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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






2. The brightness of color - its vividness






3. The tune of a song






4. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.






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






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






7. A ballroom dance from Argentina






8. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






9. From Cuba






10. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






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






14. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






15. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






21. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence






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






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






24. The reason the work was created






25. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.






26. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






27. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.






28. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat






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






30. The distance between each note






31. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character






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






33. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven






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






35. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






36. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






37. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






38. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork






39. A collage in three dimensions






40. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






42. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






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






46. Where and when actors will move on stage






47. 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.






48. A distinctive quality to the sound






49. The reason the work was created






50. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven