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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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.






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






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






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






7. Variation in volume






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






9. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






12. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork






13. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.






14. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme






15. The reason the work was created






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






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






18. Part of the stage closest to the audience






19. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






23. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






24. Where and when actors will move on stage






25. Where and when actors will move on stage






26. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






27. From Cuba






28. The practice of creating or performing works of art






29. The movement of a point through space.






30. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






34. A ballroom dance from Argentina






35. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background






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






37. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






40. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.






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






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






43. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character






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






45. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






48. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






49. The movement of a point through space.






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







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