ICA Final Exam Questions
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Line - ANSWERSa mark on a surface that describes a shape or outline, it can create texture and
can be thick and thin, types can include actual, implied, vertical, horizontal, diagonal, and
contour
Shape - ANSWERSa 2-dimensional enclosure with no form or thickness, flat and can be grouped
into two categories: geometric and organic
Space - ANSWERSa 3-dimensional object having volume and thickness, is the illusion of a 3-D
effect that can be implied with the use of light and shading techniques, form can be viewed
from many angles
Color - ANSWERSrefers to specific hues and has 3 properties: chroma, intensity, and value, the
color wheel is a way of showing the chromatic scale in a circle using all the colors made with the
primary triad
Value - ANSWERSthe degree of light and dark in a composition, it is the contrast between black
and white and all the tones in between, can be used with color as well as black and white,
contrast is the extreme changes between values
Texture - ANSWERSabout surface quality either tactile or visual, can be real or implied by
different uses of media, degree of roughness or smoothness in objects
Size/Scale - ANSWERSrefers to variations in the proportions of objects, lines, or shapes, there is
variation of sizes in objects either real or imagined
, Time and Motion - ANSWERSany image that moves, functions both spatially and temporally ,
both can be implied as well as literal
Form - ANSWERSthe organization of a musical composition
AB - ANSWERSbinary
ABA - ANSWERSternary
Rhythm - ANSWERSthe duration of sound
Organization - ANSWERSusually according to perceptible beats
Meter - ANSWERSpattern of beats with some beats strong and some weak, the most common
meters group beats into either 3's or 2's
Emphasis - ANSWERSjust as some beats are strong and some weak, so our expectations can be
defeated by surprise
Melody - ANSWERSan organized succession of pitches perceived as a cohesive unit
Range - ANSWERSdistance between the lowest and highest notes
Harmony - ANSWERSsimultaneous sounding of two or more pitches
Consonance - ANSWERSthe feeling that the harmony is "at rest"
& Answers
Line - ANSWERSa mark on a surface that describes a shape or outline, it can create texture and
can be thick and thin, types can include actual, implied, vertical, horizontal, diagonal, and
contour
Shape - ANSWERSa 2-dimensional enclosure with no form or thickness, flat and can be grouped
into two categories: geometric and organic
Space - ANSWERSa 3-dimensional object having volume and thickness, is the illusion of a 3-D
effect that can be implied with the use of light and shading techniques, form can be viewed
from many angles
Color - ANSWERSrefers to specific hues and has 3 properties: chroma, intensity, and value, the
color wheel is a way of showing the chromatic scale in a circle using all the colors made with the
primary triad
Value - ANSWERSthe degree of light and dark in a composition, it is the contrast between black
and white and all the tones in between, can be used with color as well as black and white,
contrast is the extreme changes between values
Texture - ANSWERSabout surface quality either tactile or visual, can be real or implied by
different uses of media, degree of roughness or smoothness in objects
Size/Scale - ANSWERSrefers to variations in the proportions of objects, lines, or shapes, there is
variation of sizes in objects either real or imagined
, Time and Motion - ANSWERSany image that moves, functions both spatially and temporally ,
both can be implied as well as literal
Form - ANSWERSthe organization of a musical composition
AB - ANSWERSbinary
ABA - ANSWERSternary
Rhythm - ANSWERSthe duration of sound
Organization - ANSWERSusually according to perceptible beats
Meter - ANSWERSpattern of beats with some beats strong and some weak, the most common
meters group beats into either 3's or 2's
Emphasis - ANSWERSjust as some beats are strong and some weak, so our expectations can be
defeated by surprise
Melody - ANSWERSan organized succession of pitches perceived as a cohesive unit
Range - ANSWERSdistance between the lowest and highest notes
Harmony - ANSWERSsimultaneous sounding of two or more pitches
Consonance - ANSWERSthe feeling that the harmony is "at rest"
