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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. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others
Tone
120
Dynamics
Syncopation
2. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period
Music notation
Timpani
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Intonation
3. Produce sound through breath as the vibrations from the players' lips buzz against a metal - cup - shaped mouthpiece
Mood
Brass
Dynamics
Symphony
4. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size
Staff
Rhythm
Metronome
Cello and double bass
5. Some of the mouthpieces are made up of a thin piece of wood - called a...
Italian terms that define tempo
Reed
Vibration
Elements of music notation
6. The organization of sound in time
Syncopation
Orchestra
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Music
7. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Symphony orchestra's string section
Time signature/meter
Mood
8. Students should compare their listening and playing exercises - Students should be encouraged to verbalize their musical analysis
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Creative skills
Musical analysis
Syncopation
9. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Timpani
Playing instruments
Orchestra
10. A large section of a lengthy composition
Body movement
Notation
Movement
Musical instruments
11. 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
Elements of music
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Violin and viola
Music
12. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes
Timpani
Rondo
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Oratorio
13. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood
A classical symphony
Strong
Measure
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
14. A machine that helps musicians adjust rates of speed (tempi) for faster or slower beats
Violin and viola
Metronome
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
15. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)
Beat
Strings
Symphony orchestra's string section
Playing instruments
16. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)
changing the harmony
Lied
Pizzicato
Timpani
17. Violin - viola - cello - and double bass
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18. 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
Conducting
Reed
Strong
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
19. The first beat of a bar is typically a _______ beat - It is typified by a waltz in 3/4 time
Pitch
Strong
120
Fugue
20. 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
Metronome
Opera
Elements of music
Translative skills
21. The treble clef for the higher range of notes - and the bass clef for the lower range of notes
Pizzicato
Scale
Two main clefs
Percussion
22. Typically - a multi - movement instrumental work for solo keyboard - or keyboard and another instrument - or small chamber ensemble
Intonation
Sonata
Two main clefs
Song form
23. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
Mood
Modern era music
Time signature/meter
Symphony
24. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated
Beat
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Timbre
Song form
25. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute
Italian terms that define tempo
Pitch
120
Music
26. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch
Rondo
Lower
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Scale
27. ABACA
Second rondo
Timpani
Strong
Body movement
28. ABABA
Beat
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Lower
Simple rondo
29. Opera (staged dramatic vocal music and entertainment) - orchestra - ballet - and sonata (solo instrument with accompaniment)
Song form
Beat
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Conducting
30. Whether the pitch of a particular note is played in tune - sharp (higher) - or flat (lower)
Translative skills
Auditory skills
Intonation
Classroom expectations for music education
31. The symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Oratorio
Clef
Elements of music notation
32. 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
Gregorian chant
Elements of music
Music
Orchestra
33. 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 -
Mood
Musical instruments
Percussion
Body movement
34. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Intonation
Vibration
Song form
35. 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
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Musical instruments
Chamber music
36. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus
Music
Pitch changes
Oratorio
Classroom expectations for music education
37. A type of German song
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Lied
Consonance
38. Creating music
Chord
Strings
Creative skills
Chamber music
39. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Oratorio
Symphony orchestra's string section
Motif
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
40. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Chromatic scale
changing the harmony
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
41. 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
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Simple rondo
Song form
Fugue
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
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Chromatic scale
Dynamics
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
43. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument
Staff
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Pitch
Chromatic scale
44. 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
Sonata
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Auditory skills
Reed
45. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Playing instruments
Oboe and bassoon
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Intonation
46. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic
Vibration
A classical symphony
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Cello and double bass
47. 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
Tone
Tempo
Music notation
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
48. 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 Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Reed
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Modern era music
49. 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
Musical instruments
Singing
Auditory skills
Classical style music elements
50. The reed is used on the...
Orchestra
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Modern era - new genres
Second rondo