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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. 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
Opera
Classical style music elements
Clef
Dynamics
2. A machine that helps musicians adjust rates of speed (tempi) for faster or slower beats
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Italian terms that define tempo
Metronome
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
3. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Oboe and bassoon
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Dynamics
4. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension
Auditory skills
Dissonance
Symphony orchestra's string section
Brass
5. 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
Staff
Timpani
Polyphonic style
Tempo
6. The organization of sound in time
Opera
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Music
Vibration
7. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch
A classical symphony
Lower
Style of music
Musical analysis
8. 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
Famous classical era musicians
Woodwinds
Musical instruments
Consonance
9. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven
Dynamics
Simple rondo
Famous classical era musicians
A classical symphony
10. Whether the pitch of a particular note is played in tune - sharp (higher) - or flat (lower)
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Consonance
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Intonation
11. Students should compare their listening and playing exercises - Students should be encouraged to verbalize their musical analysis
Tempo
Conducting
Musical analysis
Staff
12. Creating music
Creative skills
Gregorian chant
Style of music
Harp and guitar
13. 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
Playing instruments
Second rondo
Harmony
Song form
14. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular
Fugue
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Syncopation
Classical style music elements
15. Moving to music is a learned skill that promotes acuity of perceptions - A wide range of music and modes should be used
Mood
Opus
Chord
Body movement
16. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute
120
Opera
Modern era - new genres
Harmony
17. A large section of a lengthy composition
Movement
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Famous classical era musicians
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
18. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature
Clef
Measure
Rondo
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
19. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion
Creative skills
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Third rondo
Second rondo
20. Some of the mouthpieces are made up of a thin piece of wood - called a...
Measure
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Polyphonic style
Reed
21. Symphonic poem (orchestral work that portrayed a story) and concert overture (e.g. - Rossini's William Tell). Emphasis was on the sonata and symphony - and included the introduction of dissonance to create emotion; featuring virtuoso performers
Metronome
Conducting
Brass
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
22. (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
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Modern era music
Staff
23. Some percussion instruments require tuning (e.g. - _____) - while others are untuned (e.g. - cymbals and castanets)
Staff
Timpani
6 broad categories of musical instruments
changing the harmony
24. Typically - a multi - movement instrumental work for solo keyboard - or keyboard and another instrument - or small chamber ensemble
Sonata
Motif
Scale
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
25. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)
Syncopation
Clarinet and saxophone
Creative skills
Beat
26. Several notes sounded together
Chord
Translative skills
Lied
Lyre
27. 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
Scale
Dynamics
Time signature/meter
Mood
28. 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
Chord
Creative skills
Strings
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
29. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument
Translative skills
Italian terms that define tempo
Classroom expectations for music education
Pitch
30. 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
Musical analysis
Time signature/meter
Symphony
31. 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
Woodwinds
Rhythm
Pitch
Conducting
32. 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
Harmony
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Third rondo
33. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size
Measure
Cello and double bass
Syncopation
Tempo
34. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Pizzicato
Pitch
Motif
35. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood
Metronome
Brass
Clarinet and saxophone
Dissonance
36. The first beat of a bar is typically a _______ beat - It is typified by a waltz in 3/4 time
Oratorio
Strong
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Modern era - new genres
37. The combination of tones that produces a quality of relaxation
Symphony
Lower
Motif
Consonance
38. 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
Strings
Music notation
Italian terms that define tempo
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
39. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Italian terms that define tempo
Motif
Dissonance
Chord
40. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Harmony
120
Tone
Vibration
41. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow
changing the harmony
Italian terms that define tempo
Vibration
Creative skills
42. ABABA
Simple rondo
Creative skills
Musical analysis
A classical symphony
43. 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
Woodwinds
Auditory skills
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
44. A way to measure rhythmic units - It is noted at the beginning of a composition and looks like a mathematical fraction - The top number denotes the number of beats in a measure and the bottom number denotes what type of note will receive the beat
Time signature/meter
Clarinet and saxophone
Second rondo
Strings
45. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic
Third rondo
A classical symphony
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Pizzicato
46. 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
Song form
Italian terms that define tempo
Motif
47. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale
Elements of music notation
Playing instruments
Notation
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
48. Composers Chopin - Liszt - Berlioz - Mendelssohn - and Schumann; style was expressive - melody prominent - and folk music was used to express cultural identity
A classical symphony
Scale
Tempo
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
49. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythmic pattern is deliberately upset
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Measure
Syncopation
Violin and viola
50. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Dissonance
Playing instruments
Note values
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
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