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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Students can create - memorizee - and perform a variety of simple dances






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






3. Can describe function of dance in society - like courtship - ritual - and entertainment






4. Students learn to dance with partners






5. Hero that had a fatal flaw that broguht about its downfall






6. A movement of a point through space - the width - length - direction - curvature or flow






7. A rhythm pattern that is stressed or accented and the sounds are uneven






8. Colors that appear to 'come forward' likke red and orange and yellow






9. A character's overall goal within the play






10. The distance between notes






11. A large section of lengthy composition






12. 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






13. 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






14. Lines that suggest opposition in art






15. The strength or purity of a color






16. 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






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






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






19. Why art flourished in the Renaissance






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






21. Lines that suggest calm






22. Colors that are associated with heat or dry objects like red - orange - and yellow (fire)






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






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






25. Learning dance specifc to 18th and 19th century America - understanding different roles of men and women in dance






26. Where and when actor will move on stage






27. Space that suggests distant objects in art






28. A devie used to allow one color or tone to merge with another






29. Originates from European folk dancing






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






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






32. Intermediate tempo






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






34. Pose modeled by the winged Mecury where the working leg is extended behind the body with knee bent






35. Students can perform rhythms from different dance traditions






36. Three or more harmonious notes that are played together - like through a guitar or piano






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






38. The numbers that appear in front of the music notation. Note that 4/4 is the most common time signature for children's music. It shows you how many beats are in a bar and lets you know that the quarter note gets one beat






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






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






41. 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






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






43. Plays that end happily






44. Music evolved from freed African americans who heard European folk music and classical music






45. A long speech without interruption performed by asingle actor






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






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






48. Every Good Boy Does Fine






49. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythm pattern is deliberately upset






50. 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