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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. German song






2. 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






3. A very fast tempo






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






5. The speed at which the play moves along






6. Became popular in Argentina and spread to North America and Europe






7. Lines that suggest agitation






8. 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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9. Space that establishes objects relative positions in art






10. The materials or methods that are used to create art - like clay - crayon - canvas - paper - cloth - paint - etc. etc.






11. Should be able to use dance vocabulary to describeand analyze elements and components of dance






12. Start learning simple folk dances from around the world






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






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






15. Students learn to dance with partners






16. The brightness of the color - its vividness






17. A stage that is meant to viewed from all different kinds of sides






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






19. An element of dance. formally measured in meter - including body rhthyms like heartbeat - breath or human emotions - considerations include how long the dance lasts - rhythm - regular vs. irregular - in dance






20. Fast tempo






21. Dance - music - theater - and visual arts






22. A play set in the coutnryside populated by nymphs - satyrs - shepherds and wandering knights with dancing and singing






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






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






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






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






27. The entry path in Japanese theater in which an actor becomes a character






28. A large group of instrument players - usually 75 to 90 people






29. The degree of lightness or darkness with the color






30. Space that creatse depth in art






31. The distance between notes






32. The distance between each note






33. The ability to get into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements






34. A drawing tha t does not have the same image on both sides






35. The way that opposites (dark vs light - black vs white) are portrayed within an artwork






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






37. Every Good Boy Does Fine






38. no stage at all - like classroom or playground






39. Instruments sounded by striking - like the cymbals - drums - triangle - wood block - xylophone - snare drum - bongo - timpani - piano - chimes - bells - marimba - tambourine






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






41. (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)






42. Early European dance known for its tiny steps






43. Lines that suggest opposition in art






44. A note of a different pitch thatsounds good when played simulataneously with the melody






45. Lines that suggest calm






46. The absence ofs hape or form - an emptiness that defines shape and form






47. plays of the neoclassic period where Renaissance writers tried to recaptuer the glory of theateres in Greece and Rome






48. The leg on which the dancer is balancing on






49. 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






50. The particular noteon which a scale begins and ends - to be able to name the key - look at the first note on the piece