Unit 2 Drama, Art, Music, Food and RE Flashcards
drama= thursday revision art= monday revision music= tuesday revision food= monday revision re= thursday revision
The features that most commonly make up a piece of art.
Formal Elements
Colour is what you see when light reflects off of something.
Colour
The lightness or darkness of something.
Tone
How a surface looks or feels e.g fluffy, rough or smooth.
Texture
A symbol or shape that is repeated. It is decorative.
Pattern
A mark which can be used to make a drawing.
Line
A 2D (two dimensional) area which is enclosed by a line. E.g square.
Shape
An object or item that has three dimensions (3D) e.g cube.
Form
Colours which are next to each other on the colour wheel.
Harmonious Colour
Colours which are opposite to one another on the colour wheel.
Complimentary
Colour
The way actors use their bodies to convey meaning to the audience. (convey =
to communicate or share)
Physical Skills
A specific movement made by a part of the body to convey meaning to the
audience.
Gesture
The way an actor uses their face to convey meaning to the audience.
Facial Expression
The way movements, stance and gestures can show how someone feels
without speaking.
Body Language
The position a character holds themselves in when sitting or standing.
Stance
The way actors use their voices to convey meaning to the audience.
Vocal Skills
The way actors change the sound of their voice to convey meaning to the
audience.
Tone
The speed at which an actor speaks the lines of a script.
Pace
How loudly or quietly an actor speaks the lines of a script.
Volume
How clearly an actor’s lines can be understood by an audience.
Clarity
This describes the level of volume or change of volume between notes or
phrases.
Dynamics
An instruction to play softly.
Piano
An instruction to play loudly.
Forte
An instruction to steadily increase in volume.
Crescendo
An instruction to steadily decrease in volume
Diminuendo
Describes how high or low the note is.
Pitch
Describes the quality of sound. It can be described as bright, dark, brassy,
reedy, harsh, noisy, thin, buzzy, pure, raspy, shrill, mellow, strained.
Timbre
This is a repeating sequence of pitches or a repeating
sequence of beats
Melodic / rhythmic
ostinato
This is a pattern that repeats.
Sequence
This refers to the length of notes e.g. a semibreve is a note with a long duration
(4 beats).
Duration
An acceptance that something exists or is true, especially one without proof.
Belief
Something that can be known and is proved to be true.
Fact