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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
performance dance
color
value
flamenco
2. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
performance dance
pacing
harmony
shape
3. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
mixed media
dominance
waltz
collage
4. Helps students connect the critical thinking skills and information they learn in the arts to such subjects as literature - science - and especially history and social science.
upstage
perspective
arts and other core subjects
perspective
5. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
unity
meringue
history of theater
balance
6. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
harmony
mystery plays
perspective
collage
7. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
mystery plays
hue
thrust stage
chord
8. The reason the work was created
mystery plays
space
theme
artistic perception
9. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
famous playwrights
intensity
value
twist
10. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
emphasis
swing
square dancing
space
11. Consists of 8 notes
mixed media
octave
assemblage
types of visual arts
12. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
rhythm
pacing
cubism
syncopation
13. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
intensity
pacing
history of theater
twist
14. The distance between each note
interval
abstract art
unity
hue
15. Where and when actors will move on stage
creative expression
blocking
aesthetic valuing
octave
16. The tune of a song
space
swing
unity
melody
17. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
assessment of art
collage
space
arena stage
18. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
thrust stage
elements of dance
form
samba
19. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
dominance
chord
balance
elements of music
20. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
contrast
rhythm
abstract art
Kabuki
21. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
performance dance
balance
hanamichi
dynamics
22. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
tempo
contrast
samba
waltz
23. Consists of 8 notes
octave
artistic perception
Kabuki
emphasis
24. The tactile quality of a work of art
square dancing
time
texture
theme
25. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
flamenco
color
space
types of visual arts
26. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
timbre
assessment of art
waltz
thrust stage
27. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
creative expression
samba
mystery plays
rhythm
28. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
square dancing
creative expression
abstract art
dominance
29. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
thrust stage
dance
types of visual arts
value
30. The juxtaposition of opposites
form
samba
dance
contrast
31. The rate at Which music moves
mixed media
waltz
twist
tempo
32. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
swing
artistic perception
mystery plays
assessment of art
33. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
dominance
history of theater
color
famous playwrights
34. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
unity
elements of dance
form
impressionist style
35. The reason the work was created
rhythm
theme
thrust stage
rumba
36. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
foxtrot
social dance
samba
chord
37. The tune of a song
proscenium
melody
flamenco
solfege
38. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
Charleston
mixed media
assemblage
mie
39. The brightness of color - its vividness
shape
elements of music
intensity
melody
40. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
melody
mystery plays
performance dance
salsa
41. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
time
twist
mie
elements of dance
42. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
meringue
pacing
waltz
contrast
43. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
form
dynamics
Kabuki
color
44. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
dynamics
syncopation
theme
force/energy
45. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
samba
creative expression
connecting the arts disciplines
Noh
46. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
types of visual arts
principles of art
form
square dancing
47. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
time
chord
flamenco
space
48. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
Kabuki
elements of music
arts and other core subjects
mie
49. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
subject-centered instruction
elements of dance
rhythm
swing
50. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
value
pacing
rhythm
rumba