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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.






2. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






4. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)






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






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






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






8. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






9. A collage in three dimensions






10. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






11. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






15. The distance between each note






16. Variation in volume






17. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






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






21. The reason the work was created






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat






29. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






31. The reason the work was created






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






33. Dominican Republic






34. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






37. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning






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






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






40. Variation in volume






41. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






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






45. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.






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






47. 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.






48. The juxtaposition of opposites






49. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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