Monday, February 16, 2009

Questions and Answers for Worksheet from February 10, 2009

1. Who wrote the poem that begins with these words? _________________________________
There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the Sun burns crimson bright.

2. In music, what is the name of the symbol which raises the pitch of a note one-half step?_______________________________________________________________________

3. In Visual Art, what includes oil paint, watercolor, tempera, ink, pastel, crayon, clay, marble, and fresco?________________________________________________________

4. Which would be an appropriate subject for a still-life painting (circle one)...
A. Prince Charles
B. a vase of flowers
C. horsemen and cattle
D. the Egyptian Pyramids

5. When did Edward Hicks (an artist) live?________________________________________________________________________________

6. What is this art piece called?

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7. Who was the artist who created this art piece?
______________________________________________________________________________


8. Monotony and Diversity are both part of what (in the Principles of Design)?
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9. A sculpture of the upper part of a person, usually including the head and shoulders, is called a ______________________________________________________________________________

10. A textbook with these words in its index is about what form of art?
crackle
earthenware
enamel
firing
glazing
throwing
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11. Painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking and basketry are all (circle one)…
media
Art techniques
Genres
shapes

12. Wet, gooey, furry, sandy, and crackled are all_________________________________________________ in visual art.

13. Which element of design includes geometric: two-dimensional, circle, oval, oblong, and various polygons?
_______________________________________________________________________________

14. What does “grave” mean in music notation?_______________________________________________________________________________

15. Impressionism, primitive, naturalism and romanticism are all __________________________________________ in visual art?

16. A brush, brayer, easel, eraser, camera, and chisel are all ______________________________________________in visual art?

17. Texture includes which ONE of the following (circle one)…
Shape
Line
Depth
prickly
Tints

18. Name the type of painting executed on wet plaster with pigments suspended in water so that the plaster absorbs the colors and the painting becomes part of the wall.__________________________________________________________


19. Name which principle of design includes size and scale._________________________________________________

20. Name which principle of design includes motif and waves._______________________________________________

21. Name the element of design that includes vertical, horizontal, diagonal, straight, and curved_____________________________________________________________________________.

22. Name the element of design that includes shades, tints, light, highlight, and shadow____________________________________________________________________________.

23. Name the principle of design that includes repetition, regular and irregular ________________________________________________________________________________.

24. Name the element of design that includes depth, positive, background, overlapping and vanishing point.__________________________________________________________________________.

25. Name the principle of design that includes implied action_______________________________________________.

26. Treble, bass, clefs, staff, and notes are all ___________________________________________________in music?

27. The Piano, harp, timpani/kettle drum and xylophone are all which instrument family?____________________________________________________________________________________.

28. Name three musical careers 1. _______________________________________
2. _______________________________________
3.________________________________________

29. Name the four main instrument families 1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
30. In music, ballet, chorus, ensemble, musical theater, and opera are all ________________________________________.

31. People began making pictures and designs out of bits of colored stone at least 2000 years ago. What is the name for this art form?
_________________________________________________________________________________

32. What is this symbol music?

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33. In the performing arts, what includes voice, physical expressiveness, perspective and emotion?__________________________________________________________________________________.

34. In the performing arts, name what includes a choreographer, costumer, director and producer___________________________________________________________________________.

35. In the performing arts, name what includes deck, stage positions, exit right and exit left.____________________________________________________________________________.

36. Which musical includes a woman who cared for children and made life a little bit sweeter (including their medicine) ____________________________________________________________________________________.

37. Who was the author of “Babymouse: Queen of the World” (graphic novel)?____________________________________________________________________________________.

38. Which fairytale speaks of a princess who must climb really high to sleep on an uncomfortable bed to prove that she is a true princess (this includes a vegetable being stuck under the mattresses)____________________________________________________________________________________

39. Which fairytale speaks of a girl, a forest, a grandma, and a wolf?____________________________________________________________________________________

40. Who is the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?____________________________________________________________________________________


41. Wickerwork is a type of …(circle one)...
painting
Tapestry
Ceramics
Basketry
Calligraphy

42. What does a capella mean in music?__________________________________________________________________

43. What are the four main voice parts in music?
1.___________________________________________________

2.____________________________________________________

3.____________________________________________________

4.____________________________________________________

44. Beats and measures are part of what in music?______________________________________________________

45. In the performing arts, what includes ballet, jazz, modern, tap, ballroom, and Latin?____________________________

46. What musical styles did George F. Handel compose?_____________________________________________________

47. What is the other name for the F clef in music?______________________________________________________

48. What is the name for the symbol (in music) which, when placed on a staff with a particular clef sign, indicates pitch?
___________________________________________________________________________________

49. Which Principle of Design involves the act or process of moving, especially change of place or position?

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50. What is a comic opera with dancing called?

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51. What is the musical notation symbol which lowers the pitch of a note one-half step?

________________________________________________________________________________

52. In musical notation, what has five horizontal lines, with four spaces, upon which the notes and other musical symbols are placed?


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53. What form of performance art is a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing?

_______________________________________________________________________________

54. In music, which dynamic marking symbol means “soft” or “pianoforte”?

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55. Clustering, proximity, dominant color, and contour are all part of what (in the Principles of Design)?

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56. What form of the performing arts uses the exercise of sleight of hand or conjuring for entertainment?
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57. In music, what is the name for the vertical lines on the staff that divide and organize music?

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58. When something is plain and doesn’t have any variety, what is that called?

_____________________________________________________________________________

59. What is the art technique called where an artist creates a work of art with paint on a surface?

________________________________________________________________________________

60. Which art technique uses a block or plate or other object that is covered with wet color and then pressed onto a flat surface to create the print or shape?

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Answers to February 10, 2009 worksheet

Shel Silverstein
Sharp
Media
B. (a vase of flowers)
1780-1849
Blue Boy
Thomas Gainsborough
Variety
Bust
Ceramics (pottery)
B. Art Techniques
Textures
Shape
Extremely slow and solemn
Art styles
Art tools
D. prickly
Fresco
Proportion
Pattern
Line
Value
Rhythm
Space
Movement
Musical notation
Percussion
Composer, conductor, accompanist (as well as others)
String, brass, woodwind, percussion
Musical forms
mosaic
Whole rest
Elements of acting
Careers (performing arts careers)
Elements of stage
Mary Poppins
Jennifer Holm
The Princess and the Pea
Little Red Riding Hood
Frank Baum
D. basketry
Vocals without accompaniment
Soprano, alto, tenor, bass
Rhythm
Dance forms
Baroque and Classical
Bass Clef
Note
Movement
Operetta
Flat
Staff
Musical theater
Piano
Unity
Magic
Measures
Monotony
Painting
printmaking