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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A director's suggestions and corrections for a play






2. Martha Graham developed performance dance that involves dance shoes and emphasizes free flowign costumes to express ideas and feelings






3. The way an artwork's elements are put together






4. Basic artistic literacy. students learn to use elements unique to arts to help them process sensory information. Important for written response






5. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






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






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






8. Early European dance known for its tiny steps






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






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






11. A resident company in which actors were hired based on lines of work and number of plays prepared






12. The particular noteon which a scale begins and ends - to be able to name the key - look at the first note on the piece






13. The depiction of a form in its realistic - true - life image






14. Emphasis on time in dance






15. The absence ofs hape or form - an emptiness that defines shape and form






16. Intermediate tempo






17. Students learn to dance with partners






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






19. Any object or element that is less important






20. The idea of transforming a three - dimensional image onto a two - dimensional surface






21. The leg on which the dancer is balancing on






22. A passing position in which the foot passes by the knee of a supporting leg






23. A villain who the hero is pited against






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






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






26. Actor in kabuki holds a picturesque pose to establish or theme






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






28. German song






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






30. Start learning simple folk dances from around the world






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






32. An activity that enhances sight - sound - taste - touch - smell and used by actors to deepen character development






33. How fast or how slow - in dance






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






35. A reharsal of the play from beginning to end - without stopping






36. Silent depiction of a static scene - often the reproduction of a painting or other pictures






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






38. Children use dance vocabulary to describe movement






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






40. An old - school dance from 1900s dating back to the slavery days in which people walked back and forth to the tune of bajos and fiddles. a cake was usually awarded to the winner






41. 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






42. Artist who led the impressionist movement






43. Step of two which is a classical ballet move






44. Spce that creates depth with parallel lines in art






45. Lines that suggest stability and repose






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






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






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






49. The shape - structure or organization of a piece - like unity and repetition






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