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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, music
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. ABACABA






3. 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






4. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century






5. 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






6. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony






7. 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






8. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular






9. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated






10. ABACA






11. Students should compare their listening and playing exercises - Students should be encouraged to verbalize their musical analysis






12. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period






13. 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






14. 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






15. When you play several different notes at the same time on a piano - you are using harmony - You can change how music sounds by...






16. 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






17. If the tempo is fast - the mood of the music changes to reflect more...






18. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre






19. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion






20. 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






21. Creating music






22. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute






23. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood






24. (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






25. Whether the pitch of a particular note is played in tune - sharp (higher) - or flat (lower)






26. 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)






27. The treble clef for the higher range of notes - and the bass clef for the lower range of notes






28. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch






29. 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






30. The organization of sound in time






31. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven






32. Vocal cords and musical instruments produce vibrations in the air; as the frequency of these vibrations change...






33. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)






34. The reed is used on the...






35. Music played by 1-20 performers






36. 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






37. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion






38. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch






39. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






40. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension






41. 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






42. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature






43. ABABA






44. 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






45. The first beat of a bar is typically a _______ beat - It is typified by a waltz in 3/4 time






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






47. 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






48. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition






49. Ttwo other string instruments that are not considered part of the string section of the orchestra; they are often plucked rather than bowed






50. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythmic pattern is deliberately upset