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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)






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






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






4. The practice of creating or performing works of art






5. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






13. Helps students see the connections among the arts






14. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






16. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






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






22. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface






23. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.






24. The movement of a point through space.






25. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






28. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






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






33. A distinctive quality to the sound






34. The tune of a song






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






36. The brightness of color - its vividness






37. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






38. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






40. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






44. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






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






49. Consists of 8 notes






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