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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
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1. The point in the production of a play that the actors no longer need to reharse with the script because they learned their lines






2. A mixture of white and a pure color






3. Music with a fast tempo; also referas to the unaccented beat






4. Unharmonious sounds that are produced to make an unsettling effect - like in punk music and jazz






5. Consisting of tonal - rhythmic pattern and whose name from the name of the nine goddesses






6. 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






7. Achieved by having a center from which elements - such as line and color - radiate outward towards the sta edges= ex: two dimensional and three dimensional






8. Silent depiction of a static scene - often the reproduction of a painting or other pictures






9. Dancing on the ball of the foot - or half - toe






10. Representing an object by using lines instead of masses






11. Students learn to dance with partners






12. 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






13. If a line was drawn in the center of theart - they would be mirror images of each other






14. 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






15. The distance between each note






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






17. An element of dance. the series of horizontal planes rising one above another - for example - in ballet - there are multiple levels because there is leaping and lifts






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






19. Spce that creates depth with parallel lines in art






20. Christian hymns sang by the black slaves






21. Slow tempo






22. Instruments played with a string like a violin - viola - cello - banjo - piano - guitar - harp






23. Basic artistic literacy. students learn to use elements unique to arts to help them process sensory information. Important for written response






24. Space that creatse depth in art






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






26. Lines that suggest movement






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






28. 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






29. The two - dimensional equivalent of form. can be man - made or organic (occurring in nature). Can be open - closed - or free - form






30. 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






31. A group of lines and spaces that music is written on; it has five lines and four spaces and they each correspond to a specific note or musical tone






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






33. The principal melodic motif or phrase - especially in a fugue






34. Artist who led the impressionist movement






35. The group that iscolalborating on the play






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






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






38. Originates from European folk dancing






39. An activity that enhances sight - sound - taste - touch - smell and used by actors to deepen character development






40. The leg on which the dancer is balancing on






41. Interpreting the value of art and art work. Important for written response






42. When an artist chooses to emphasize one artistic element over aonother






43. A predecessor of the piano - sounded by plucking strings






44. Students can create - memorizee - and perform a variety of simple dances






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






46. Dances developed in the U.S.






47. 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






48. Start learning simple folk dances from around the world






49. A very fast tempo






50. Music made by medieval monks that had multiple harmonies and voices







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