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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance






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






3. The tune of a song






4. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






6. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






9. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






12. The reason the work was created






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






14. The rate at Which music moves






15. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






18. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






21. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other






22. The distance between each note






23. Variation in volume






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






25. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






26. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent






27. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface






28. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






29. Helps students connect the critical thinking skills and information they learn in the arts to such subjects as literature - science - and especially history and social science.






30. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design






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






32. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent






33. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage






34. Dominican Republic






35. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line






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






37. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time






38. The tactile quality of a work of art






39. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity






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






41. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence






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






43. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking






44. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy






45. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






46. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






48. The rate at Which music moves






49. The distance between each note






50. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity