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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. When an artist chooses to emphasize one artistic element over aonother






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. Dancing on the ball of the foot - or half - toe






9. 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






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






11. The arrangement of colors as they are refracted into a rainbow by a prison






12. 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






13. The reason why the art work was created. Bby looking at all the elemnts are principles - you can come up with why did the artist create this work or what does the artist want me to get out of this art






14. The entry path in Japanese theater in which an actor becomes a character






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






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






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






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






19. Students learn to dance with partners






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






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






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






23. Lines that suggest movement






24. An ancient harp






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






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






27. The strength or purity of a color






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






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






30. A work made for one or two instruments






31. A system of loud - colorful improvs from 16th Century Italy using stock characters (basic characters)

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32. Lines that suggest calm






33. 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






34. Vertical lines used on the staff to group beats






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






36. ABCDEFG






37. The two - dimensional equivalent of form. can be man - made or organic (occurring in nature). Can be open - closed - or free - form






38. A large section of lengthy composition






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






40. Children are inspired and gain the ability to recreate structured movement forms and develop a respect of other children's creaetivity






41. An element of dance. the immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body - danceres shape their space as they move - change directio or path or level - or extend their range






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






43. 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






44. The result of mixing a pure color and black






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






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






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






48. A work usually identified by a number






49. The leg on which the dancer is balancing on






50. The orientation of the actor to the audience - like stage left (the left side of the stage from the prospective of the actor facing the audience) - stage right - upstage (farthest from the audience) - and downstage (closest to the audience)

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