SVPA Final Exam Review Part 1 - Elements

This style of dance is characterized by freedom of movement, and dancers are usually barefoot when performing. 

The highness or lowness of sound.

One melody with chordal accompaniment.

This principle of design is a directed path of optical motion.

The series of events that take place in a play; structured in 6 stages. 

This type of play was prominent in the 1800's in America; featured heroes, heroines, and villains. 

Dynamics refer to how loud or soft music is to be played.

This element of art is a property of light.

This element of art has height and width, but no depth.

This element of art deals with 3 dimensions; has height, width, and depth. 

Refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.

This type of play did NOT teach biblical lessons; "Everyman" is the most famous play in this form.

Geometric shapes are regular and precise; they can be measured. 

Time is the relationship of one movement to another. Includes pulse, speed, duration, rhythm, and phrases. 

The speed of the music.

These types of plays began in churches to teach biblical lessons, and were mostly performed on religious feast days.

A movement or shape performed in such a way as to give emphasis. 

This style of dance is characterized by standardized movements, as well as specialized leaps and lifts.

Theatrical equipment, such as curtains, flats, backdrops, or platforms, used in a production. 

The ongoing underlying beat.

The vertical distance from the floor.

Degree of muscular tension and use of energy while moving.

This style of dance is characterized by accents in the head, hips, hands, and feet, as well as improvisation.

Single, unaccompanied melody.

Ballet is characterized by the use of shoes with hard metal taps attached to them. 

The featured musical line. 

Two or more equally important melodies sounding simultaneously. 

Clothing and accessories worn by actors to portray character and period. 

The material used by an artist to create art. 

The manner of verbal expression/diction/style of writing/speech/phrasing that suggests the type of character. 

What are the three major elements of dance?

This is the most basic element of art, and can be real (seen) or implied (suggested). 

A short musical statement.

The art of arranging dances.

Music is the organization of sounds in time. 

This principle of design is a scaling of objects in relation to each other. 

The area occupied by the dancer's body; includes direction, size, pathways, levels, and shapes. 

The differences between sounds of instruments and/or voices.

The reason or reasons for a character's  or inducement for further action for a character.

Which of the following is NOT a 3-dimensional medium?

Minor chords have a bright, cheerful sound.

This principle of design is a repetitive, organized movement, or visual flow, within an image. 

The capacity to relate to the feelings of another

A series of events following the initial incident and leading up to the dramatic climax. 

This principle of design is the accentuation of importance.

The basic idea of a play; the idea, point of view, or perception that binds together a work of art. 

The internal or external struggle between opposing forces, ideas, or interests that creates dramatic tension.

Up, down, same in pitch.

Props are any moveable object that appears in a play

The structure of music.