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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. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
mie
form
social dance
interval
2. The brightness of color - its vividness
dynamics
intensity
mambo
rhythm
3. The tune of a song
melody
Kabuki
pacing
Charleston
4. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
samba
tempo
twist
aesthetic valuing
5. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
intensity
color
elements of music
timbre
6. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
solfege
mixed media
melody
harmony
7. A ballroom dance from Argentina
chord
salsa
tango
texture
8. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
square dancing
proscenium
Charleston
shape
9. From Cuba
balance
time
mambo
impressionist style
10. A ballroom dance from Argentina
repetition
impressionist style
tango
twist
11. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
movement
foxtrot
principles of art
balance
12. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
emphasis
collage
polka
swing
13. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
harmony
elements of music
value
social dance
14. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
time
types of visual arts
form
history of theater
15. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
famous playwrights
mie
waltz
melody
16. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
hanamichi
emphasis
swing
creative expression
17. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
Charleston
dominance
intensity
emphasis
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.
pacing
arts and other core subjects
rumba
hanamichi
19. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
square dancing
time
Noh
thrust stage
20. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
artistic perception
balance
melody
samba
21. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
timbre
dominance
dance
history of theater
22. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
assessment of art
arts and other core subjects
principles of art
timbre
23. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
social dance
creative expression
upstage
performance dance
24. The reason the work was created
rhythm
theme
pacing
color
25. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
arts and other core subjects
cubism
arena stage
subject-centered instruction
26. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
artistic perception
collage
dominance
social dance
27. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
twist
rhythm
mie
form
28. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
foxtrot
waltz
dominance
dominance
29. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
connecting the arts disciplines
rumba
twist
emphasis
30. The distance between each note
interval
tango
aesthetic valuing
dynamics
31. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
twist
famous playwrights
salsa
32. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
repetition
movement
solfege
time
33. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
value
shape
samba
syncopation
34. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
abstract art
texture
blocking
cubism
35. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
dynamics
form
balance
Noh
36. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
subject-centered instruction
texture
color
space
37. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
rumba
intensity
samba
syncopation
38. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
flamenco
collage
impressionist style
melody
39. A collage in three dimensions
assemblage
space
aesthetic valuing
force/energy
40. Helps students see the connections among the arts
elements of music
history of theater
rhythm
connecting the arts disciplines
41. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
unity
upstage
social dance
assessment of art
42. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
principles of art
collage
dynamics
Noh
43. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
chord
swing
hue
color
44. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
interval
elements of dance
unity
foxtrot
45. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
intensity
arena stage
space
upstage
46. Where and when actors will move on stage
mambo
melody
blocking
melody
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.
arts and other core subjects
proscenium
elements of music
tempo
48. A distinctive quality to the sound
force/energy
interval
timbre
form
49. The reason the work was created
solfege
theme
samba
assemblage
50. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
rhythm
syncopation
cubism
foxtrot