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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)
Pitch changes
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Strings
Beat
2. The language system of writing music so the reader can see what is being communicated - Similar to using written words to communicate thoughts and ideas
Symphony
Tempo
Clef
Music notation
3. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century
Polyphonic style
Modern era music
Tone
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
4. When utilized as part of an orchestra - the ______________ are sometimes included in the percussion family - Often - when used as a solo instrument - they are referred to as the keyboard family
Consonance
Music notation
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Song form
5. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre
Pitch changes
Elements of music
Elements of music notation
Italian terms that define tempo
6. Even young children can experience elements of music through conducting speech chants - involving changes in tempo - dynamics - pitch - and so forth - Conducting fosters sensitivity to musical expression
Chamber music
Conducting
Lower
Notation
7. Based upon a short theme called a subject - The ____ subject contains both rhythmic and melodic motifs - The opening of the ____ is announced by one voice alone - A second voice then restates the subject - usually on a different scale - A third and t
Brass
Mood
Harmony
Fugue
8. When you play several different notes at the same time on a piano - you are using harmony - You can change how music sounds by...
changing the harmony
Classical style music elements
Second rondo
Tempo
9. Reading and writing music - For example - using memorization to understand time signatures would not produce the same benefits as if the students participated in playing or singing
Elements of music notation
Translative skills
Conducting
Time signature/meter
10. (Staves) - A set of five horizontal lines and four spaces - This is where notes are positioned - The higher the note on a staff - the higher the pitch
Musical analysis
Singing
Staff
Chamber music
11. The unique tonal quality of a musical sound - The tone 'color' - It could be described as bright - shrill - brittle - or light; or it could be dull - harsh - forceful - or dark - makes one instrument sound different from another
Two main clefs
Timbre
Translative skills
Musical instruments
12. An ancient harp
Music notation
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Lyre
13. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together
Pitch changes
Oboe and bassoon
Conducting
Note values
14. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size
Singing
Simple rondo
Movement
Violin and viola
15. ABACA
Second rondo
Lied
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Lower
16. ABACABA
Brass
Third rondo
Syncopation
Auditory skills
17. Two or more tones played simultaneously that support the melody and give music texture or mood - A group of notes that are played behind the melody
Notation
Harmony
Clef
Staff
18. The organization of sound in time
Italian terms that define tempo
Note values
Music
Creative skills
19. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Vibration
Dissonance
Tempo
Chord
20. Middle Ages/Medieval Music style - named after Pope Gregory I - was a melody set to sacred Latin texts. This monophonic style music (one melodic line and no accompaniment) was the official music of the Roman Catholic church
Creative skills
Syncopation
Gregorian chant
Chord
21. Homophony (a single melodic line and an accompaniment); simpler textures and melodies; expansion of textures - melodies - and variation. String quartet (two violins viola - and cello); Haydn 'the father' of the string quartet; orchestral symphony (or
Classical style music elements
Violin and viola
Symphony orchestra's string section
Modern era music
22. The symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played
Clef
Famous classical era musicians
Strong
Pitch changes
23. The first beat of a bar is typically a _______ beat - It is typified by a waltz in 3/4 time
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Strong
120
Timpani
24. Symphonic poem (orchestral work that portrayed a story) and concert overture (e.g. - Rossini's William Tell). Emphasis was on the sonata and symphony - and included the introduction of dissonance to create emotion; featuring virtuoso performers
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Brass
Music notation
Third rondo
25. Each note has a specific duration represented by a solid black or hollow oval shape - Some have flags and others have stems attached representing different values
Note values
Song form
Elements of music
Modern era music
26. The reed is used on the...
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Measure
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
27. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic
Musical analysis
Body movement
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Conducting
28. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion
Modern era - new genres
Playing instruments
Translative skills
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
29. A machine that helps musicians adjust rates of speed (tempi) for faster or slower beats
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Opus
Metronome
30. A way to measure rhythmic units - It is noted at the beginning of a composition and looks like a mathematical fraction - The top number denotes the number of beats in a measure and the bottom number denotes what type of note will receive the beat
Time signature/meter
Percussion
Rondo
Second rondo
31. Typically - a multi - movement instrumental work for solo keyboard - or keyboard and another instrument - or small chamber ensemble
Sonata
changing the harmony
Elements of music
Vibration
32. Includes any instrument that produces a sound when it is being hit - shaken - rubbed - or scraped - e.g. tambourine - maracas - castanets - claves - xylophone - timpani - cymbals - gong - triangle - bass drum - chimes - celesta - bells - wood block -
Classical style music elements
Percussion
Rondo
Syncopation
33. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition
Clarinet and saxophone
Percussion
Opera
Mood
34. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Song form
Orchestra
Pizzicato
35. Opera (staged dramatic vocal music and entertainment) - orchestra - ballet - and sonata (solo instrument with accompaniment)
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Consonance
Style of music
Playing instruments
36. Historical themes: the end of feudalism; a new concept of humanism; rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman culture and ideals; art and music for their own sake; scientific advances; the age of patronage - Instrumental dance music developed: music and
Consonance
Elements of music
Time signature/meter
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
37. Music played by 1-20 performers
Measure
Chamber music
Motif
Music notation
38. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes
Rondo
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Consonance
Pizzicato
39. Students should compare their listening and playing exercises - Students should be encouraged to verbalize their musical analysis
Woodwinds
Musical analysis
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Cello and double bass
40. Several notes sounded together
Staff
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Measure
Chord
41. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Second rondo
Song form
Playing instruments
42. A work - usually identified by a number
Timpani
Opus
Note values
Modern era - new genres
43. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven
Famous classical era musicians
Brass
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Pizzicato
44. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Motif
Elements of music notation
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
45. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Cello and double bass
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Simple rondo
46. A drama - either tragic or comic - that sung to an orchestral accompaniment - Often based on biblical stories - Typically a large - scale composition with vocal soloists - a chorus - and orchestra
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Opera
47. These curvy - wooden - shaped bodies are the largest family of the orchestra - Strings stretch over the body and neck of the instrument and attach to small ornamental heads where they are tuned by turning pegs
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Body movement
Two main clefs
Strings
48. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
Polyphonic style
changing the harmony
Brass
Modern era music
49. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow
120
Timpani
Body movement
Italian terms that define tempo
50. Ttwo other string instruments that are not considered part of the string section of the orchestra; they are often plucked rather than bowed
Harp and guitar
Pitch
Harmony
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music