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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. The rate at Which music moves






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






3. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form






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






5. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






7. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy






8. The reason the work was created






9. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






11. Helps students see the connections among the arts






12. The distance between each note






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






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






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






16. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






20. Variation in volume






21. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






23. 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.






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






25. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






28. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity






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






30. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






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






34. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






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






39. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






42. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy






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






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






45. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






48. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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