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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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2. Students can create - memorizee - and perform a variety of simple dances






3. The group that iscolalborating on the play






4. Emphasis on time in dance






5. People who are responsible for all technical aspects of the show






6. Lines that suggest opposition in art






7. Typically not intended for public viewing with any level ofpreparation by participants






8. Activities that are approrpriate for children that are used to develop acting skills






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






10. Practice creating or performing works of art. Important for written response






11. A succession of musical tones or notes based on mathematical progressions known as a scale






12. (space that is not used in art). Objects surrounded by this space like an apple on a white canvas) emphasize the object painted (the apple)






13. The brightness of the color - its vividness






14. Arranging art elements to suggest smething other than the natural safe to solicit emotion from the viewer






15. A stage that juts out to the audience so it can viewed from three sides - like the fashion runway






16. The process of using spontaneous movement and speech to create character - mood - or situation






17. Steps of dance put together for performance or composing dances






18. The sense of movement that is occurring in the work (like the action of the characters in the work of art) AND the way that a person's eyes move as they look at a piece of art and how the eyes move as they observe the entier piece






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






20. The distance between each note






21. The pattern of long and short sounds/beats in combinations of stressed and unstressed beats






22. The one point or area that catches the person's eye. Notice how your eye moves as it focuses on different pieces of art






23. An element of dance. the immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body - danceres shape their space as they move - change directio or path or level - or extend their range






24. How fast or how slow - in dance






25. Sculpted pfigures projecting from a background






26. Asian dance form that evolved over 200 years from folk traditions combined with opera - ballet - acrobatics and other elements






27. The shape of a circle viewed at an angle






28. The way that an artist's work is related - can either by harmonious or disharmonious






29. Lines that suggest strength in art






30. The numbers that appear in front of the music notation. Note that 4/4 is the most common time signature for children's music. It shows you how many beats are in a bar and lets you know that the quarter note gets one beat






31. Colors that appear to 'come forward' likke red and orange and yellow






32. When the first section of a song is repeated like AABA






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






34. Very slow tempo






35. Students can explain and demonstrate how to be good audience members






36. Representing only the dimensions of width and height without showing depth or thickness






37. A reptition of shape or line creatse a sense of rhythm - rhythm used to evoke movement like a rendition of waves






38. The flat surface within both sides of a central line






39. The arrangement of colors as they are refracted into a rainbow by a prison






40. Children who understand dance history develop appreciation for the cultures






41. Combination of tone that produces qualtiy of tension






42. characteristic comedy from English Restoration for its glittering language - salacious plots and frequently debaucherous characters






43. Space that establishes objects relative positions in art






44. Raising leg to straightened position with foot very high above ground






45. The five positions of the arms and feet because they are the basis of all steps of dance






46. category of literature intended for the stage. Greek playwrights like Aeschylus - Sophocles - and Euripides are considered world's greatest playwrights - specifically in tragedies. actors wore masks with exaggerated expressions instead of makeup - ch






47. Form of Greek drama that coexisted with tragedy in the classic period that ridiculed the gods and used bawdy language






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






49. Originates from European folk dancing






50. Three or more harmonious notes that are played together - like through a guitar or piano