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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. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
solfege
connecting the arts disciplines
tempo
melody
2. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
rumba
value
downstage
performance dance
3. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
rumba
color
subject-centered instruction
polka
4. The reason the work was created
elements of music
form
twist
theme
5. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
dance
unity
artistic perception
balance
6. 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.
arts and other core subjects
square dancing
impressionist style
Noh
7. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
elements of dance
polka
mambo
thrust stage
8. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
arena stage
mambo
timbre
abstract art
9. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
solfege
history of theater
force/energy
collage
10. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
thrust stage
waltz
swing
dance
11. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
repetition
force/energy
harmony
hue
12. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
Noh
collage
abstract art
cubism
13. The movement of a point through space.
assessment of art
aesthetic valuing
form
tango
14. A ballroom dance from Argentina
tango
downstage
unity
performance dance
15. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
twist
melody
assessment of art
balance
16. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
elements of dance
polka
square dancing
history of theater
17. The practice of creating or performing works of art
principles of art
salsa
creative expression
dynamics
18. A distinctive quality to the sound
form
timbre
octave
cubism
19. Dominican Republic
dance
social dance
dance
meringue
20. The reason the work was created
theme
mystery plays
tango
dynamics
21. Helps students see the connections among the arts
meringue
assemblage
connecting the arts disciplines
social dance
22. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
repetition
mystery plays
tango
value
23. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
artistic perception
connecting the arts disciplines
square dancing
polka
24. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
assessment of art
form
arts and other core subjects
color
25. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
dynamics
upstage
balance
famous playwrights
26. Dominican Republic
texture
social dance
impressionist style
meringue
27. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
aesthetic valuing
force/energy
proscenium
assessment of art
28. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
upstage
solfege
subject-centered instruction
contrast
29. The rate at Which music moves
tempo
Kabuki
swing
impressionist style
30. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
rumba
proscenium
color
salsa
31. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
square dancing
emphasis
history of theater
proscenium
32. Part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
force/energy
dominance
flamenco
33. A ballroom dance from Argentina
artistic perception
tango
movement
form
34. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
mixed media
theme
melody
rhythm
35. The tune of a song
subject-centered instruction
connecting the arts disciplines
flamenco
melody
36. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
form
history of theater
chord
Kabuki
37. The rate at Which music moves
elements of music
tempo
famous playwrights
assemblage
38. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
space
mystery plays
form
thrust stage
39. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
salsa
famous playwrights
space
elements of music
40. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
subject-centered instruction
movement
cubism
hue
41. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
principles of art
assemblage
form
square dancing
42. The brightness of color - its vividness
intensity
arena stage
harmony
abstract art
43. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
tempo
arena stage
time
rhythm
44. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
mambo
pacing
aesthetic valuing
rumba
45. The tactile quality of a work of art
texture
famous playwrights
arena stage
rhythm
46. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
tempo
repetition
melody
elements of dance
47. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
cubism
time
Kabuki
value
48. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
square dancing
impressionist style
hue
balance
49. The juxtaposition of opposites
contrast
intensity
arena stage
twist
50. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
cubism
dominance
abstract art
swing