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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art






2. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






3. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence






4. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy






5. Variation in volume






6. Space - time - levels - and force/energy






7. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






8. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






9. Consists of 8 notes






10. A distinctive quality to the sound






11. The brightness of color - its vividness






12. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.






13. Consists of 8 notes






14. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)






15. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork






16. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form






17. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat






18. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface






19. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color






20. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)






21. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






22. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good






23. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance






24. The tune of a song






25. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line






26. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)






27. A collage in three dimensions






28. The rate at Which music moves






29. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme






30. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)






31. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form






32. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy






33. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form






34. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






35. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene






36. The brightness of color - its vividness






37. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






38. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good






39. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line






40. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)






41. Dominican Republic






42. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.






43. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent






44. Dominican Republic






45. The tactile quality of a work of art






46. Helps students see the connections among the arts






47. 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.






48. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






49. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning






50. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art