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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
assemblage
balance
contrast
chord
2. Variation in volume
upstage
assessment of art
rhythm
dynamics
3. The brightness of color - its vividness
impressionist style
creative expression
intensity
octave
4. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
mystery plays
creative expression
assessment of art
upstage
5. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
syncopation
Kabuki
foxtrot
theme
6. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
history of theater
performance dance
solfege
form
7. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
collage
repetition
melody
movement
8. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
samba
Charleston
rumba
social dance
9. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
meringue
salsa
dance
abstract art
10. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
mixed media
form
interval
salsa
11. 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.
arts and other core subjects
pacing
foxtrot
theme
12. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
elements of music
timbre
space
Noh
13. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
arena stage
Noh
waltz
square dancing
14. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
rhythm
arena stage
salsa
dance
15. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
collage
rumba
impressionist style
types of visual arts
16. From Cuba
rhythm
elements of music
mambo
dominance
17. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
intensity
impressionist style
samba
artistic perception
18. Where and when actors will move on stage
blocking
types of visual arts
perspective
dominance
19. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
rhythm
creative expression
types of visual arts
syncopation
20. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
pacing
timbre
syncopation
cubism
21. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
square dancing
form
shape
hanamichi
22. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
hanamichi
salsa
proscenium
color
23. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
chord
salsa
chord
syncopation
24. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
color
collage
harmony
movement
25. A distinctive quality to the sound
thrust stage
timbre
emphasis
waltz
26. The practice of creating or performing works of art
creative expression
chord
mystery plays
space
27. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
principles of art
timbre
subject-centered instruction
hanamichi
28. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
perspective
blocking
social dance
mixed media
29. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
Noh
time
principles of art
chord
30. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
rhythm
balance
Noh
subject-centered instruction
31. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
aesthetic valuing
solfege
swing
force/energy
32. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
elements of dance
foxtrot
mystery plays
force/energy
33. A distinctive quality to the sound
chord
timbre
salsa
shape
34. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
repetition
emphasis
elements of dance
thrust stage
35. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
history of theater
blocking
types of visual arts
form
36. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
Noh
dance
swing
tango
37. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
salsa
aesthetic valuing
cubism
blocking
38. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
interval
shape
elements of dance
polka
39. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
solfege
dominance
samba
assemblage
40. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
polka
upstage
history of theater
tempo
41. Variation in volume
dynamics
dominance
hue
texture
42. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
waltz
movement
chord
43. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
elements of dance
hanamichi
social dance
creative expression
44. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
square dancing
swing
social dance
harmony
45. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
samba
Kabuki
rumba
assemblage
46. A ballroom dance from Argentina
rumba
hanamichi
tango
proscenium
47. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
mie
theme
pacing
harmony
48. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
balance
form
impressionist style
hanamichi
49. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
rumba
intensity
subject-centered instruction
samba
50. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
rhythm
intensity
chord
salsa