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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Arrangement of units into patterns in dance






2. The result of mixing a pure color and black






3. Most traditional and contemproary cultures have dance eto showcase courtship - group harmony - and enjoyment






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






5. A work made for one or two instruments






6. An element of dance. formally measured in meter - including body rhthyms like heartbeat - breath or human emotions - considerations include how long the dance lasts - rhythm - regular vs. irregular - in dance






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






8. The leg on which the dancer is balancing on






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






10. A work usually identified by a number






11. Asian dance form that evolved over 200 years from folk traditions combined with opera - ballet - acrobatics and other elements






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






13. The distance between each note






14. A material or prepresetnation that transmits light






15. The leg that is delinating movement






16. Prossessing qualities of height - width and depth






17. The degree of lightness or darkness with the color






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






19. Person who runs performance from backstage and supervises other crew members - including set designers - makeup artists - costumers - lighting crew - sound crew - and prop supervisor






20. plays of the neoclassic period where Renaissance writers tried to recaptuer the glory of theateres in Greece and Rome






21. Interpreting the value of art and art work. Important for written response






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






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






24. A villain who the hero is pited against






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






26. Theater was to originate from Aristotle with clear and simple plotting and strong characters. were usually done in five acts and avoid violence






27. A note of a different pitch thatsounds good when played simulataneously with the melody






28. 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






29. Most known composers of the 20th Century






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






31. 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






32. The pictoral arrangement of inaminate objects






33. The variations of the louder and softer sections of a single piece of music






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






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






36. Intermediate tempo






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






38. Step of two which is a classical ballet move






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






40. Combination of tone that creates a quality of relaxation






41. Lines that suggest calm






42. Lines that suggests rigidity in art






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






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






45. A leap from one leg to another






46. A recurring group of notes - like the four in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony






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






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






49. Small objects that actors handle on stage






50. An outline or profile of an object