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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






2. The rate at Which music moves






3. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design






4. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.






5. From Cuba






6. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)






7. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time






8. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background






9. Helps students see the connections among the arts






10. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.






11. The movement of a point through space.






12. 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.






13. From Cuba






14. A distinctive quality to the sound






15. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time






16. The reason the work was created






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






18. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.






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






20. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






21. Consists of 8 notes






22. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






23. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body






24. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






25. A ballroom dance from Argentina






26. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






28. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media






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






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






31. Helps students see the connections among the arts






32. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.






33. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body






34. The rate at Which music moves






35. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






36. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms






37. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.






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






39. Variation in volume






40. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork






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






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






43. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






44. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






45. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






46. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole






47. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface






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






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






50. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance