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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)






2. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body






3. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form






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






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






6. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.






7. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






8. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.






9. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form






10. Consists of 8 notes






11. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






12. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)






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






14. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






15. The reason the work was created






16. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






17. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






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






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






22. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






23. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.






24. The rate at Which music moves






25. 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.






26. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






30. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






31. The reason the work was created






32. Consists of 8 notes






33. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning






34. Dominican Republic






35. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.






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






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






38. Variation in volume






39. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






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






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






45. Where and when actors will move on stage






46. The juxtaposition of opposites






47. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






48. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design






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






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