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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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1. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
twist
abstract art
assessment of art
interval
2. The distance between each note
hue
pacing
cubism
interval
3. The rate at Which music moves
swing
subject-centered instruction
subject-centered instruction
tempo
4. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
waltz
connecting the arts disciplines
abstract art
theme
5. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
balance
tango
swing
mystery plays
6. Helps students see the connections among the arts
principles of art
interval
hue
connecting the arts disciplines
7. Dominican Republic
meringue
mambo
color
chord
8. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
movement
subject-centered instruction
blocking
upstage
9. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
elements of music
balance
tempo
pacing
10. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
performance dance
cubism
repetition
texture
11. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
types of visual arts
form
mixed media
rhythm
12. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
thrust stage
time
interval
cubism
13. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
color
connecting the arts disciplines
rhythm
movement
14. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
types of visual arts
form
contrast
samba
15. The tune of a song
melody
force/energy
rhythm
impressionist style
16. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
meringue
chord
Noh
intensity
17. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
time
contrast
subject-centered instruction
blocking
18. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
arena stage
melody
blocking
polka
19. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
proscenium
emphasis
force/energy
solfege
20. Where and when actors will move on stage
time
space
blocking
twist
21. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
artistic perception
form
space
timbre
22. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
Kabuki
social dance
connecting the arts disciplines
impressionist style
23. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
contrast
foxtrot
connecting the arts disciplines
mystery plays
24. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
blocking
upstage
mambo
types of visual arts
25. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
subject-centered instruction
form
pacing
rhythm
26. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
dynamics
texture
movement
unity
27. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
solfege
movement
impressionist style
arts and other core subjects
28. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
waltz
abstract art
hanamichi
movement
29. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
texture
space
hanamichi
chord
30. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
value
unity
creative expression
foxtrot
31. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
history of theater
famous playwrights
artistic perception
mie
32. From Cuba
mambo
perspective
interval
dance
33. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
form
proscenium
perspective
square dancing
34. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
square dancing
color
elements of dance
tempo
35. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
color
pacing
emphasis
Noh
36. The movement of a point through space.
emphasis
space
movement
form
37. The brightness of color - its vividness
intensity
downstage
mambo
salsa
38. Part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
Charleston
melody
rhythm
39. A collage in three dimensions
form
timbre
connecting the arts disciplines
assemblage
40. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
unity
flamenco
thrust stage
value
41. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
dominance
swing
force/energy
tango
42. From Cuba
blocking
mambo
perspective
intensity
43. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
subject-centered instruction
mystery plays
form
elements of dance
44. Variation in volume
dynamics
flamenco
balance
rumba
45. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
samba
value
arts and other core subjects
interval
46. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
mixed media
syncopation
Noh
flamenco
47. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
collage
twist
salsa
assessment of art
48. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
form
solfege
harmony
upstage
49. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
twist
theme
form
polka
50. A ballroom dance from Argentina
tango
artistic perception
form
upstage