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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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1. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
Kabuki
solfege
melody
twist
2. The brightness of color - its vividness
artistic perception
octave
timbre
intensity
3. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
color
arts and other core subjects
value
mixed media
4. 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.
dynamics
types of visual arts
tempo
arts and other core subjects
5. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
emphasis
impressionist style
downstage
chord
6. The rate at Which music moves
tempo
tango
rumba
hanamichi
7. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
Charleston
repetition
foxtrot
texture
8. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
mie
dominance
connecting the arts disciplines
intensity
9. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
abstract art
contrast
repetition
arts and other core subjects
10. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
foxtrot
Kabuki
famous playwrights
space
11. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
famous playwrights
twist
solfege
space
12. From Cuba
subject-centered instruction
repetition
mambo
Noh
13. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
rhythm
proscenium
collage
Noh
14. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
hanamichi
rhythm
syncopation
assemblage
15. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
space
samba
swing
pacing
16. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
emphasis
syncopation
rhythm
flamenco
17. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
syncopation
abstract art
mixed media
Kabuki
18. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
rumba
foxtrot
shape
impressionist style
19. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
emphasis
collage
assessment of art
Noh
20. The movement of a point through space.
collage
polka
twist
form
21. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
principles of art
repetition
dominance
space
22. Dominican Republic
chord
meringue
samba
chord
23. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
form
rumba
history of theater
tempo
24. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
chord
arena stage
square dancing
harmony
25. Dominican Republic
assessment of art
meringue
theme
timbre
26. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
types of visual arts
dominance
emphasis
samba
27. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
Kabuki
polka
foxtrot
emphasis
28. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
elements of music
waltz
upstage
proscenium
29. The rate at Which music moves
tango
tempo
hanamichi
emphasis
30. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
swing
famous playwrights
flamenco
rhythm
31. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
twist
time
value
waltz
32. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
Charleston
creative expression
dance
waltz
33. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
assemblage
space
thrust stage
rhythm
34. The movement of a point through space.
form
balance
syncopation
artistic perception
35. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
space
pacing
salsa
timbre
36. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
hanamichi
social dance
waltz
tempo
37. The practice of creating or performing works of art
cubism
famous playwrights
elements of dance
creative expression
38. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
syncopation
space
swing
collage
39. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
time
swing
polka
mie
40. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
solfege
rhythm
elements of dance
waltz
41. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
space
contrast
twist
value
42. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
artistic perception
form
assessment of art
dominance
43. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
square dancing
rhythm
hue
space
44. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
creative expression
repetition
melody
polka
45. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
square dancing
dance
mie
connecting the arts disciplines
46. From Cuba
assemblage
rumba
color
mambo
47. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
rhythm
connecting the arts disciplines
elements of dance
rumba
48. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
balance
hanamichi
dominance
space
49. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
famous playwrights
hanamichi
value
artistic perception
50. The reason the work was created
twist
theme
Noh
twist