Category: Arts

What is the culture of the Southwest region? Three of the major cultural traditions that impacted the region include the Paleo-Indian tradition, the Southwestern Archaic tradition, and the Post-Archaic cultures tradition. As various cultures developed over time, many of them shared similarities in family structure and religious beliefs. What does culture mean? Culture is the […]

What type s of technical ability was Bach emphasizing in the toccata? The word “toccata” comes from the Italian toccare (to touch). This type of instrumental piece was designed to highlight the performer’s technical ability—literally, how well the player could “touch” the instrument. The toccata usually has a free form that sounds improvisational. The toccata […]

What is Chamber Orchestra in music? It comes from the French term chambre, meaning room. In context, a chamber orchestra refers to an orchestra (a group of musicians) who play in rooms rather than full-sized concert halls. The acoustic limitations mean that chamber orchestras are smaller (up to 50 musicians) as opposed to a full […]

What lines are used when creating linear perspective? The three components essential to the linear perspective system are orthogonals (parallel lines), the horizon line, and a vanishing point. So as to appear farther from the viewer, objects in the compositions are rendered increasingly smaller as they near the vanishing point. What are the two components […]

What is a visual metaphor used for? Visual metaphors are useful for communicating a lot of information in simple and subtle terms, and have been used to great effect. Understanding them often requires background knowledge in that culture, but also simply the ability to pay attention to the world of images that surrounds us. Is […]

What is the definition of light in art? Light often describes the light source or light reflected within the composition. In realistic compositions, if there is light, there is shadow. Reflecting light: light that bounces off of objects. Glowing light: the source of light. Shape defines objects in space. What are the elements of a […]

What is the true meaning of life? The meaning of life is to live. It is a simple answer and is so appropriate in that the complex interactions and causal reactions that make up our existence are summed up in something that is both so simple and very difficult to quantify. Why do we need […]

What does Legato mean in music? A curved line above or below a group of notes tells you those notes should be played legato – smoothly, with no gaps between the notes. A slur is a legato line over a few notes which means they should not be rearticulated. What is a Marcato in music? […]

How did the printing press spread ideas in Europe? Because of the wide availability of Bibles,the invention of the printing press actually spread the idea of Christianity even further around Europe, and soon to other countries around the world. Also during the Reformation, Printing helped spread Protestant religion ideas such as Lutheranism. What caused the […]

What is an example of an idiosyncrasy? The definition of an idiosyncrasy is an unusual behavior, mannerism or reaction of a person or group of people. An example of idiosyncrasy is someone being allergic to air. A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person. How do you use idiosyncrasy? Idiosyncrasy in […]