Test your basic knowledge |

Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The rate at Which music moves






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






3. Space - time - levels - and force/energy






4. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body






5. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media






6. The practice of creating or performing works of art






7. A ballroom dance from Argentina






8. The rate at Which music moves






9. The tune of a song






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






11. Helps students see the connections among the arts






12. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.






13. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork






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






15. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






17. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






19. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






21. Consists of 8 notes






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






23. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage






24. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.






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






26. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time






27. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance






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






29. Space - time - levels - and force/energy






30. Dominican Republic






31. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






33. From Cuba






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






35. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art






36. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.






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






38. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance






39. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.






40. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design






41. The practice of creating or performing works of art






42. A distinctive quality to the sound






43. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






44. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art






45. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form






46. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






47. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven






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






49. A ballroom dance from Argentina






50. When three or more harmonious notes are played together