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CSET Visual Arts
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Small objects that actors handle on stage
song form
baroque style operas
proscendium
props
2. Instruments made out of wood - like the flutes - fife - piccolo - bass flute - recorder - whistle - clarinet - saxophone - bagpipe
polka
MUSIC
woodwind instruments
contour
3. Combination of tone that produces qualtiy of tension
Mozart
diagonal lines
entrechat
dissonance
4. Arrangement of units into patterns in dance
balance
prhasing
warm colors
stage crew
5. A choral music with several simulataneous voice - lines
drama
moderato
historical and cultural context in dance/eight graders
polyphony
6. Silent depiction of a static scene - often the reproduction of a painting or other pictures
tableaux
symphony
abstract art
warm colors
7. The tactile quality of the art
texture
William Shakespaere and Christopher Marlowe
stage crew
Bach and Handel
8. The process of using spontaneous movement and speech to create character - mood - or situation
Restoration comedy
improvisation
indistinct drawing
Theater of the Absurd
9. The arrangement of colors as they are refracted into a rainbow by a prison
spectrum
creative expression in dance/primary grades
form
dynamics
10. Twirling and spinning in ballet
radial balance
space
pirouette
fugue
11. Understanding the time - place - and context of artworks. Important for written response
historical and cultural context
polyphony
three - dimensional
creative drama
12. The leg that is delinating movement
working leg
en l'air
foxtrot - Charleston - swing dance - twist - and western dances
abstract art
13. Any object or element that is less important
mie
subordinate
curved lines
kabuki
14. Same idea carried out in three dimensions so you end up with a sculptural piece - 3D version of a collage
hue
assemblage
negative space
contour
15. Artwork that does not represent the object or scene in its realistic terms
Bach and Handel
abstract art
straight line
polka
16. A rhythm pattern that is stressed or accented and the sounds are uneven
syncopation
morality plays
arena stage (theater in the round
complementary colors
17. Children are inspired and gain the ability to recreate structured movement forms and develop a respect of other children's creaetivity
gospel music
theatrical games
creative expression in dance
en haut
18. Three or more harmonious notes that are played together - like through a guitar or piano
lied
horizontal lines
chord
gospel music
19. The images or elements (colors - shapes - lines) that re repeated several times in an art work - can show the dominance of a certain element to help understand the purpose of the art
repetitition
two - dimensional
en bas
square dancing
20. The principal melodic motif or phrase - especially in a fugue
Artistic perception in dance/fourth graders
subject
bar lines
transluscent
21. The point in the production of a play that the actors no longer need to reharse with the script because they learned their lines
tint
Artistic perception in dance/fourth graders
off - script
monologue
22. Children use dance vocabulary to describe movement
song form
Artistic perception in dance/fourth graders
media
Artistic perception in dance
23. The distinctive quality of the sound from the different music instruments - also refers to the physical properties of the instrument
timbre
churches
producer
composition
24. 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
timbre
diagonal lines
drama
corps de ballet
25. characteristic comedy from English Restoration for its glittering language - salacious plots and frequently debaucherous characters
satyr play
Restoration comedy
Mozart
procession of notes
26. 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
Broadway Theater
focal point
procession of notes
spectrum
27. Children who understand dance history develop appreciation for the cultures
historical and cultural context in dance
Mozart
gospel music
fugue
28. Combination of tone that creates a quality of relaxation
blues and jazz
Broadway Theater
morality plays
consonance
29. Music based on a short theme known as a subject. The opening part of this music is announced by one voice and then a second voice restates the subject in a different scale
Artistic perception in dance/eighth graders
protagonist
fugue
delineation
30. High - indicates when arm is raised over the head in dance
en haut
abstract art
baroque style operas
symphony
31. The characteristic we think of as color (red - orange yellow - blue - green - and violet)
improvisation
upbeat music
en bas
hue
32. A work made for one or two instruments
subject
commedia dell'arte
producer
sonata
33. Lines that suggest agitation
William Shakespaere and Christopher Marlowe
Artistic perception in dance/Kindergarten
sharp - short curved lines
MUSIC
34. What we see as the reflection and absorption of light off any surface
allegro
color
rhythm
mixed media
35. A series of emotions that clensed the collective psyche
rhythm
catharsis
upbeat music
abstract art
36. A drawing tha t does not have the same image on both sides
allegro
sonata
gospel music
asymmetrical painting
37. The underlying pulse present in most music
perspective
beat
protagonist
melodrama
38. If a line was drawn in the center of theart - they would be mirror images of each other
symmetry
melody/tune
four arts disciplines
historical and cultural context in dance/second grade
39. Prossessing qualities of height - width and depth
three - dimensional
there are eight notes in an octave
barre
historical and cultural context in dance/fifth graders
40. A leap from one leg to another
harpischord
grand jete
Pablo Picasso
Artistic perception in dance/Kindergarten
41. Look at the symbols at the beginning of the line of music that indicate whether or not the note is played a half - step above or half - step below
pas de deux
give notes
time
sharp and flat
42. Theater was to originate from Aristotle with clear and simple plotting and strong characters. were usually done in five acts and avoid violence
consonance
cave art in Europe and Australia
Aristototelian theater
Pablo Picasso
43. The one point or area that catches the person's eye. Notice how your eye moves as it focuses on different pieces of art
ensemble
motif
focal point
blocking
44. Lines that suggest calm
ensemble
sweeping curved lines
Claude Monet
lyre
45. Dance - music - theater - and visual arts
stage manager
four arts disciplines
vertical lines
indistinct drawing
46. Originated in 1800s and spread across America
polka
baroque style operas
protagonist
stage manager
47. Best known Renaissance playwrights
cues
William Shakespaere and Christopher Marlowe
cool colors
blues and jazz
48. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus
commedia dell'arte
blocking
oratorio
movement
49. A large group of instrument players - usually 75 to 90 people
orchestra
collage
pacing
rhythm
50. Sculpted pfigures projecting from a background
aesthetic value in dance/kindergarteners
diction
relief
linear perspective