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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. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size






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






3. 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






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






8. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven






9. 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






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






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






12. The combination of tones that produces a quality of relaxation






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






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






15. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic






16. ABACABA






17. 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






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






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






20. Homophony (a single melodic line and an accompaniment); simpler textures and melodies; expansion of textures - melodies - and variation. String quartet (two violins viola - and cello); Haydn 'the father' of the string quartet; orchestral symphony (or






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






22. 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






23. 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






24. Auditory skills - Translative skills - Creative skills - Performance skills - Singing - Playing instruments - Body movement - Conducting - Musical analysis






25. 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






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






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






28. 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






29. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on






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






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






32. 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






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






34. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length






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






36. 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






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






38. 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






39. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size






40. 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






41. A large section of a lengthy composition






42. 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






43. 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






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






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






46. 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 -






47. ABACA






48. 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






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






50. (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