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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The rate at Which music moves






2. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background






3. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






4. The tune of a song






5. The distance between each note






6. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






7. Variation in volume






8. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.






9. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene






10. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character






11. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface






12. Helps students see the connections among the arts






13. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.






14. A ballroom dance from Argentina






15. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.






16. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






17. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme






18. A collage in three dimensions






19. Dominican Republic






20. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good






21. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






22. Part of the stage closest to the audience






23. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






24. Space - time - levels - and force/energy






25. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)






26. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






27. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole






28. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat






29. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)






30. Where and when actors will move on stage






31. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






32. Where and when actors will move on stage






33. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






34. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






35. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven






36. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance






37. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.






38. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form






39. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.






40. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning






41. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork






42. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.






43. The practice of creating or performing works of art






44. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance






45. Consists of 8 notes






46. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color






47. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body






48. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms






49. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork






50. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form