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WorksheetsTerm 1.2 Year 8 Performing Arts Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A group of instruments that sound similar and are played in a similar way, e.g., strings, brass, woodwind, or percussion.
Instrumental Family
Musical Note
Tempo
Melody
Instruments that are struck, shaken, or hit to make sound, e.g., drums, tambourine, or cymbals.
Percussion Family
String Family
Woodwind Family
Brass Family
A tuned percussion instrument with high pitched, tuned metal bars.
Glockenspiel
Xylophone
Marimba
Triangle
A tuned percussion instrument with tuned metal bars, often lower in pitch than glockenspiel.
Metallophone
Xylophone
Marimba
Vibraphone
A tuned percussion instrument with wooden bars played with mallets.
Xylophone
Triangle
Tambourine
Snare Drum
A tuned percussion instrument with individual tuned metal bars.
Chime Bars
Xylophone
Glockenspiel
Marimba
The tone colour or quality of a sound.
Timbre
Pitch
Tempo
Dynamics
Music with a single melody line and no harmony.
Monophonic Texture
Polyphonic Texture
Homophonic Texture
Heterophonic Texture
Music with two or more independent melody lines played simultaneously.
Polyphonic Texture
Monophonic Texture
Homophonic Texture
Heterophonic Texture
Music with one main melody supported by chords or accompaniment.
Homophonic Texture
Monophonic Texture
Polyphonic Texture
Heterophonic Texture
A short musical idea.
Motif
Sonata
Symphony
Concerto
A short motif that represents a character, idea, or place in a film.
Leitmotif
Crescendo
Sonata
Overture
Storytelling through the body and movement, rather than words.
Physical Theatre
Radio Drama
Puppetry
Musical Theatre
Acting without words, using movement, gestures and facial expression.
Mime
Dialogue
Monologue
Chant
Movement or action that is symbolic rather than literal; it represents an idea or emotion.
Abstract
Literal
Physical
Concrete
Upstage - back of the stage, Downstage - close to audience, Centre Stage - middle.
Upstage / Downstage / Centre stage
Backstage / Frontstage / Side stage
Left stage / Right stage / Main stage
Upper stage / Lower stage / Center stage
A group of actors saying the same thing in unison.
Chorus
Solo
Duet
Monologue
A particular way of acting that reflects cultural and historical influences, for example naturalistic, melodramatic, comedic.
Acting style
Stage direction
Script
Set design
Clarity or distinctness of speech.
Articulation
Intonation
Resonance
Pitch
Drama that is developed through collaboration to create an original piece of work.
Devised drama.
Improvised drama.
Scripted drama.
Solo drama.
