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Arts, Grades 1-5 175 words

January 15, 2010 By Vocabulary Lists (New York, NY) Vocabulary.com Moderator
Vocabulary list related to the arts (visual arts, theater, music, dance) for students in grades 1-5.

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  1. accent
    special importance or significance
  2. accompaniment
    a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
  3. act
    behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
  4. action
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  5. actor
    a theatrical performer
  6. alto
    the lowest female singing voice
  7. applause
    a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
  8. arrangement
    an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
  9. art
    the creation of beautiful or significant things
  10. art form
    (architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture)
  11. artist
    a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
  12. artwork
    photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
  13. audience
    a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
  14. balance
    harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
  15. bass
    the lowest part of the musical range
  16. beat
    hit repeatedly
  17. bend
    form a curve
  18. brush
    an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
  19. camera
    equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
  20. canvas
    a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
  21. cardboard
    a stiff moderately thick paper
  22. cast
    put or send forth
  23. casting
    the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
  24. character
    a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
  25. chord
    a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
  26. clapping
    a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
  27. clay
    water soaked soil; soft wet earth
  28. color
    a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
  29. complementary color
    either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
  30. compose
    form the substance of
  31. composer
    someone who composes music as a profession
  32. composition
    the way in which someone or something is composed
  33. conductor
    the person who leads a musical group
  34. construction
    the act of constructing something
  35. contrast
    the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
  36. costume
    the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class
  37. cue
    an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
  38. dance
    taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
  39. dance step
    a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
  40. dancer
    a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)
  41. depth
    the extent downward or backward or inward
  42. dialogue
    a conversation between two persons
  43. diction
    the manner in which something is expressed in words
  44. diminuendo
    (music) a gradual decrease in loudness
  45. distance
    the property created by the space between two objects or points
  46. drama
    a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
  47. dramatic play
    a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
  48. duet
    two performers or singers who perform together
  49. echo
    the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
  50. eighth note
    a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note
  51. electronic instrument
    a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically
  52. embellishment
    the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
  53. emphasis
    intensity or forcefulness of expression
  54. ending
    the act of ending something
  55. energy
    forceful exertion
  56. entertainer
    a person who tries to please or amuse
  57. film
    a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
  58. flexibility
    the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped
  59. focus
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
  60. folk
    people in general (often used in the plural)
  61. folk dance
    a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
  62. following
    the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
  63. form
    a perceptual structure
  64. forte
    an asset of special worth or utility
  65. forward
    at or to or toward the front
  66. genre
    a kind of literary or artistic work
  67. guitar
    a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
  68. half note
    a musical note having the time value of half a whole note
  69. harmony
    compatibility in opinion and action
  70. height
    the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
  71. hop
    jump lightly
  72. improvisation
    a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
  73. instrument
    the means whereby some act is accomplished
  74. interpretation
    the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
  75. key signature
    the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key
  76. keyboard
    device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like
  77. knife
    edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
  78. leap
    move forward by leaps and bounds
  79. legato
    connecting the notes; in music
  80. lighting
    having abundant light or illumination
  81. line
    a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
  82. loudness
    the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
  83. lullaby
    a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
  84. major key
    a key whose harmony is based on the major scale
  85. makeup
    the way in which someone or something is composed
  86. march
    walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride
  87. measure
    determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
  88. medium
    the surrounding environment
  89. melody
    a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
  90. metal
    any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
  91. middle
    an area that is approximately central within some larger region
  92. minor key
    a key based on the minor scale
  93. mood
    a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
  94. movement
    a change of position that does not entail a change of location
  95. music
    an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
  96. musical phrase
    a short musical passage
  97. musician
    someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
  98. notation
    a comment or instruction (usually added)
  99. oil paint
    paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle
  100. originality
    the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)
  101. overlapping
    covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
  102. paint
    a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
  103. pattern
    a perceptual structure
  104. percussion instrument
    a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
  105. performance
    the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
  106. performer
    an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
  107. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
  108. piano
    a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
  109. pitch
    the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
  110. plastic
    generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives
  111. posture
    the arrangement of the body and its limbs
  112. production
    the act or process of producing something
  113. professional
    of or relating to or suitable as a profession
  114. progression
    the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
  115. prop
    a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
  116. quarter note
    a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
  117. recorder
    equipment for making records
  118. repeat
    to say, state, or perform again
  119. repetition
    the act of doing or performing again
  120. rest
    take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
  121. rhythm
    an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
  122. rock music
    a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
  123. role
    the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
  124. round
    having a circular shape
  125. scale
    an ordered reference standard
  126. scenery
    the appearance of a place
  127. scissors
    an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
  128. sculpture
    a three-dimensional work of plastic art
  129. sequence
    a following of one thing after another in time
  130. sequencer
    computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence
  131. set
    put into a certain place or abstract location
  132. setting
    the physical position of something
  133. shading
    graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
  134. shape
    a perceptual structure
  135. sharp
    having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
  136. sideward
    toward one side
  137. sing
    produce tones with the voice
  138. sixteenth note
    a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note
  139. skip
    jump lightly
  140. slide
    move smoothly along a surface
  141. song
    a short musical composition with words
  142. soprano
    the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty
  143. staccato
    separating the notes; in music
  144. staff
    a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
  145. stage
    any distinct time period in a sequence of events
  146. stone
    a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
  147. story
    a record or narrative description of past events
  148. straight
    having no deviations
  149. strength
    the property of being physically or mentally strong
  150. stretch
    extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
  151. structure
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
  152. strum
    sound the strings of (a string instrument)
  153. style
    how something is done or how it happens
  154. subject matter
    what a communication that is about something is about
  155. symbol
    something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
  156. synthesizer
    (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments
  157. tempo
    (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
  158. tenor
    the adult male singing voice above baritone
  159. theme
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  160. tie
    fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
  161. time signature
    a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat
  162. timing
    the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics)
  163. tone
    (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
  164. treble clef
    a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff
  165. twist
    cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
  166. ukulele
    a small guitar having four strings
  167. videotape
    a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound
  168. viewer
    a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
  169. villain
    a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
  170. voice
    the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
  171. watercolor
    water-soluble pigment
  172. whole note
    a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)
  173. work of art
    art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit)
  174. work song
    a usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work
  175. writer
    a person who is able to write and has written something