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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 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
Dynamics
Style of music
6 broad categories of musical instruments
2. If the tempo is fast - the mood of the music changes to reflect more...
Musical analysis
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Tone
Energy - aggression - or vitality
3. ABACABA
Chromatic scale
Brass
Third rondo
Pitch
4. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition
Mood
Translative skills
Scale
Rondo
5. A work - usually identified by a number
Opera
Opus
Two main clefs
120
6. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch
Modern era - new genres
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Lower
Musical analysis
7. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood
Strings
Clarinet and saxophone
Simple rondo
Orchestra
8. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre
Tone
Polyphonic style
Elements of music
Tempo
9. 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
Simple rondo
Rhythm
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
10. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus
Note values
Oratorio
Fugue
Rondo
11. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length
Style of music
Percussion
Consonance
Symphony
12. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated
Lyre
Style of music
Song form
Famous classical era musicians
13. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument
Polyphonic style
Lower
Modern era music
Pitch
14. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood
A classical symphony
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Pizzicato
Oratorio
15. Students should compare their listening and playing exercises - Students should be encouraged to verbalize their musical analysis
Auditory skills
Classroom expectations for music education
Musical analysis
Music
16. 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
Violin and viola
Timbre
Tone
Strings
17. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Tone
Staff
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
18. 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
Translative skills
Time signature/meter
A classical symphony
Chromatic scale
19. Creating music
Chromatic scale
Dynamics
Intonation
Creative skills
20. An ancient harp
Lyre
Violin and viola
Modern era music
Creative skills
21. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Strong
Motif
6 broad categories of musical instruments
22. 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
changing the harmony
Harmony
Elements of music notation
Music
23. 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
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Timbre
Harmony
24. 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
Creative skills
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Famous classical era musicians
Style of music
25. (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
Note values
Opera
Staff
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
26. 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
Auditory skills
Pitch
Musical analysis
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
27. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century
Strings
Simple rondo
Polyphonic style
Second rondo
28. 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
Musical instruments
Timbre
Oratorio
6 broad categories of musical instruments
29. 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
Clarinet and saxophone
Tempo
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Musical instruments
30. A type of German song
Simple rondo
Translative skills
Chord
Lied
31. 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
Style of music
Fugue
A classical symphony
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
32. Vocal cords and musical instruments produce vibrations in the air; as the frequency of these vibrations change...
Playing instruments
Pitch changes
Metronome
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
33. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
Musical instruments
Note values
Pitch
Modern era music
34. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion
Playing instruments
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Orchestra
Dissonance
35. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven
Scale
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Famous classical era musicians
36. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythmic pattern is deliberately upset
Tone
Orchestra
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Syncopation
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
Music notation
Auditory skills
Rondo
Brass
38. 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
Symphony orchestra's string section
Conducting
Woodwinds
Brass
39. 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
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Simple rondo
Modern era - new genres
Chord
40. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Vibration
Staff
Cello and double bass
Tone
41. Several notes sounded together
Pitch
Chord
Brass
Syncopation
42. 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
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Symphony orchestra's string section
Time signature/meter
Fugue
43. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature
Brass
Measure
Opera
Elements of music
44. 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
Rhythm
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Syncopation
Italian terms that define tempo
45. Produce sound through breath as the vibrations from the players' lips buzz against a metal - cup - shaped mouthpiece
Scale
Intonation
Brass
Second rondo
46. A large section of a lengthy composition
Movement
Classroom expectations for music education
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Orchestra
47. System of writing music - came in the 12th century
Strings
Third rondo
Notation
Measure
48. The volume or intensity of a tone - Music can be played loudly (forte) or softly (piano)
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Dynamics
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Lyre
49. 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
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Clef
Chamber music
Translative skills
50. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size
120
Pitch changes
Violin and viola
Cello and double bass