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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. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
hanamichi
dominance
mie
aesthetic valuing
2. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
samba
principles of art
contrast
interval
3. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
rumba
melody
creative expression
dance
4. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
perspective
balance
force/energy
contrast
5. Variation in volume
dominance
dynamics
rhythm
downstage
6. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
repetition
color
elements of dance
arena stage
7. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
thrust stage
salsa
hanamichi
upstage
8. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
interval
hanamichi
blocking
form
9. Consists of 8 notes
performance dance
history of theater
octave
force/energy
10. A distinctive quality to the sound
famous playwrights
unity
timbre
samba
11. The brightness of color - its vividness
impressionist style
intensity
harmony
foxtrot
12. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
movement
square dancing
theme
proscenium
13. Consists of 8 notes
balance
octave
elements of music
rumba
14. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
Kabuki
tempo
time
pacing
15. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
flamenco
contrast
value
timbre
16. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
assessment of art
elements of music
tempo
meringue
17. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
contrast
value
arena stage
waltz
18. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
impressionist style
perspective
aesthetic valuing
Charleston
19. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
tango
hue
contrast
solfege
20. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
salsa
color
swing
Kabuki
21. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
color
swing
Kabuki
shape
22. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
harmony
chord
waltz
dance
23. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
force/energy
perspective
interval
swing
24. The tune of a song
social dance
chord
melody
Noh
25. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
collage
Kabuki
rhythm
force/energy
26. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
elements of music
rhythm
Kabuki
Noh
27. A collage in three dimensions
assemblage
mystery plays
connecting the arts disciplines
cubism
28. The rate at Which music moves
samba
principles of art
perspective
tempo
29. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
dance
mie
hue
creative expression
30. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
solfege
mixed media
aesthetic valuing
mie
31. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
meringue
rhythm
proscenium
space
32. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
upstage
Noh
harmony
force/energy
33. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
tempo
thrust stage
elements of music
solfege
34. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
pacing
salsa
proscenium
foxtrot
35. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
impressionist style
value
history of theater
Noh
36. The brightness of color - its vividness
assessment of art
aesthetic valuing
assessment of art
intensity
37. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
interval
famous playwrights
tango
chord
38. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
harmony
meringue
history of theater
mambo
39. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
rhythm
foxtrot
melody
performance dance
40. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
aesthetic valuing
repetition
hanamichi
famous playwrights
41. Dominican Republic
tango
meringue
mambo
waltz
42. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
mixed media
movement
creative expression
time
43. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
artistic perception
principles of art
form
time
44. Dominican Republic
unity
arena stage
meringue
elements of dance
45. The tactile quality of a work of art
syncopation
texture
aesthetic valuing
history of theater
46. Helps students see the connections among the arts
history of theater
creative expression
form
connecting the arts disciplines
47. 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
cubism
pacing
elements of dance
48. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
dance
upstage
emphasis
salsa
49. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
balance
artistic perception
form
cubism
50. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
proscenium
dominance
hue
arena stage