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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






2. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






4. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking






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






6. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






7. Where and when actors will move on stage






8. Consists of 8 notes






9. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






13. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






22. The tune of a song






23. Part of the stage closest to the audience






24. Variation in volume






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






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






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






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






29. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other






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






31. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






32. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






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






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






37. A ballroom dance from Argentina






38. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking






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






40. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






41. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






43. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






47. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






49. A distinctive quality to the sound






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