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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. (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
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Rhythm
Third rondo
Staff
2. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Pitch changes
Playing instruments
Simple rondo
3. Refers to the unique sound and style of a composer - culture - country - or period in history - Compositions created around the same time period often have similar styles based upon the historical influences from that era
Italian terms that define tempo
Style of music
Pitch changes
Rhythm
4. 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
Oratorio
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Strong
Oboe and bassoon
5. The Church dominated society for most of the era (900 years); sacred music was the most prevalent (liturgical) - Musical notation originally consisted of just the pitch of the notes; notated rhythm was added at the end of the 12th century
Elements of music
Opera
Song form
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
6. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition
Mood
Polyphonic style
Classical style music elements
Symphony orchestra's string section
7. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
Time signature/meter
Sonata
Modern era music
Movement
8. Vocal cords and musical instruments produce vibrations in the air; as the frequency of these vibrations change...
Pitch changes
Rhythm
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Body movement
9. Often associated with being part of a family - As in human families - the instruments are related to each other Instruments within a family are often manufactured from the same types of materials
Music notation
Musical instruments
Rhythm
Staff
10. 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
Symphony
Scale
Opera
Rhythm
11. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute
120
Motif
Italian terms that define tempo
Simple rondo
12. The succession of notes arranged in an ascending order - 7 of the 12 pitches (tones) that create an octave in western music are named after the first 7 letters of the alphabet: A - B - C - D - E - F - and G - This sequence repeats itself over and ove
Scale
Symphony orchestra's string section
Metronome
Pitch
13. An ancient harp
Lyre
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Vibration
Lied
14. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic
Movement
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Beat
Clef
15. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythmic pattern is deliberately upset
Elements of music notation
Dynamics
Syncopation
Cello and double bass
16. Octaves of 12 notes - also came in the 12th century
Clef
Chromatic scale
Italian terms that define tempo
Lyre
17. The symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played
Rondo
Clef
Oboe and bassoon
A classical symphony
18. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature
Note values
Measure
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Modern era music
19. Whether the pitch of a particular note is played in tune - sharp (higher) - or flat (lower)
Dynamics
Famous classical era musicians
Timpani
Intonation
20. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period
Song form
Dynamics
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
6 broad categories of musical instruments
21. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size
Opus
Violin and viola
Lyre
Chamber music
22. The organization of sound in time
Music notation
Music
Timpani
Strings
23. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length
Two main clefs
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Conducting
Symphony
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
Lied
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Movement
Clef
25. Musical selections should be chosen based on the physical development of students' voices - Listening while singing should be encouraged to develop interpretive skills and understanding of the structure and elements of music
Measure
Singing
Note values
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
26. Influence of blues (sorrowful black folk music) and jazz (roots in African rhythms and harmonies with modern instrumentation - improvisation - and syncopation) - Rock 'n' roll - R&B (rhythm and blues) - country - folk (cultural link - passed on by wo
Chord
Clef
Oratorio
Modern era - new genres
27. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre
Simple rondo
Harp and guitar
Elements of music
Two main clefs
28. Heavily ornate style; counterpoint (technique of combining several melodic lines into a meaningful whole); melodic line; emphasis on contrast and volume; imitative polyphony (many - sounding melodic lines are presented by one voice or instrument and
Tempo
Sonata
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Brass
29. Moving to music is a learned skill that promotes acuity of perceptions - A wide range of music and modes should be used
Harp and guitar
Chord
Mood
Body movement
30. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated
Song form
Rhythm
Gregorian chant
120
31. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale
Dissonance
Consonance
Oratorio
Elements of music notation
32. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion
changing the harmony
Orchestra
Classroom expectations for music education
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
33. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Oboe and bassoon
A classical symphony
Vibration
Song form
34. Music offers a valuable opportunity to build active listening skills - shape the cognitive and mental processes in children - enhance other subject areas - particularly visual art - form of therapy that offers a unique medium for self - expression
Chord
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Brass
Energy - aggression - or vitality
35. 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
Classroom expectations for music education
Classical style music elements
Pitch
Second rondo
36. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)
Oratorio
Staff
Scale
Beat
37. Hearing the sounds of music - Children engage in attentive listening and further develop aural acuity - This means that children must be able to hear and reproduce the tones of music in their minds when no sound is actually being produced
Auditory skills
Sonata
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
38. Rebellion; unique sounds; usage of technology; electronic; difficult to quantify; nationalism; folk idiom was prevalent (e.g. - in Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody - Coplan's Appalachian Spring); widening gap between 'art' and popular music (Beatles) - Pol
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Musical analysis
Lyre
39. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood
Sonata
A classical symphony
Notation
Dynamics
40. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Gregorian chant
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Orchestra
41. The first beat of a bar is typically a _______ beat - It is typified by a waltz in 3/4 time
Tempo
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Strong
Staff
42. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)
Playing instruments
Pizzicato
Strong
Beat
43. Several notes sounded together
Elements of music notation
Chord
Sonata
Dissonance
44. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch
120
Timpani
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Lower
45. 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
Fugue
Gregorian chant
Rhythm
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
46. Creating music
Pizzicato
Creative skills
Conducting
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
47. 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
Intonation
Music notation
Conducting
Fugue
48. 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
Opera
Time signature/meter
Clef
Style of music
49. 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
Scale
Timbre
Music notation
Cello and double bass
50. System of writing music - came in the 12th century
Musical analysis
Notation
Cello and double bass
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era