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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning






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






3. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface






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






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






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






7. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






10. The distance between each note






11. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






12. A collage in three dimensions






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






14. From Cuba






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






16. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking






17. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






20. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity






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






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






23. The distance between each note






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






25. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






27. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






28. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






31. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.






32. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)






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






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






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






36. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






50. When three or more harmonious notes are played together