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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. (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






2. 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






3. ABABA






4. 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






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch






10. 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






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






12. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size






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






14. 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






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






16. Several notes sounded together






17. 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






18. Some of the mouthpieces are made up of a thin piece of wood - called a...






19. The reed is used on the...






20. A type of German song






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






22. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion






23. 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






24. 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






25. Produce sound through breath as the vibrations from the players' lips buzz against a metal - cup - shaped mouthpiece






26. An ancient harp






27. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together






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






29. 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






30. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh






31. 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 -






32. 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






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






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






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






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






37. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size






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






39. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes






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






41. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven






42. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow






43. 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






44. 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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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







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