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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Children who understand dance history develop appreciation for the cultures






2. Emphasis on time in dance






3. Any object or element that is less important






4. Most traditional and contemproary cultures have dance eto showcase courtship - group harmony - and enjoyment






5. A material or representation through wich objects can be clearly seen






6. Twirling and spinning in ballet






7. A leap in which the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing thedirection where the movement started






8. The point in the production of a play that the actors no longer need to reharse with the script because they learned their lines






9. Lines that suggest calm






10. Children use choreography principles - processes - sills to create and communicate meaning






11. A large group of instrument players - usually 75 to 90 people






12. The strength or purity of a color






13. German song






14. A method in which one or more materials are glued and attached to a background surface - a type of art that goes really well with a background surface






15. A music for Catholic services






16. The characteristic sound of a voice or instrument






17. Fast tempo






18. Popular dance in America in the 1920s. Natural movement of walking - though it is usually performed in place. The arms swing forward and backwards - with the right arm coming forward as the left leg 'steps' forward - and then moving back as the oppos






19. Theater was to originate from Aristotle with clear and simple plotting and strong characters. were usually done in five acts and avoid violence






20. A very fast tempo






21. Artist who led the impressionist movement






22. The brightness of the color - its vividness






23. Combination of tone that produces qualtiy of tension






24. What we see as the reflection and absorption of light off any surface






25. How dancers move - which revealt s their effects of gravity on body mass - can be sustained - collapsing - swiniging - percussive - suspended






26. The person who sees the overall actual staging of the production






27. A recurring group of notes - like the four in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony






28. European artist who reached his height in the early 19th Century and pioneered the Romantic style






29. A major orchesral composition






30. A term that applies to any work of visual art that is formed by two or more forms of media






31. Extravagant and complex music made by Italian composers of the 16th century






32. Learning dance specifc to 18th and 19th century America - understanding different roles of men and women in dance






33. The distinctive quality of the sound from the different music instruments - also refers to the physical properties of the instrument






34. Very slow tempo






35. The way an artwork's elements are put together






36. Early European dance known for its tiny steps






37. The idea of transforming a three - dimensional image onto a two - dimensional surface






38. Social dancing performed as a couple - has origins in Carribbean Islands and African and European styles - types of dances include the mambo - the samba - meringue - and rumba - and salsa






39. Commercial theater that took over US after WWII and named after a NY boulevard that runs through a Manhattan theater district with long runs of a single play






40. Christian hymns sang by the black slaves






41. Students who learn about dance composition and performance make judgements and present reasoned descriptoions of aesthetic choices






42. Every Good Boy Does Fine






43. ABCDEFG






44. The distance between notes






45. A passing position in which the foot passes by the knee of a supporting leg






46. The oldest forms of art that we know about






47. Tehcnical components - including acting and directing






48. An old - school dance from 1900s dating back to the slavery days in which people walked back and forth to the tune of bajos and fiddles. a cake was usually awarded to the winner






49. Why art flourished in the Renaissance






50. Spce that creates depth with parallel lines in art