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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together






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






3. The organization of sound in time






4. 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






5. 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






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






7. The volume or intensity of a tone - Music can be played loudly (forte) or softly (piano)






8. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood






9. Moving to music is a learned skill that promotes acuity of perceptions - A wide range of music and modes should be used






10. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument






11. A machine that helps musicians adjust rates of speed (tempi) for faster or slower beats






12. 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






13. The reed is used on the...






14. Music played by 1-20 performers






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






16. Opera (staged dramatic vocal music and entertainment) - orchestra - ballet - and sonata (solo instrument with accompaniment)






17. A large section of a lengthy composition






18. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale






19. 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






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






21. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven






22. 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






23. Typically - a multi - movement instrumental work for solo keyboard - or keyboard and another instrument - or small chamber ensemble






24. Some percussion instruments require tuning (e.g. - _____) - while others are untuned (e.g. - cymbals and castanets)






25. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)






26. An ancient harp






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch






34. 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






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






36. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others






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






38. 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)






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






40. 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






41. Composers Chopin - Liszt - Berlioz - Mendelssohn - and Schumann; style was expressive - melody prominent - and folk music was used to express cultural identity






42. 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






43. Creating music






44. 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






45. ABABA






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. The symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played






50. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size