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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)






2. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






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






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






8. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.






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






10. The brightness of color - its vividness






11. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






13. The movement of a point through space.






14. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






17. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






19. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






21. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.






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






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






24. 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.






25. Where and when actors will move on stage






26. Variation in volume






27. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media






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






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






30. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals






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






32. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






33. From Cuba






34. The distance between each note






35. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






38. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)






39. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






40. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.






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






42. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






43. A distinctive quality to the sound






44. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






48. The tune of a song






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






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