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CSET Visual Arts
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A round rail attached to a wall for dancers to hold onto
rondo
hue
abstract art
barre
2. A drama that is musical in which the characters are typecast. the characters that are good are very good and the characters that are evil are usually pretty evil.
melodrama
Artistic perception in dance
ballroom dancing
Theater of the Absurd
3. 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
ballroom dancing
contour
Bach and Handel
motif
4. A leap from one leg to another
fugue
baroque style operas
grand jete
woodwind instruments
5. The pronounciation of words and the way that they are spoken
diction
promenade
historical and cultural context in dance/eight graders
there are eight notes in an octave
6. Means song or dance - a traditional form of Japanese theater with exaggerated make - up worn by actors and ornate clothes. Ornate costumes designate lass - traits - orage of character. Elaborate wigs worn for men - women and demons. beautiful fans im
actor's position
historical and cultural context in dance
kabuki
moderato
7. A predecessor of the piano - sounded by plucking strings
aesthetic valuing
supporting leg
harpischord
mixed media
8. Instruments played with a string like a violin - viola - cello - banjo - piano - guitar - harp
waltz
pacing
overlapping objects
string instruments
9. Basic artistic literacy. students learn to use elements unique to arts to help them process sensory information. Important for written response
minuet
artistic perception
crosshatch
stasis
10. Green - blue - green - blue and violet when used to show wet objects
cool colors
historical and cultural context in dance/second grade
two - dimensional
brass instruments
11. A form of entertainment in which cchildren improvise scenes for their own growth
realism
allegro
creative drama
tour jete
12. Were using styluses of incised ocher dating back 100000 years ago to create works
protohumans (ancesetors of humans)
melody/tune
modern dance
dissonance
13. Plays that focused on the right vs. wrong scenario that featured an Everyman
morality plays
contour
beat
cues
14. Laern to distinguish one dance from another - based on music - setting - costume and speed
aesthetic value in dance/kindergarteners
director
creative expression in dance/middle school
aesthetic valuing in dance
15. characteristic comedy from English Restoration for its glittering language - salacious plots and frequently debaucherous characters
Restoration comedy
overlapping objects
entrechat
tempo
16. 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
timbre
informal theater
Broadway Theater
Artistic perception in dance/fourth graders
17. A work made for one or two instruments
sonata
timbre
melodrama
pageant
18. Students can evaluate dance in terms of the elements - like choreography and the impact of space - constumes and other considerations
aesthetic valuing in dance/middle school
pirouette
projection
vanishing point
19. If a line was drawn in the center of theart - they would be mirror images of each other
symmetry
supporting leg
mie
Pablo Picasso
20. The way an artwork's elements are put together
upbeat music
tint
dance - pointe
form
21. 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
drama
space
emphasis
beat
22. The process of using spontaneous movement and speech to create character - mood - or situation
improvisation
collage
brass instruments
en haut
23. Instruments made out of wood - like the flutes - fife - piccolo - bass flute - recorder - whistle - clarinet - saxophone - bagpipe
analogous colors
color harmony
woodwind instruments
morality plays
24. Emphasis on time in dance
still - life
accent
cues
woodwind instruments
25. Arrangement of units into patterns in dance
arabesque
protagonist
prhasing
historical and cultural context in dance/kindergarten
26. The one point or area that catches the person's eye. Notice how your eye moves as it focuses on different pieces of art
subject
line
unity
focal point
27. Where and when actor will move on stage
flamenco
corps de ballet
blocking
sharp and flat
28. A recurring group of notes - like the four in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
polyphonic chants
pirouette
motif
corps de ballet
29. plays of the neoclassic period where Renaissance writers tried to recaptuer the glory of theateres in Greece and Rome
indistinct drawing
Neoclassic Drama
transparent
realism
30. A devie used to allow one color or tone to merge with another
abstract art
director
blending
historical and cultural context in dance/fifth graders
31. A choral music with several simulataneous voice - lines
asymmetrical painting
creative expression in dance/second graders
polyphony
producer
32. Person who runs performance from backstage and supervises other crew members - including set designers - makeup artists - costumers - lighting crew - sound crew - and prop supervisor
Broadway Theater
prhasing
en haut
stage manager
33. Representing only the dimensions of width and height without showing depth or thickness
pas de deux
two - dimensional
timbre
en bas
34. How fast or how slow - in dance
tempo
creative expression
warm colors
hanamichi
35. The amount of light and dark areas in a composition. Can be used for showing opaque: the limitation of light - not transparent or transluscent
value
Restoration comedy
gradation
historical and cultural context in dance/kindergarten
36. The oldest forms of art that we know about
cave art in Europe and Australia
creative expression in dance/third grade
subject
gospel music
37. Volume or clarity needed to be heard by an audience
subject
creative drama
projection
two - dimensional
38. Medieval plays that focused on religion - like the sacrifice of Christ
mystery plays
syncopation
historical and cultural context
attitude
39. A leap in which the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing thedirection where the movement started
motif
tempo
tour jete
William Shakespaere and Christopher Marlowe
40. A work usually identified by a number
opus
melodrama
props
foxtrot - Charleston - swing dance - twist - and western dances
41. European artist whose music dominated the later part of the 18th century
analogous colors
Mozart
value
ensemble
42. Rotating the leg outward from the hip so taht the feet from a straight line on the floor andtoes arefacing away from eah other
turnout
assemblage
antagonist
Neoclassic Drama
43. The idea of capturing andp ortryaying scenes in the way that humans see them with movement and changing light
ensemble
impressionist movement
sonata
repetitition
44. Lines that suggest opposition in art
diagonal lines
upbeat music
en bas
moderato
45. The shape - structure or organization of a piece - like unity and repetition
actor's position
largo
square dancing
form
46. A 'beating' movement in which feet criss - cross eacho ther
entrechat
distortion
creative expression in dance/primary grades
Neoclassic Drama
47. The characteristic we think of as color (red - orange yellow - blue - green - and violet)
blocking
texture
antagonist
hue
48. Originates from European folk dancing
square dancing
Neoclassic Drama
movement
color harmony
49. A character's overall goal within the play
shade
corps de ballet
symmetry
objective
50. A material or representation through wich objects can be clearly seen
string instruments
cave art in Europe and Australia
Broadway Theater
transparent