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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. The organization of sound in time
Music
Brass
Harmony
Pitch changes
2. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
Modern era music
Pitch changes
Gregorian chant
Violin and viola
3. Some of the mouthpieces are made up of a thin piece of wood - called a...
Reed
Polyphonic style
Chord
Cello and double bass
4. ABABA
Clef
Italian terms that define tempo
Measure
Simple rondo
5. 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
Mood
Scale
Measure
Italian terms that define tempo
6. The reed is used on the...
Style of music
Classical style music elements
Chamber music
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
7. Traditionally made of wood - metal - plastic - or some combination thereof - These instruments consist of narrow pipes with an opening at the bottom end and a mouthpiece at the top (and holes throughout the pipe) - The smaller woodwinds play higher p
Woodwinds
Auditory skills
Oboe and bassoon
Conducting
8. A work - usually identified by a number
Violin and viola
Opus
Playing instruments
Lower
9. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period
Chromatic scale
Playing instruments
Chord
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
10. 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
Movement
Classical style music elements
Intonation
Musical analysis
11. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature
Time signature/meter
Italian terms that define tempo
Reed
Measure
12. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven
Rondo
Famous classical era musicians
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
120
13. Some percussion instruments require tuning (e.g. - _____) - while others are untuned (e.g. - cymbals and castanets)
Lyre
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Timpani
Oratorio
14. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes
Pitch changes
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Brass
Rondo
15. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood
Lower
Time signature/meter
Clarinet and saxophone
Fugue
16. Octaves of 12 notes - also came in the 12th century
Chromatic scale
Timbre
Opus
Chord
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
Third rondo
Chamber music
Chromatic scale
Harmony
18. 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
Modern era music
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Conducting
Singing
19. 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
Classical style music elements
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Elements of music
Sonata
20. 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
Conducting
Simple rondo
Pitch
Lyre
21. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute
Oratorio
Mood
120
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
22. Polyphonic emphasis on harmony (in which two or more notes are sounded simultaneously as in a chord); sacred (liturgical - such as masses); secular (madrigals/songs)
Opus
Second rondo
Tempo
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
23. Composers Chopin - Liszt - Berlioz - Mendelssohn - and Schumann; style was expressive - melody prominent - and folk music was used to express cultural identity
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Oboe and bassoon
Brass
Timbre
24. 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
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Second rondo
Opera
25. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)
Fugue
Beat
Notation
Oboe and bassoon
26. The first beat of a bar is typically a _______ beat - It is typified by a waltz in 3/4 time
Song form
Strong
Style of music
Cello and double bass
27. The symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played
Simple rondo
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Motif
Clef
28. A large section of a lengthy composition
Movement
Oboe and bassoon
Staff
Beat
29. Several notes sounded together
Chord
Pitch
Classroom expectations for music education
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
30. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size
Simple rondo
Violin and viola
Vibration
Lied
31. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Playing instruments
Music
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Measure
32. ABACABA
Percussion
Elements of music notation
Third rondo
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
33. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre
Auditory skills
Italian terms that define tempo
Violin and viola
Elements of music
34. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Polyphonic style
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
35. The pattern of musical movement through time - What makes music move and flow - Measured in units of time and organized by sets or patterns that can be repeated - The way sounds beat within different lengths and accents that combine into patterns
Translative skills
Rhythm
A classical symphony
Clarinet and saxophone
36. 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
Rondo
Orchestra
Harmony
37. 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
Violin and viola
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Fugue
38. A type of German song
Musical analysis
Rondo
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Lied
39. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Oboe and bassoon
Mood
40. The volume or intensity of a tone - Music can be played loudly (forte) or softly (piano)
Musical analysis
Dynamics
Lower
Notation
41. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Measure
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
42. If the tempo is fast - the mood of the music changes to reflect more...
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Opera
Sonata
Tone
43. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension
Dissonance
Lower
Music notation
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
44. 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
Pizzicato
Oratorio
Timbre
Lied
45. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Vibration
Consonance
Timbre
Lower
46. The pace of the beat - The speed at which a composer desires his musical composition to be performed - Measured by the number of beats per minute - The faster the _____ - the more beats per minute
Clef
Tempo
Strong
120
47. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Motif
Intonation
Symphony orchestra's string section
Timbre
48. 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
Timpani
Pitch changes
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Two main clefs
49. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale
Italian terms that define tempo
Elements of music notation
Percussion
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
50. When you play several different notes at the same time on a piano - you are using harmony - You can change how music sounds by...
Musical analysis
Music notation
Simple rondo
changing the harmony