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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A distinctive quality to the sound
collage
timbre
force/energy
mie
2. Part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
cubism
pacing
social dance
3. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
dominance
waltz
performance dance
chord
4. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
perspective
mystery plays
elements of music
mixed media
5. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
form
impressionist style
subject-centered instruction
interval
6. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
elements of music
pacing
abstract art
harmony
7. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
mystery plays
repetition
space
thrust stage
8. Part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
aesthetic valuing
mambo
subject-centered instruction
9. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
downstage
salsa
balance
color
10. The distance between each note
contrast
assemblage
interval
shape
11. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
perspective
balance
cubism
Charleston
12. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
cubism
impressionist style
solfege
assessment of art
13. Helps students see the connections among the arts
impressionist style
shape
dominance
connecting the arts disciplines
14. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
famous playwrights
foxtrot
mie
Kabuki
15. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
form
cubism
mystery plays
harmony
16. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
social dance
famous playwrights
downstage
rhythm
17. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
mie
thrust stage
emphasis
types of visual arts
18. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
mie
twist
salsa
rhythm
19. A distinctive quality to the sound
arena stage
downstage
elements of dance
timbre
20. The rate at Which music moves
cubism
abstract art
theme
tempo
21. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
mixed media
pacing
Kabuki
famous playwrights
22. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
perspective
theme
hanamichi
shape
23. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
Charleston
perspective
mambo
emphasis
24. From Cuba
creative expression
square dancing
mambo
octave
25. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
elements of music
contrast
perspective
flamenco
26. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
tempo
principles of art
polka
upstage
27. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
Kabuki
space
downstage
samba
28. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
assessment of art
famous playwrights
arts and other core subjects
syncopation
29. The movement of a point through space.
impressionist style
perspective
abstract art
form
30. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
mie
flamenco
dynamics
repetition
31. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
hue
octave
abstract art
force/energy
32. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
proscenium
samba
downstage
space
33. 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.
contrast
rumba
arts and other core subjects
unity
34. Dominican Republic
meringue
chord
blocking
abstract art
35. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
emphasis
contrast
waltz
square dancing
36. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
solfege
shape
syncopation
tango
37. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
thrust stage
mambo
timbre
38. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
cubism
abstract art
mixed media
solfege
39. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
balance
proscenium
tempo
force/energy
40. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
artistic perception
elements of dance
assessment of art
meringue
41. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
time
social dance
space
repetition
42. The tune of a song
history of theater
octave
space
melody
43. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
assessment of art
salsa
octave
mystery plays
44. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
dance
mixed media
meringue
twist
45. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
perspective
dynamics
dominance
arts and other core subjects
46. The distance between each note
form
polka
social dance
interval
47. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
thrust stage
mambo
upstage
blocking
48. A collage in three dimensions
texture
creative expression
perspective
assemblage
49. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
arena stage
contrast
salsa
melody
50. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
collage
force/energy
principles of art
melody