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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 faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Oboe and bassoon
Modern era music
Vibration
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
2. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood
Clarinet and saxophone
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Oratorio
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
3. Music played by 1-20 performers
Mood
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Staff
Chamber music
4. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Vibration
Chord
5. Some percussion instruments require tuning (e.g. - _____) - while others are untuned (e.g. - cymbals and castanets)
Timpani
Opera
A classical symphony
Pitch
6. Typically - a multi - movement instrumental work for solo keyboard - or keyboard and another instrument - or small chamber ensemble
Music notation
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Movement
Sonata
7. 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
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Tempo
Music
Symphony orchestra's string section
8. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute
Syncopation
Creative skills
120
Body movement
9. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period
Elements of music notation
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Energy - aggression - or vitality
10. The volume or intensity of a tone - Music can be played loudly (forte) or softly (piano)
Symphony orchestra's string section
Mood
Simple rondo
Dynamics
11. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythmic pattern is deliberately upset
Syncopation
Strong
Chamber music
A classical symphony
12. Vocal cords and musical instruments produce vibrations in the air; as the frequency of these vibrations change...
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Dynamics
Body movement
Pitch changes
13. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition
Mood
Musical analysis
Chamber music
Measure
14. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)
Strings
Cello and double bass
Syncopation
Beat
15. 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 -
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Percussion
Vibration
Rondo
16. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes
Rondo
Elements of music
Auditory skills
Italian terms that define tempo
17. 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
Note values
Italian terms that define tempo
Translative skills
6 broad categories of musical instruments
18. 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
Lied
Song form
Fugue
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
19. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together
Timpani
Oboe and bassoon
Tempo
Elements of music notation
20. 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
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Simple rondo
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Opera
21. ABACABA
Third rondo
Oratorio
Dynamics
Elements of music
22. Creating music
Harmony
Notation
Creative skills
Note values
23. Moving to music is a learned skill that promotes acuity of perceptions - A wide range of music and modes should be used
Reed
Rondo
Classical style music elements
Body movement
24. The combination of tones that produces a quality of relaxation
Polyphonic style
Dynamics
Tempo
Consonance
25. 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
Note values
Scale
Opera
26. 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
Translative skills
Opera
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Scale
27. System of writing music - came in the 12th century
Polyphonic style
Chamber music
120
Notation
28. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument
changing the harmony
Pitch
Notation
Woodwinds
29. Several notes sounded together
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Music
Conducting
Chord
30. Some of the mouthpieces are made up of a thin piece of wood - called a...
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Oboe and bassoon
Reed
Cello and double bass
31. 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
Reed
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Vibration
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
32. 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
Timbre
Chamber music
Metronome
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
33. A work - usually identified by a number
Opus
Chord
Tempo
Musical analysis
34. Historical themes: the end of feudalism; a new concept of humanism; rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman culture and ideals; art and music for their own sake; scientific advances; the age of patronage - Instrumental dance music developed: music and
Auditory skills
Lyre
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
35. 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
Tempo
Opus
Rhythm
Modern era music
36. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood
Musical instruments
Rhythm
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
A classical symphony
37. 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
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Conducting
Opera
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
38. 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
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Dissonance
Classical style music elements
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
39. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion
Body movement
Vibration
Orchestra
Opera
40. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow
Italian terms that define tempo
Movement
Opera
Pitch changes
41. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Strings
Syncopation
Style of music
42. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension
Dissonance
Rondo
Timpani
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
43. 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
Symphony
Gregorian chant
Tone
Simple rondo
44. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size
Violin and viola
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Strings
Song form
45. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size
Notation
Cello and double bass
Playing instruments
Oratorio
46. 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
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Tone
Harmony
Tempo
47. 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
Timpani
Elements of music
Style of music
Woodwinds
48. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others
changing the harmony
Tone
Opus
Third rondo
49. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature
Lower
Musical instruments
Measure
Polyphonic style
50. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Harp and guitar
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras