Glossary
Art, Drama and Music Professor Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential art, drama and music professor terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key art, drama and music professor vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in art, drama and music professor training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Adjunct
- Part-time instructor.
- Art history
- Study of art over time.
- Blocking
- Actor movement on stage.
- Creative research
- Art made as scholarship.
- Critique
- Feedback session.
- DMA
- Doctor of Musical Arts.
- Ensemble
- Group of performers.
- Juried show
- Selected exhibition.
- Masterclass
- Lesson with an expert.
- MFA
- Master of Fine Arts.
- Music theory
- Study of how music works.
- Portfolio
- Body of work.
- Recital
- Solo performance.
- Studio
- Hands-on art class.
- Tenure
- Permanent status.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Art, Drama and Music Professor practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Art, Drama and Music Professor training.
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