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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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1. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
interval
elements of dance
collage
rhythm
2. Helps students see the connections among the arts
Charleston
force/energy
connecting the arts disciplines
twist
3. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
performance dance
harmony
time
elements of dance
4. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
pacing
unity
time
dominance
5. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
balance
space
texture
elements of dance
6. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
hue
assemblage
Charleston
swing
7. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
subject-centered instruction
shape
artistic perception
rhythm
8. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
arena stage
chord
foxtrot
hue
9. A collage in three dimensions
mystery plays
octave
upstage
assemblage
10. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
rhythm
harmony
mixed media
balance
11. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
Noh
samba
cubism
social dance
12. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
arena stage
rhythm
artistic perception
dynamics
13. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
movement
mixed media
space
space
14. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
abstract art
interval
harmony
elements of dance
15. The distance between each note
elements of music
proscenium
interval
connecting the arts disciplines
16. Variation in volume
dynamics
shape
repetition
tango
17. A distinctive quality to the sound
balance
rhythm
force/energy
timbre
18. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
theme
pacing
connecting the arts disciplines
color
19. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
rumba
creative expression
octave
history of theater
20. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
foxtrot
mystery plays
rumba
performance dance
21. The reason the work was created
mie
form
dance
theme
22. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
syncopation
dominance
downstage
famous playwrights
23. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
performance dance
movement
Charleston
downstage
24. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
twist
foxtrot
hue
artistic perception
25. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
emphasis
interval
history of theater
mystery plays
26. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
value
rumba
balance
flamenco
27. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
elements of music
unity
impressionist style
force/energy
28. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
harmony
theme
force/energy
waltz
29. The brightness of color - its vividness
intensity
solfege
arts and other core subjects
dominance
30. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
solfege
perspective
movement
rhythm
31. The reason the work was created
rhythm
emphasis
theme
harmony
32. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
syncopation
principles of art
blocking
intensity
33. Dominican Republic
upstage
social dance
meringue
texture
34. The practice of creating or performing works of art
perspective
theme
creative expression
dance
35. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
elements of music
texture
performance dance
artistic perception
36. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
melody
solfege
performance dance
flamenco
37. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
melody
time
Kabuki
artistic perception
38. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
blocking
rhythm
dominance
assessment of art
39. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
solfege
subject-centered instruction
principles of art
time
40. Variation in volume
Charleston
rhythm
dynamics
unity
41. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
shape
history of theater
repetition
artistic perception
42. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
space
theme
downstage
waltz
43. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
mambo
assessment of art
proscenium
perspective
44. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
collage
rhythm
tango
mambo
45. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
mie
movement
assessment of art
square dancing
46. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
time
mie
waltz
blocking
47. 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.
mystery plays
square dancing
mixed media
arts and other core subjects
48. The juxtaposition of opposites
contrast
harmony
proscenium
dominance
49. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
chord
subject-centered instruction
space
meringue
50. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
Kabuki
aesthetic valuing
social dance
waltz
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