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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. How fast or how slow - in dance






2. Dances developed in the U.S.






3. A resident company in which actors were hired based on lines of work and number of plays prepared






4. Looking at how the objects portrayed in a painting. The object that is emphasized is the dominant one. You must ask why it was selected compared to something else to determine why the artist mae the work






5. Arrangement of units into patterns in dance






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






7. Parallel lines crossing other parallel lines creating value and texture






8. The particular arrangement of form - colors - lines - and other elements in a painting






9. A choral music with several simulataneous voice - lines






10. (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)






11. ABCDEFG






12. How the artist's arrangement of elements achieves equilibrium






13. Steps perofmred in the air during dance

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14. 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






15. A rhythm pattern that is stressed or accented and the sounds are uneven






16. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythm pattern is deliberately upset






17. A devie used to allow one color or tone to merge with another






18. Combination of tone that creates a quality of relaxation






19. Twirling and spinning in ballet






20. Slow tempo






21. Wind instruments made of metal like the horn - bugle - trumpet - jug - tuba - bazooka - didgeridoo - trombone






22. Sculpted pfigures projecting from a background






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. Originally banned because it involved couples touching each other - spread across Europe and then across the Americas






25. Emphasis on time in dance






26. Plays that focused on the right vs. wrong scenario that featured an Everyman






27. Small objects that actors handle on stage






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






29. A group of familiar syllables to designate the notes of an octave: do - re - mi - fa - so - la - ti - do






30. Where and when actor will move on stage






31. Movement - geseture - and faical expression to convey ideas and emotions without the use of words






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






33. Lines that suggests rigidity in art






34. The orientation of the actor to the audience - like stage left (the left side of the stage from the prospective of the actor facing the audience) - stage right - upstage (farthest from the audience) - and downstage (closest to the audience)

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35. Vertical lines used on the staff to group beats






36. The speed at which the play moves along






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






38. The group that iscolalborating on the play






39. Very slow tempo






40. 'The body of ballet'- the dancers who stand behind the principals and form the stage picture with their poses






41. Volume or clarity needed to be heard by an audience






42. A pose in which the working leg is extended with a straight knee behind the body






43. European artists who composed instrumental music in the early 18th Century






44. The pictoral arrangement of inaminate objects






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






46. Instruments made out of wood - like the flutes - fife - piccolo - bass flute - recorder - whistle - clarinet - saxophone - bagpipe






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






48. 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






49. High - indicates when arm is raised over the head in dance






50. Medieval plays that focused on religion - like the sacrifice of Christ