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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form






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






3. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






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






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






9. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






10. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






12. The reason the work was created






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






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






15. The juxtaposition of opposites






16. The movement of a point through space.






17. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)






18. The practice of creating or performing works of art






19. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The distance between each note






27. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






28. 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.






29. The tune of a song






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






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






32. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.






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






34. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






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






38. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






40. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.






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






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






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






44. Helps students see the connections among the arts






45. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background






46. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






49. A ballroom dance from Argentina






50. The brightness of color - its vividness






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