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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
time
rhythm
intensity
hue
2. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
space
time
swing
emphasis
3. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
waltz
tango
dominance
assessment of art
4. The rate at Which music moves
tempo
impressionist style
elements of music
square dancing
5. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
syncopation
shape
cubism
proscenium
6. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
performance dance
rhythm
repetition
time
7. 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.
upstage
mixed media
arts and other core subjects
value
8. Where and when actors will move on stage
creative expression
salsa
famous playwrights
blocking
9. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
color
syncopation
assessment of art
tango
10. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
samba
dynamics
emphasis
form
11. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
assessment of art
intensity
swing
rhythm
12. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
interval
dance
meringue
perspective
13. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
dominance
Kabuki
thrust stage
chord
14. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
assemblage
color
arena stage
aesthetic valuing
15. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
Charleston
mystery plays
mystery plays
artistic perception
16. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
elements of music
history of theater
dance
timbre
17. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
famous playwrights
upstage
space
meringue
18. The practice of creating or performing works of art
Noh
perspective
creative expression
harmony
19. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
syncopation
upstage
tempo
texture
20. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
twist
solfege
rhythm
downstage
21. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
dominance
subject-centered instruction
melody
perspective
22. The brightness of color - its vividness
subject-centered instruction
intensity
principles of art
Kabuki
23. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
form
pacing
polka
principles of art
24. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
principles of art
square dancing
emphasis
blocking
25. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
assemblage
cubism
unity
flamenco
26. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
types of visual arts
form
upstage
arts and other core subjects
27. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
arts and other core subjects
space
history of theater
arena stage
28. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
hanamichi
salsa
social dance
timbre
29. Variation in volume
Charleston
form
aesthetic valuing
dynamics
30. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
dance
perspective
value
pacing
31. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
hue
perspective
color
samba
32. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
solfege
connecting the arts disciplines
elements of dance
space
33. Helps students see the connections among the arts
connecting the arts disciplines
flamenco
space
contrast
34. From Cuba
melody
dance
mambo
solfege
35. Dominican Republic
pacing
arts and other core subjects
meringue
famous playwrights
36. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
rhythm
melody
thrust stage
time
37. From Cuba
Noh
mambo
upstage
contrast
38. The juxtaposition of opposites
famous playwrights
balance
rumba
contrast
39. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
upstage
waltz
balance
Noh
40. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
melody
twist
value
space
41. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
melody
Kabuki
rumba
value
42. The rate at Which music moves
tempo
subject-centered instruction
movement
famous playwrights
43. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
pacing
Kabuki
solfege
unity
44. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
aesthetic valuing
subject-centered instruction
history of theater
elements of dance
45. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
timbre
square dancing
foxtrot
timbre
46. Consists of 8 notes
famous playwrights
octave
interval
blocking
47. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
assessment of art
upstage
space
interval
48. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
polka
repetition
hue
shape
49. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
creative expression
rhythm
pacing
famous playwrights
50. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
space
solfege
connecting the arts disciplines
creative expression