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Bfi Screenonline: Glossary of Film and Television Terms
Follow this link to the British Film Institute's glossary of film and television terms.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: The Getty Research Institute: Getty Vocabularies
This resource provides terminology for art, architecture, materila culture, and bibliographical information in order to help catalogers and researchers enhance databases and websites.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Mona Mesa: What Is Your Opinion? [Pdf]
For this lesson, 1st graders look at a print of "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo DaVinci and talk about what they see, searching for visual clues to help them form an opinion. They discuss the importance of portrait paintings during the...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: My Sound Is the Best! [Pdf]
For this lesson, students will use music as an impetus for stating and supporting opinions. They will compose an opinion poster based on a narrative about a train using percussion instruments. This will involve group work which can lead...
ArtLex
Art Lex: Art Dictionary
Definitions for more than 3,500 terms, along with thousands of supporting images, pronunciation notes, great quotations, and cross-references to related terms.
Naxos Digital Services
Naxos Digital Services: Education Glossary of Music Terms
Classical music label Naxos provides brief definitions of musical terms.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Film and Television Word Bank [Pdf]
A glossary of special terms, such as camera angle and wide shot, used in the production of films and television programs.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Photography Word Bank [Pdf]
Twenty-three words are included in this photography vocabulary word bank. Most terms are relevant to both photography and other forms of visual art.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Electronic Arts Word Bank [Pdf]
Electronic arts vocabulary word bank.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Elements and Principles of Design Word Bank [Pdf]
Elements of art and design vocabulary words.
Museum Network (UK)
Museum Network: Material World
This site, from a network of British museums, introduces students to the types of materials artists use to make art. Students can examine where types of materials come from, how artists use them, and see examples from museums. There is...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Asia
A landing page for a course on the art history of Asia.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Africa
A landing page for a course on African art found in regions and in individual countries.
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh: Glossary of Modern Dance
Glossary of terms, concepts and performers compiled as an adjunct to a university course about the beginnings of modern dance in the United States.
Other
Tonalsoft: Encyclopedia of Microtonal Music Theory
Find an online encyclopedia specializing in microtonal music theory.
Quia
Quia: Subjects and Vocabulary of Art History
Teacher-created interactive activities--flash cards, matching, concentration, and word search--provide four different ways to learn key art vocabulary terms or to assess understanding of them.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Art in Action Crossword
This is an art-in-action crossword puzzle using a wordbank of vocabulary on the topic.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Theater Word Bank [Pdf]
A one-page glossary of terms related to the theater.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Dance Word Bank [Pdf]
A one-page glossary of dance terms.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Biblioteca Pre Escolar: Que Color Es?
Find out if you know the different colors in this interactive activity.
Other
Art, Books, and Creativity: Art Vocabulary
At this resource one will find basic art terms from A-Z defined in both English and Spanish.