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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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1. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
samba
elements of music
solfege
mixed media
2. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
color
assessment of art
mixed media
3. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
mystery plays
subject-centered instruction
Charleston
salsa
4. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
history of theater
syncopation
movement
tango
5. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
chord
syncopation
assemblage
solfege
6. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
octave
rhythm
rhythm
performance dance
7. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
contrast
arena stage
dynamics
form
8. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
harmony
square dancing
balance
Charleston
9. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
social dance
principles of art
assessment of art
Noh
10. Part of the stage closest to the audience
space
syncopation
upstage
downstage
11. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
waltz
meringue
cubism
mixed media
12. The reason the work was created
balance
arts and other core subjects
impressionist style
theme
13. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
unity
mixed media
chord
elements of dance
14. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
square dancing
repetition
melody
time
15. The juxtaposition of opposites
space
swing
contrast
dynamics
16. The movement of a point through space.
form
melody
thrust stage
elements of music
17. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
intensity
pacing
swing
harmony
18. The practice of creating or performing works of art
creative expression
subject-centered instruction
space
flamenco
19. A ballroom dance from Argentina
hue
tango
types of visual arts
rhythm
20. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
hue
creative expression
aesthetic valuing
proscenium
21. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
perspective
polka
texture
thrust stage
22. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
solfege
mie
syncopation
rumba
23. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
samba
pacing
Charleston
creative expression
24. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
theme
proscenium
rumba
pacing
25. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
Kabuki
rhythm
types of visual arts
tempo
26. The distance between each note
mixed media
elements of dance
rumba
interval
27. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
chord
rumba
shape
perspective
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.
octave
space
force/energy
arts and other core subjects
29. The tune of a song
melody
assemblage
square dancing
texture
30. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
value
timbre
rhythm
swing
31. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
assessment of art
mie
mystery plays
artistic perception
32. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
octave
creative expression
aesthetic valuing
meringue
33. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
cubism
salsa
swing
polka
34. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
chord
perspective
space
theme
35. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
space
connecting the arts disciplines
hanamichi
octave
36. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
salsa
repetition
value
waltz
37. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
color
aesthetic valuing
mixed media
time
38. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
octave
flamenco
upstage
arena stage
39. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
swing
tempo
texture
form
40. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
mambo
history of theater
aesthetic valuing
creative expression
41. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
melody
solfege
harmony
waltz
42. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
elements of dance
assessment of art
contrast
form
43. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
rumba
dominance
texture
solfege
44. Helps students see the connections among the arts
connecting the arts disciplines
Charleston
form
time
45. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
flamenco
assemblage
collage
samba
46. A distinctive quality to the sound
timbre
time
cubism
Charleston
47. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
mystery plays
form
dance
octave
48. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
force/energy
abstract art
waltz
theme
49. A ballroom dance from Argentina
tango
polka
texture
hue
50. The brightness of color - its vividness
subject-centered instruction
intensity
social dance
arts and other core subjects
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