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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 symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Symphony
Clef
Two main clefs
2. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension
Dissonance
Fugue
Third rondo
Auditory skills
3. 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
Singing
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Opera
4. The reed is used on the...
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Chord
Classroom expectations for music education
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
5. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Fugue
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Modern era - new genres
Motif
6. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Vibration
Syncopation
Scale
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
7. 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
Oboe and bassoon
Music notation
Italian terms that define tempo
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
8. ABACA
Timpani
Motif
Second rondo
Music
9. 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
Gregorian chant
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Lower
10. Produce sound through breath as the vibrations from the players' lips buzz against a metal - cup - shaped mouthpiece
Brass
120
Modern era music
Percussion
11. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus
Classroom expectations for music education
Two main clefs
Oratorio
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
12. Orchestra gained in importance; increasing use of flutes and oboes; string and wind sections developed; by the 1800s - trombones were introduced; refinement of sonata (instrumental music with a soloist and standard structure for opening movement); de
Oboe and bassoon
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
13. System of writing music - came in the 12th century
Notation
Auditory skills
Motif
Strings
14. The combination of tones that produces a quality of relaxation
Style of music
Famous classical era musicians
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Consonance
15. The treble clef for the higher range of notes - and the bass clef for the lower range of notes
Timbre
Two main clefs
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Consonance
16. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion
Metronome
Pitch
Orchestra
Singing
17. 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
Beat
Percussion
Classical style music elements
Style of music
18. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Pizzicato
Sonata
Clarinet and saxophone
19. A machine that helps musicians adjust rates of speed (tempi) for faster or slower beats
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Timbre
Metronome
Mood
20. 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
Chord
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
21. Students should compare their listening and playing exercises - Students should be encouraged to verbalize their musical analysis
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Musical analysis
Italian terms that define tempo
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
22. 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
Rhythm
Reed
Italian terms that define tempo
Scale
23. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others
Pitch changes
Clef
Fugue
Tone
24. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow
Reed
Modern era - new genres
Italian terms that define tempo
Music notation
25. 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)
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Music
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Sonata
26. 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
Musical instruments
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Simple rondo
Famous classical era musicians
27. Ttwo other string instruments that are not considered part of the string section of the orchestra; they are often plucked rather than bowed
changing the harmony
Harp and guitar
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Strong
28. Several notes sounded together
Classroom expectations for music education
Rhythm
Body movement
Chord
29. An ancient harp
Lied
Metronome
Lyre
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
30. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)
Classical style music elements
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Beat
Music
31. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Creative skills
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Harmony
Playing instruments
32. Vocal cords and musical instruments produce vibrations in the air; as the frequency of these vibrations change...
Simple rondo
Timpani
Symphony orchestra's string section
Pitch changes
33. (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
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Metronome
Staff
Clef
34. 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
Harmony
Famous classical era musicians
Creative skills
35. Auditory skills - Translative skills - Creative skills - Performance skills - Singing - Playing instruments - Body movement - Conducting - Musical analysis
Clef
Classroom expectations for music education
Gregorian chant
Polyphonic style
36. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute
Timbre
Measure
Staff
120
37. Some of the mouthpieces are made up of a thin piece of wood - called a...
Classical style music elements
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Reed
Harp and guitar
38. 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
Vibration
Auditory skills
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Measure
39. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythmic pattern is deliberately upset
Syncopation
Second rondo
Intonation
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
40. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length
Symphony
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Chamber music
Playing instruments
41. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch
Lower
Lied
Simple rondo
Consonance
42. A large section of a lengthy composition
Dynamics
Movement
Woodwinds
Italian terms that define tempo
43. Creating music
Dynamics
Creative skills
Gregorian chant
Cello and double bass
44. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size
Cello and double bass
Tempo
Orchestra
Opus
45. 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
Syncopation
Time signature/meter
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Simple rondo
46. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven
Playing instruments
Fugue
Chord
Famous classical era musicians
47. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
Modern era music
Two main clefs
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Simple rondo
48. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes
Opus
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Rondo
Note values
49. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Elements of music notation
Staff
50. 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
Lower
120
Timbre
Pitch changes