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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Extravagant and complex music made by Italian composers of the 16th century






2. Raising leg to straightened position with foot very high above ground






3. The final step before a production in which the play is rehaersed with costumes and makeup and full staging with full stage crew






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






5. Small objects that actors handle on stage






6. Students can explain and demonstrate how to be good audience members






7. Instruments made out of wood - like the flutes - fife - piccolo - bass flute - recorder - whistle - clarinet - saxophone - bagpipe






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






9. Person who runs performance from backstage and supervises other crew members - including set designers - makeup artists - costumers - lighting crew - sound crew - and prop supervisor






10. The flat surface within both sides of a central line






11. Students can perform rhythms from different dance traditions






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






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






14. The degree of lightness or darkness with the color






15. The distance between notes






16. Understanding the time - place - and context of artworks. Important for written response






17. Sculpted pfigures projecting from a background






18. Originated in 1800s and spread across America






19. A 'beating' movement in which feet criss - cross eacho ther






20. Intermediate tempo






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






22. The characteristic we think of as color (red - orange yellow - blue - green - and violet)






23. A leap in which the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing thedirection where the movement started






24. A choral music with several simulataneous voice - lines






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






26. Laern to distinguish one dance from another - based on music - setting - costume and speed






27. The speed of the beats and how fast they come one after another






28. Steps perofmred in the air during dance

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29. 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






30. Originally banned because it involved couples touching each other - spread across Europe and then across the Americas






31. The point where receding parallel lines converge






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






33. Children are inspired and gain the ability to recreate structured movement forms and develop a respect of other children's creaetivity






34. Movement - geseture - and faical expression to convey ideas and emotions without the use of words






35. Colors that are closely related to one another - like blue - blue - green and green






36. A material or representation through wich objects can be clearly seen






37. A round rail attached to a wall for dancers to hold onto






38. A person who acquires necessary funds and acts as administer of the production. A person who finds a play that they will be interested in - producer at school plays is usually a teacher






39. 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






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






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






42. Fast tempo






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






44. Early European dance known for its tiny steps






45. 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.






46. When the first section of a song is repeated like AABA






47. Character's immediate reason for acting the way they do or saying what they say






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






49. The group that iscolalborating on the play






50. Plays that focused on the right vs. wrong scenario that featured an Everyman