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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. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Metronome
Violin and viola
Note values
2. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
Modern era music
Percussion
Metronome
Classical style music elements
3. System of writing music - came in the 12th century
Notation
Scale
Polyphonic style
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
4. 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
Clef
Orchestra
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Chamber music
5. ABACABA
Harmony
changing the harmony
Third rondo
Motif
6. The treble clef for the higher range of notes - and the bass clef for the lower range of notes
Creative skills
Rondo
Clef
Two main clefs
7. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition
Lyre
Body movement
Mood
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
8. Opera (staged dramatic vocal music and entertainment) - orchestra - ballet - and sonata (solo instrument with accompaniment)
A classical symphony
Beat
Movement
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
9. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Creative skills
Strong
10. Some percussion instruments require tuning (e.g. - _____) - while others are untuned (e.g. - cymbals and castanets)
Timpani
Consonance
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Sonata
11. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Playing instruments
Elements of music
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Vibration
12. A work - usually identified by a number
Symphony orchestra's string section
Opus
Polyphonic style
Modern era music
13. Typically - a multi - movement instrumental work for solo keyboard - or keyboard and another instrument - or small chamber ensemble
Opera
Consonance
Second rondo
Sonata
14. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes
Rondo
Song form
Lower
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
15. 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
Music notation
Harmony
Strings
Staff
16. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven
Famous classical era musicians
Chord
Sonata
Elements of music
17. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus
Syncopation
Oratorio
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
18. When you play several different notes at the same time on a piano - you are using harmony - You can change how music sounds by...
Pitch
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
changing the harmony
Simple rondo
19. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood
Clarinet and saxophone
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Timbre
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
20. 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
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Harp and guitar
Playing instruments
Oratorio
21. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length
Metronome
Symphony
Timbre
Dynamics
22. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre
Elements of music
A classical symphony
Measure
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
23. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others
Translative skills
Modern era music
Tone
Oratorio
24. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size
Time signature/meter
Cello and double bass
Consonance
Woodwinds
25. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)
Conducting
Pizzicato
Brass
Rhythm
26. The first beat of a bar is typically a _______ beat - It is typified by a waltz in 3/4 time
Timbre
Scale
A classical symphony
Strong
27. ABABA
Measure
Symphony
Classical style music elements
Simple rondo
28. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Two main clefs
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Simple rondo
29. 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)
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Lyre
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
30. 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
Scale
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Pizzicato
31. Students should compare their listening and playing exercises - Students should be encouraged to verbalize their musical analysis
Staff
Timbre
Modern era - new genres
Musical analysis
32. Includes any instrument that produces a sound when it is being hit - shaken - rubbed - or scraped - e.g. tambourine - maracas - castanets - claves - xylophone - timpani - cymbals - gong - triangle - bass drum - chimes - celesta - bells - wood block -
Vibration
Percussion
Note values
Classroom expectations for music education
33. Several notes sounded together
Chord
Note values
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Sonata
34. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Italian terms that define tempo
Strong
35. If the tempo is fast - the mood of the music changes to reflect more...
Symphony
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Syncopation
36. 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
Italian terms that define tempo
Modern era music
Modern era - new genres
Chamber music
37. 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
Chord
Mood
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Time signature/meter
38. A machine that helps musicians adjust rates of speed (tempi) for faster or slower beats
Percussion
Brass
Metronome
Vibration
39. 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
Note values
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Violin and viola
Rondo
40. (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
Sonata
Staff
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Consonance
41. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Dynamics
Famous classical era musicians
Playing instruments
Modern era music
42. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension
Time signature/meter
Consonance
Dissonance
Lower
43. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together
Simple rondo
Fugue
Oboe and bassoon
Lower
44. 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
Playing instruments
Orchestra
Singing
Brass
45. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood
Lyre
Music notation
Italian terms that define tempo
A classical symphony
46. 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
Music notation
Style of music
Chamber music
changing the harmony
47. 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
Lyre
Elements of music notation
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Creative skills
48. The volume or intensity of a tone - Music can be played loudly (forte) or softly (piano)
Dynamics
Second rondo
changing the harmony
Intonation
49. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch
Lower
Singing
Dissonance
Orchestra
50. 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 styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Gregorian chant
Movement
Musical instruments