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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. An ancient harp
Classical style music elements
Consonance
Strong
Lyre
2. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Notation
Polyphonic style
Fugue
3. 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
Style of music
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Strings
4. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Modern era music
Playing instruments
Harp and guitar
Pitch changes
5. Music played by 1-20 performers
Elements of music notation
Motif
Musical analysis
Chamber music
6. 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
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Time signature/meter
Harmony
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
7. A work - usually identified by a number
Tone
Simple rondo
Movement
Opus
8. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch
120
Modern era music
Scale
Lower
9. 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
Pitch changes
Music notation
Clef
Oratorio
10. 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
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Singing
Syncopation
Famous classical era musicians
11. 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)
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Intonation
A classical symphony
Staff
12. The volume or intensity of a tone - Music can be played loudly (forte) or softly (piano)
Dynamics
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Motif
Note values
13. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow
Italian terms that define tempo
Tone
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Percussion
14. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together
Translative skills
Pitch
Oboe and bassoon
Orchestra
15. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Chamber music
Auditory skills
Beat
16. Heavily ornate style; counterpoint (technique of combining several melodic lines into a meaningful whole); melodic line; emphasis on contrast and volume; imitative polyphony (many - sounding melodic lines are presented by one voice or instrument and
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Intonation
Oboe and bassoon
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
17. The organization of sound in time
Rhythm
Music
Metronome
Sonata
18. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes
Sonata
Lower
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Rondo
19. 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
Chord
Percussion
Scale
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
20. When you play several different notes at the same time on a piano - you are using harmony - You can change how music sounds by...
Time signature/meter
changing the harmony
Polyphonic style
Tone
21. If the tempo is fast - the mood of the music changes to reflect more...
changing the harmony
Second rondo
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
22. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Scale
Vibration
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Second rondo
23. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension
Vibration
Music notation
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Dissonance
24. ABABA
Intonation
Simple rondo
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Third rondo
25. (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
Lyre
Elements of music notation
Staff
Strings
26. Ttwo other string instruments that are not considered part of the string section of the orchestra; they are often plucked rather than bowed
Beat
Lyre
Harp and guitar
Orchestra
27. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
Timpani
Modern era music
Song form
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
28. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale
Elements of music notation
Consonance
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Creative skills
29. 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
Fugue
Gregorian chant
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Lyre
30. Composers Chopin - Liszt - Berlioz - Mendelssohn - and Schumann; style was expressive - melody prominent - and folk music was used to express cultural identity
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Movement
Clarinet and saxophone
31. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute
Pitch
Chord
120
Tempo
32. Several notes sounded together
Reed
Brass
Pitch
Chord
33. 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
Chamber music
Woodwinds
Percussion
Harmony
34. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)
Style of music
Polyphonic style
Lyre
Pizzicato
35. A large section of a lengthy composition
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Strong
Movement
Classroom expectations for music education
36. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythmic pattern is deliberately upset
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Syncopation
Scale
Musical instruments
37. Some percussion instruments require tuning (e.g. - _____) - while others are untuned (e.g. - cymbals and castanets)
Clef
Polyphonic style
Violin and viola
Timpani
38. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others
Tone
Time signature/meter
Elements of music notation
Notation
39. 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
Pitch changes
Italian terms that define tempo
Translative skills
Oboe and bassoon
40. 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
Strings
120
Style of music
Lower
41. 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
Pitch changes
Chromatic scale
Fugue
Style of music
42. Creating music
Percussion
Creative skills
Beat
Famous classical era musicians
43. 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 instruments
Motif
Cello and double bass
Song form
44. 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
Symphony
Pitch changes
Oboe and bassoon
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
45. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Elements of music notation
46. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument
Pitch
Movement
Pizzicato
Music notation
47. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)
Syncopation
Beat
Clef
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
48. The symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played
Modern era - new genres
Clef
Brass
Elements of music
49. 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 - new genres
Mood
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Modern era music
50. 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
Symphony orchestra's string section
Style of music
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)