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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. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
Kabuki
emphasis
rhythm
melody
2. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
melody
octave
rumba
pacing
3. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
mambo
movement
space
Noh
4. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
chord
perspective
emphasis
twist
5. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
abstract art
dynamics
elements of dance
connecting the arts disciplines
6. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
mambo
balance
color
swing
7. The distance between each note
interval
performance dance
movement
social dance
8. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
shape
form
aesthetic valuing
solfege
9. The rate at Which music moves
abstract art
tempo
value
pacing
10. A ballroom dance from Argentina
tango
elements of music
melody
elements of music
11. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
Kabuki
social dance
repetition
creative expression
12. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
dominance
repetition
principles of art
space
13. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
rhythm
impressionist style
perspective
chord
14. The brightness of color - its vividness
arts and other core subjects
intensity
perspective
interval
15. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
movement
rhythm
harmony
dance
16. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
harmony
Noh
arts and other core subjects
Charleston
17. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
rhythm
mystery plays
force/energy
form
18. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
performance dance
Charleston
upstage
arts and other core subjects
19. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
cubism
pacing
shape
octave
20. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
shape
color
abstract art
time
21. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
timbre
performance dance
collage
polka
22. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
octave
assessment of art
contrast
tango
23. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
arena stage
types of visual arts
movement
24. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
syncopation
form
mixed media
flamenco
25. The brightness of color - its vividness
timbre
mixed media
tempo
intensity
26. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
cubism
space
unity
polka
27. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
history of theater
space
shape
rumba
28. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
dominance
rhythm
force/energy
performance dance
29. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
elements of music
artistic perception
Noh
salsa
30. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
unity
elements of dance
flamenco
hue
31. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
subject-centered instruction
performance dance
perspective
time
32. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
repetition
famous playwrights
space
samba
33. The tune of a song
pacing
creative expression
rhythm
melody
34. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
impressionist style
assemblage
foxtrot
hanamichi
35. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
texture
foxtrot
chord
principles of art
36. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
impressionist style
perspective
balance
connecting the arts disciplines
37. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
force/energy
collage
arena stage
pacing
38. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
subject-centered instruction
elements of music
famous playwrights
Kabuki
39. 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.
theme
arts and other core subjects
repetition
space
40. The practice of creating or performing works of art
creative expression
dance
tempo
syncopation
41. A ballroom dance from Argentina
performance dance
tango
cubism
swing
42. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
artistic perception
emphasis
solfege
space
43. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
repetition
hue
impressionist style
performance dance
44. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
rhythm
square dancing
assemblage
subject-centered instruction
45. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
mie
tango
dynamics
waltz
46. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
repetition
flamenco
collage
chord
47. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
octave
interval
principles of art
solfege
48. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
mixed media
foxtrot
movement
types of visual arts
49. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
syncopation
unity
space
principles of art
50. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
mie
dynamics
emphasis
mixed media