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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • 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)






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






3. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






4. The reason the work was created






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






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.






7. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






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






12. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms






13. The movement of a point through space.






14. A ballroom dance from Argentina






15. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






17. The practice of creating or performing works of art






18. A distinctive quality to the sound






19. Dominican Republic






20. The reason the work was created






21. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






24. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals






25. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






26. Dominican Republic






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






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






29. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






32. Part of the stage closest to the audience






33. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






35. The tune of a song






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






37. The rate at Which music moves






38. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.






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






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






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






42. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






45. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






47. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent






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






49. The juxtaposition of opposites






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