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CSET Visual Arts
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The absence ofs hape or form - an emptiness that defines shape and form
modern dance
attitude
improvisation
space -
2. Students can evaluate dance in terms of the elements - like choreography and the impact of space - constumes and other considerations
aesthetic valuing in dance/middle school
modern dance
grand jete
Restoration comedy
3. 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
abstract art
Charleston
composition
oratorio
4. Sculpted pfigures projecting from a background
morality plays
brass instruments
key
relief
5. Unharmonious sounds that are produced to make an unsettling effect - like in punk music and jazz
dissonance
abstract art
contrast
William Shakespaere and Christopher Marlowe
6. A round rail attached to a wall for dancers to hold onto
melody/tune
melodrama
barre
tango
7. A director's suggestions and corrections for a play
give notes
Aristototelian theater
consonance
gradation of color
8. An outline or profile of an object
contour
analogous colors
kabuki
area
9. A form of entertainment in which cchildren improvise scenes for their own growth
attitude
props
flamenco
creative drama
10. How fast or how slow - in dance
tempo
churches
stasis
sense memory
11. Reading by actors who have never before spoken diologue lines of the play
cold reading
flamenco
historical and cultural context in dance/fifth graders
fugue
12. 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
delineation
motivation
collage
levels
13. A recurring group of notes - like the four in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
form
orchestra
motif
diagonal lines
14. characteristic comedy from English Restoration for its glittering language - salacious plots and frequently debaucherous characters
consonance
Restoration comedy
abstract art
diagonal lines
15. Children who understand dance history develop appreciation for the cultures
informal theater
oratorio
historical and cultural context in dance
complementary colors
16. The way an artwork's elements are put together
perspective
string instruments
form
warm colors
17. A drama that is musical in which the characters are typecast. the characters that are good are very good and the characters that are evil are usually pretty evil.
aesthetic valuing in dance/middle school
morality plays
melodrama
relief
18. Plays that focused on the right vs. wrong scenario that featured an Everyman
arena stage (theater in the round
time signature
morality plays
moderato
19. A villain who the hero is pited against
oratorio
percussion instruments
foxtrot - Charleston - swing dance - twist - and western dances
antagonist
20. A character's overall goal within the play
ballet
extension
tango
objective
21. Three or more harmonious notes that are played together - like through a guitar or piano
movement
extension
chord
comedy
22. A material or prepresetnation that transmits light
transluscent
harmony
aesthetic valuing in dance/third graders
interval
23. How dancers move - which revealt s their effects of gravity on body mass - can be sustained - collapsing - swiniging - percussive - suspended
contrast
force/energy
actor's position
chord
24. Any object or element that is less important
subordinate
beat
arena stage (theater in the round
Artistic perception in dance/Kindergarten
25. Combination of tone that produces qualtiy of tension
Stravinsky - Cage - and Glass
transparent
waltz
dissonance
26. The amount of light and dark areas in a composition. Can be used for showing opaque: the limitation of light - not transparent or transluscent
value
creative expression
churches
production values
27. Colors that appear to 'come forward' likke red and orange and yellow
motif
creative expression in dance/third grade
ensemble
advancing colors
28. A group of familiar syllables to designate the notes of an octave: do - re - mi - fa - so - la - ti - do
actor's position
space
realism
solfege
29. Activities that are approrpriate for children that are used to develop acting skills
theatrical games
collage
lento
harpischord
30. The shape - structure or organization of a piece - like unity and repetition
ballroom dancing
mass
passe
form
31. The distinctive quality of the sound from the different music instruments - also refers to the physical properties of the instrument
kabuki
Bach and Handel
form
timbre
32. Space that establishes objects relative positions in art
pacing
choreography
overlapping objects
dissonance
33. Interpreting the value of art and art work. Important for written response
aesthetic valuing
complementary colors
form
contour
34. The way that opposites (dark vs light - black vs white) are portrayed within an artwork
still - life
contrast
interval
Aristototelian theater
35. Students can perform rhythms from different dance traditions
gradation of color
historical and cultural context in dance/second grade
line
value
36. The particular arrangement of form - colors - lines - and other elements in a painting
linear perspective
composition
pastoral play
flamenco
37. The reason why the art work was created. Bby looking at all the elemnts are principles - you can come up with why did the artist create this work or what does the artist want me to get out of this art
theme
interval
creative drama
vertical lines
38. Most known composers of the 20th Century
relief
value
Stravinsky - Cage - and Glass
give notes
39. How the artist's arrangement of elements achieves equilibrium
harpischord
percussion instruments
balance
key
40. Lines that suggest agitation
historical and cultural context in dance
baroque style operas
color harmony
sharp - short curved lines
41. A material or representation through wich objects can be clearly seen
orchestra
emphasis
transparent
line
42. 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
transluscent
space
gradation
linear perspective
43. 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
overlapping objects
collage
radial balance
woodwind instruments
44. The leg that is delinating movement
diagonal lines
cool colors
repetitition
working leg
45. Can describe function of dance in society - like courtship - ritual - and entertainment
comedy
historical and cultural context in dance/kindergarten
historical and cultural context in dance/eight graders
MUSIC
46. (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)
cool colors
negative space
actor's position
Neoclassic Drama
47. Laern to distinguish one dance from another - based on music - setting - costume and speed
William Shakespaere and Christopher Marlowe
aesthetic value in dance/kindergarteners
passe
cold reading
48. Children express emotions through movement - learn improv to respond to music or oral prompts
William Shakespaere and Christopher Marlowe
motivation
creative expression in dance/primary grades
extension
49. Pose modeled by the winged Mecury where the working leg is extended behind the body with knee bent
string instruments
symmetry
attitude
aesthetic valuing in dance/third graders
50. The result of mixing a pure color and black
accent
motivation
shade
Bach and Handel