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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. The process of using spontaneous movement and speech to create character - mood - or situation






2. Step of two which is a classical ballet move






3. The pre - eminent European form of performance dance. It is rooted in the Italian Renaissance. Russia has some of the world's foremost dancers and dance companies - utilizes elaborate costume and scenery. Movements are stylized and technical with pre






4. 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






5. no stage at all - like classroom or playground






6. The oldest forms of art that we know about






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






8. characteristic comedy from English Restoration for its glittering language - salacious plots and frequently debaucherous characters






9. A system of loud - colorful improvs from 16th Century Italy using stock characters (basic characters)

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






11. European artist who reached his height in the early 19th Century and pioneered the Romantic style






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






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






14. Christian hymns sang by the black slaves






15. A reptition of shape or line creatse a sense of rhythm - rhythm used to evoke movement like a rendition of waves






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






17. Music based on a short theme known as a subject. The opening part of this music is announced by one voice and then a second voice restates the subject in a different scale






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






19. Every Good Boy Does Fine






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






21. Arrangement of units into patterns in dance






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






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






24. Children use choreography principles - processes - sills to create and communicate meaning






25. What we see as the reflection and absorption of light off any surface






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






27. The strength or purity of a color






28. Students learn to dance with partners






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






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






31. Why art flourished in the Renaissance






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






33. The variations of the louder and softer sections of a single piece of music






34. A work usually identified by a number






35. Tehcnical components - including acting and directing






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






37. A leap from one leg to another






38. How fast or how slow - in dance






39. Any object or element that is less important






40. Lines that suggest agitation






41. The gradual change in value - tint - or fcolor as rendered in a picture






42. A very fast tempo






43. Artist who inspired by African American sculptures to focus on the geometric shapes - like circles - triangles called cubism






44. When an artist chooses to emphasize one artistic element over aonother






45. If a line was drawn in the center of theart - they would be mirror images of each other






46. The pronounciation of words and the way that they are spoken






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






48. Activities that are approrpriate for children that are used to develop acting skills






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






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