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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The way that an artist's work is related - can either by harmonious or disharmonious






2. Fast tempo






3. Dances developed in the U.S.






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






5. The person who sees the overall actual staging of the production






6. 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






7. Intermediate tempo






8. The arrangement of colors as they are refracted into a rainbow by a prison






9. Lines that suggest calm






10. European artist whose music dominated the later part of the 18th century






11. Children express emotions through movement - learn improv to respond to music or oral prompts






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






13. An ancient harp






14. Small objects that actors handle on stage






15. 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






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. Arranging art elements to suggest smething other than the natural safe to solicit emotion from the viewer






18. A seious Japanese theatrical field that only uses male actors to tell highly stylized stories through dance and poetry






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






20. The shape of a circle viewed at an angle






21. The brightness of the color - its vividness






22. An individual's signal (physical or verbal) that a response is required - an actor's cueto speak - exit - may be a line of dialogue






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






24. Several tabeaux succeeding one or another in stage






25. Emphasis on time in dance






26. The distance between notes






27. Originated in 1800s and spread across America






28. A mixture of white and a pure color






29. no stage at all - like classroom or playground






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






31. A director's suggestions and corrections for a play






32. The oldest forms of art that we know about






33. Mastering dance vocabulary - movement awareness - and appreciation for unique ways of moving






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Lines that suggest strength in art






39. Students can evaluate dance in terms of the elements - like choreography and the impact of space - constumes and other considerations






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






42. A major orchesral composition






43. The point where receding parallel lines converge






44. Students who learn about dance composition and performance make judgements and present reasoned descriptoions of aesthetic choices






45. A method in which one or more materials are glued and attached to a background surface - a type of art that goes really well with a background surface






46. The strength or purity of a color






47. Reading by actors who have never before spoken diologue lines of the play






48. The amount of light and dark areas in a composition. Can be used for showing opaque: the limitation of light - not transparent or transluscent






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






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