6. Colors that appear to 'come forward' likke red and orange and yellow






7. Extravagant and complex music made by Italian composers of the 16th century






8. A very fast tempo






9. The process of using spontaneous movement and speech to create character - mood - or situation






10. The absence ofs hape or form - an emptiness that defines shape and form






11. Emphasis on time in dance






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






13. Christian hymns sang by the black slaves






14. A series of emotions that clensed the collective psyche






15. The amount of light and dark areas in a composition. Can be used for showing opaque: the limitation of light - not transparent or transluscent






16. 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






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






18. A term that applies to any work of visual art that is formed by two or more forms of media






19. The result of mixing a pure color and black






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






21. The return of a main theme which alternates with secondary theme like ABABA or ABACA






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






23. A director's suggestions and corrections for a play






24. The characteristic we think of as color (red - orange yellow - blue - green - and violet)






25. 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






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






27. How dancers move - which revealt s their effects of gravity on body mass - can be sustained - collapsing - swiniging - percussive - suspended






28. Lines that suggest movement






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






30. A character's overall goal within the play






31. The particular arrangement of form - colors - lines - and other elements in a painting






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






33. Music evolved from freed African americans who heard European folk music and classical music






34. Space that creatse depth in art






35. Plays that end happily






36. 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






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






38. The group that iscolalborating on the play






39. Small objects that actors handle on stage






40. The leg on which the dancer is balancing on






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






42. A large section of lengthy composition






43. no stage at all - like classroom or playground






44. A movement of a point through space - the width - length - direction - curvature or flow






45. 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






46. 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






47. Start learning simple folk dances from around the world






48. Any object or element that is less important






49. The ability to get into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements






50. A reptition of shape or line creatse a sense of rhythm - rhythm used to evoke movement like a rendition of waves