Test your basic knowledge |

Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






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






3. A distinctive quality to the sound






4. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.






5. The tactile quality of a work of art






6. Variation in volume






7. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance






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






9. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






12. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






15. Variation in volume






16. The brightness of color - its vividness






17. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






18. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.






19. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






20. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity






21. The tune of a song






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






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






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






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






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






27. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






29. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage






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






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






32. Where and when actors will move on stage






33. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.






34. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.






35. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven






36. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character






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






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






39. The movement of a point through space.






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






41. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






43. Helps students see the connections among the arts






44. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.






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






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






47. A collage in three dimensions






48. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






49. A ballroom dance from Argentina






50. The rate at Which music moves