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Generic Art Terms
|Term |Definition |
|Aesthetics |how people think about, write about, and discuss issues in art, such as what makes a work of art |
| |beautiful, good, or artistic; sometimes contrasted with art criticism, or the qualities in one |
| |specific artwork |
|Aesthetic criteria |criteria that apply to a performance and that must be met to be considered a work of art |
|Art form |The form or medium of expression produced by an artist |
|Communication |an exchange of information or opinion |
|Concept |thought, notion, idea, or opinion |
|Contrast |the use of opposites to create emphasis and interest in a work or art |
|Cultural |the complex distinctive attainments, beliefs, and traditions constituting the background of a racial,|
| |religious, or social group |
|Discipline-based art education |a philosophy of art education in which art is seen to be equal to other academic subjects, and in |
| |which the critical, historical, and aesthetic components of art are given equal weight with hands-on |
| |production |
|Element |a visual or sensory part of an artwork used to create the composition |
|Expression |the manifestation or representation of a thought, feeling, character, or quality through art |
|Focus |a center of activity, attraction, or attention |
|Variety |intermixture or succession of different elements or qualities; diversity |
|Form |the physical characteristics of an object |
|Historical period |the social and cultural context in which an artwork is created |
|Imagination |creative ability |
|Improvise |to compose, recite, play, or sing on the spur of the moment; unscripted, spontaneous presentation |
|Interpretation |representation, in performance, delivery, or criticism, of the thought and mood in a work of art |
|Performing arts |drama, music, dance, and movement; execution in a set or formal manner or with technical or artistic |
| |skill; an act of performing |
|Principles of art |balance and symmetry, variety, repetition, emphasis, and dominance–subordination |
|Elements of art |line, shape, value, color, space, texture, and pattern |
|Process |the phases of production |
|Product |the final result of the artistic process |
|Style |distinctive or characteristic mode of presentation, construction, or execution in any art |
|Suspense |mental uncertainty, anxiety, or excitement regarding an outcome |
|Symbol |something that stands for something else |
|Visual arts |drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics; arts experienced visually |
|Work of art |a piece of art created by an artist |
Dance and Movement
|Term |Definition |
|Action |the manner or method of performing |
|Ballet |genre of dance originating with court dances of Italy and France; based on five positions and |
| |prescribed movements named in French |
|Beat |the rise or fall of the hand, baton, or foot in marking beats of measured music; the muscular response|
| |to the musical rhythm |
|Combination |the act or process of combining movements together |
|Dance |to perform, either alone or with others, a rhythmic and patterned succession of movements, commonly to|
| |music |
|Dynamics |producing an effect of movement or progression |
|Elements of dance |body, movement or action, space, time, energy |
|Form |arrangement or method of arrangement; the elements of an artistic production |
|Kinesthetic |related to position and body movement |
|Movement |change of place, position, or posture; a connected and long, continuous series of acts and events |
| |toward some end |
|Rhythm |movement marked by regular occurrence of features or elements |
|Tradition |that which is transmitted through successive generations |
Music
|Term |Definition |
|Accompany |subordinate music to support a principal voice or instrument |
|Arrangement |a piece of music in which a composer takes an existing melody and adds to or changes the melody |
|Composition |an arrangement in an artistic form |
|Conductor |a person who uses hand and arm gestures to interpret the expressive elements of music for singer and |
| |instrumentalist |
|Dynamics |symbols in music that indicate how loud or soft to sing or play |
|Elements of music |melody, harmony, rhythm, and form |
|Genre |a distinctive type or category of music, such as folk music |
|Harmony |a musical sound that is formed when two or more different pitches are played or sung at the same time |
|Instruments |any sound-producing object or combination of objects that may be struck, plucked, blown, or performed |
| |on in any other way |
|Interpretation |an artistic performance or adaptation of a musical piece |
|Jazz |an original American style of music that features swing rhythms, syncopation, and improvisation |
|Mood |the predominant emotions or feeling of a musical piece |
|Musical phrase |a musical line that contains a coherent grouping of pitches, similar to a sentence in language that |
| |contains a coherent grouping of words |
|Pitch |sound; the result of vibration; the highness or lowness of a tone, determined by the number of |
| |vibrations per second |
|Repetition |the restatement of a musical idea; repeated pitches; repeated a section in aba form |
|Rhythm |regular recurrence of accent; basic pulse underlying the long and short sounds and silences |
| |represented by note and rest symbols |
|Style |the particular character of a musical work; often indicated by words at the beginning of a |
| |composition, which tell the performer the general manner in which the piece is to be performed |
|Tempo |terms in music that indicate how fast or slow to sing or play |
Drama
|Term |Definition |
|Action |movement; the manner or method of performing |
|Actor |an individual who plays the role of a character |
|Character |one of the persons in a novel or play |
|Costume |the style of attire characteristic of a period, character, or country |
|Dialogue |the speech parts of a dramatic work that represent conversation |
|Dramatization |an adaptation of nondramatic material—such as literature or poetry—for theatrical presentation |
|Improvise |to compose, recite, and perform on the spur of the moment; performed without the use of a script |
|Literature |written works having excellence of form or expression and dealing with universal concepts |
|Mood |a conscious state of mind or predominant emotion |
|Performance |the act of or process of performing; a public presentation |
|Prop |an object used in a dramatic production to enhance the illusion of reality |
|Role |a character played by an actor |
|Scene |a division of one act of a play; a single situation or sequence in a play |
|Script |the dramatic play in written form |
|Set |the physical place of a dramatic performance; the background or environment created for the play, |
| |which enhances the illusion of reality |
|Story |a narrative account |
|Style |a distinctive or characteristic mode of presentation, as in an historical period or genre performance |
|Tempo |the rate or speed of a performance |
Visual Arts
|Term |Definition |
|Balance |the arrangement of elements in an artwork |
|Color |warm, cool, and complementary colors; the element of art that is based on the perception of different |
| |wavelengths of light by the eye’s sensors; warm colors are red, yellow, and orange; cool colors are |
| |blue, green, and violet; complementary colors are colors that are opposites located across from one |
| |another on the color wheel |
|Composition |the arrangement of the elements of art into a unified whole through the use of organizational |
| |principles |
|Contrast |the use of different colors, values, textures, and other elements to create differences between those |
| |elements |
|Depth |the real or apparent distance created in an artwork |
|Design elements |line, shape, value, color, space, texture, and pattern |
|Focal point |the main point to which one’s eye is attracted |
|Material or media |the materials used to create an artwork, such as paint, wood, or stone |
|Negative space |the area, space, or background around an object |
|Overlapping |to cover or extend over part or all of an object; a simple way to show depth in a painting |
|Pattern |a design in which artistic elements are repeated in a regular or irregular way |
|Perspective |representation of a sense of distance and depth in an artwork through use of line and other elements |
|Repetition |the duplication of a shape, color, motif, or image |
|Shading |a technique in drawing that shows the gradual transition of values from light to dark of an object |
|Technique |the physical manipulation of materials to produce a desired effect |
|Texture |the tactile quality of a surface, either real or implied |
|Value |the lightness or darkness of a color |
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