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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Variation in volume
flamenco
shape
dynamics
Kabuki
2. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
social dance
intensity
syncopation
texture
3. 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.
arts and other core subjects
proscenium
history of theater
Noh
4. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
history of theater
waltz
force/energy
mie
5. A collage in three dimensions
value
solfege
form
assemblage
6. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
time
social dance
form
Noh
7. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
history of theater
force/energy
timbre
swing
8. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
aesthetic valuing
theme
repetition
rhythm
9. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
samba
mixed media
history of theater
performance dance
10. The practice of creating or performing works of art
artistic perception
creative expression
Noh
tango
11. Where and when actors will move on stage
intensity
meringue
interval
blocking
12. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
assessment of art
time
theme
hanamichi
13. From Cuba
meringue
mambo
chord
famous playwrights
14. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
dynamics
rumba
rhythm
history of theater
15. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
force/energy
samba
famous playwrights
upstage
16. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
tempo
mambo
rhythm
impressionist style
17. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
history of theater
octave
swing
proscenium
18. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
proscenium
chord
samba
syncopation
19. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
cubism
value
hanamichi
flamenco
20. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
subject-centered instruction
Charleston
elements of music
history of theater
21. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
waltz
twist
harmony
history of theater
22. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
artistic perception
pacing
proscenium
mambo
23. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
rhythm
balance
rhythm
mambo
24. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
emphasis
twist
subject-centered instruction
collage
25. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
square dancing
rumba
harmony
performance dance
26. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
elements of music
pacing
mixed media
salsa
27. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
melody
Kabuki
proscenium
polka
28. The distance between each note
connecting the arts disciplines
collage
upstage
interval
29. The tune of a song
arena stage
assemblage
meringue
melody
30. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
hanamichi
blocking
value
mie
31. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
swing
principles of art
chord
proscenium
32. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
mie
intensity
upstage
movement
33. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
form
harmony
elements of music
form
34. From Cuba
form
impressionist style
mambo
perspective
35. 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.
harmony
famous playwrights
arts and other core subjects
balance
36. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
principles of art
polka
history of theater
hanamichi
37. Helps students see the connections among the arts
twist
form
connecting the arts disciplines
mie
38. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
shape
melody
space
hanamichi
39. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
chord
Charleston
hue
emphasis
40. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
square dancing
movement
space
arena stage
41. The rate at Which music moves
tempo
emphasis
artistic perception
subject-centered instruction
42. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
elements of dance
upstage
space
assemblage
43. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
octave
space
elements of dance
arena stage
44. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
proscenium
force/energy
chord
dynamics
45. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
subject-centered instruction
connecting the arts disciplines
emphasis
aesthetic valuing
46. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
history of theater
mystery plays
samba
Kabuki
47. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
downstage
rhythm
color
tango
48. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
waltz
abstract art
waltz
tempo
49. The practice of creating or performing works of art
harmony
creative expression
famous playwrights
movement
50. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
hue
harmony
force/energy
Charleston