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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. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
form
rhythm
intensity
pacing
2. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
square dancing
elements of dance
collage
solfege
3. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
emphasis
abstract art
mixed media
foxtrot
4. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
blocking
collage
space
hue
5. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
form
theme
mambo
famous playwrights
6. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
value
tempo
harmony
syncopation
7. The rate at Which music moves
square dancing
tempo
waltz
Kabuki
8. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
assessment of art
blocking
perspective
balance
9. Dominican Republic
meringue
melody
rumba
arts and other core subjects
10. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
foxtrot
syncopation
chord
abstract art
11. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
cubism
famous playwrights
dance
perspective
12. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
arts and other core subjects
arts and other core subjects
rumba
space
13. A distinctive quality to the sound
timbre
solfege
blocking
balance
14. The tune of a song
mixed media
performance dance
space
melody
15. The tune of a song
subject-centered instruction
elements of music
melody
space
16. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
assessment of art
artistic perception
rumba
shape
17. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
harmony
form
flamenco
square dancing
18. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
color
salsa
arena stage
dance
19. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
Charleston
solfege
harmony
space
20. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
balance
intensity
history of theater
pacing
21. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
hue
mambo
intensity
Kabuki
22. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
impressionist style
twist
value
harmony
23. The rate at Which music moves
Kabuki
waltz
aesthetic valuing
tempo
24. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
famous playwrights
impressionist style
social dance
balance
25. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
types of visual arts
abstract art
samba
mixed media
26. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
balance
mambo
flamenco
thrust stage
27. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
principles of art
swing
rumba
space
28. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
salsa
flamenco
solfege
value
29. From Cuba
harmony
upstage
Kabuki
mambo
30. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
blocking
polka
form
shape
31. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
force/energy
form
dominance
downstage
32. Where and when actors will move on stage
salsa
assemblage
arts and other core subjects
blocking
33. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
rhythm
time
octave
34. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
twist
harmony
elements of dance
artistic perception
35. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
shape
collage
force/energy
tango
36. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
form
aesthetic valuing
downstage
abstract art
37. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
mystery plays
thrust stage
creative expression
space
38. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
dance
chord
hanamichi
rhythm
39. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
time
time
balance
creative expression
40. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
assemblage
emphasis
hue
octave
41. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
assessment of art
balance
creative expression
history of theater
42. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
elements of dance
chord
principles of art
abstract art
43. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
elements of dance
form
principles of art
proscenium
44. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
upstage
dance
dynamics
interval
45. Consists of 8 notes
tempo
octave
interval
samba
46. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
hue
thrust stage
artistic perception
samba
47. A collage in three dimensions
pacing
assemblage
time
movement
48. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
harmony
Kabuki
flamenco
force/energy
49. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
melody
color
value
twist
50. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
subject-centered instruction
dynamics
mixed media
time