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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. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent






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






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






5. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






7. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)






8. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






10. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






13. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






14. The tactile quality of a work of art






15. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






25. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






26. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






30. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






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






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






35. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






36. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene






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






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






39. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






41. The tune of a song






42. The tune of a song






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






44. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






45. Dominican Republic






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






47. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






50. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)