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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Variation in volume






2. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






6. The tune of a song






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






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






9. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






12. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






13. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






14. A distinctive quality to the sound






15. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






20. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






25. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






28. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






29. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals






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






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






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






33. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






35. Dominican Republic






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






37. From Cuba






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






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






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






41. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






43. A ballroom dance from Argentina






44. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






45. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






47. The tactile quality of a work of art






48. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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