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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Clef
Modern era - new genres
Mood
Playing instruments
2. Vocal cords and musical instruments produce vibrations in the air; as the frequency of these vibrations change...
Harmony
Metronome
Opus
Pitch changes
3. Creating music
Oratorio
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Creative skills
Intonation
4. The volume or intensity of a tone - Music can be played loudly (forte) or softly (piano)
Dynamics
Consonance
Second rondo
Gregorian chant
5. 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
Auditory skills
Modern era - new genres
Rhythm
6. The symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played
Clarinet and saxophone
changing the harmony
Timpani
Clef
7. 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
Playing instruments
Chamber music
Rhythm
Music notation
8. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Staff
Body movement
Modern era music
9. 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
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Lied
Beat
10. 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 (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Tempo
Time signature/meter
Symphony orchestra's string section
11. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument
Opera
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Harmony
Pitch
12. 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
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Violin and viola
Timbre
A classical symphony
13. A type of German song
Chromatic scale
Lied
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Reed
14. 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 Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Musical instruments
Tempo
15. A machine that helps musicians adjust rates of speed (tempi) for faster or slower beats
Harp and guitar
Metronome
Consonance
Opus
16. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes
Lower
Rondo
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Musical analysis
17. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension
Dissonance
Simple rondo
Tempo
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
18. 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
Conducting
Symphony orchestra's string section
Timbre
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
19. 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
Rhythm
Symphony
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Modern era - new genres
20. If the tempo is fast - the mood of the music changes to reflect more...
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Motif
Note values
Pitch
21. A large section of a lengthy composition
Opus
Movement
Musical instruments
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
22. Music played by 1-20 performers
Body movement
Staff
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Chamber music
23. 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
Timpani
Lied
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Singing
24. 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
Opus
Sonata
Musical instruments
Gregorian chant
25. Whether the pitch of a particular note is played in tune - sharp (higher) - or flat (lower)
Sonata
Woodwinds
Dynamics
Intonation
26. 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
Polyphonic style
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Chamber music
27. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre
Opera
Elements of music
Famous classical era musicians
changing the harmony
28. 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
Musical instruments
Strong
Auditory skills
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
29. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)
Percussion
Clarinet and saxophone
Pizzicato
Opus
30. 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)
Chord
Timbre
Pitch
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
31. (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
Creative skills
Staff
Syncopation
Oratorio
32. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition
Sonata
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Harmony
Mood
33. Moving to music is a learned skill that promotes acuity of perceptions - A wide range of music and modes should be used
Style of music
Chord
Body movement
Polyphonic style
34. 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
Timpani
Notation
Modern era music
35. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow
Woodwinds
Harp and guitar
Reed
Italian terms that define tempo
36. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Musical instruments
Movement
Motif
Energy - aggression - or vitality
37. 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
Motif
Harmony
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Music notation
38. The combination of tones that produces a quality of relaxation
Woodwinds
Consonance
Dissonance
Orchestra
39. ABABA
Oratorio
Elements of music
Simple rondo
Playing instruments
40. The treble clef for the higher range of notes - and the bass clef for the lower range of notes
Clef
Orchestra
Harmony
Two main clefs
41. ABACABA
Syncopation
Third rondo
changing the harmony
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
42. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size
Violin and viola
Dissonance
Translative skills
Timpani
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
Note values
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Motif
44. Composers Chopin - Liszt - Berlioz - Mendelssohn - and Schumann; style was expressive - melody prominent - and folk music was used to express cultural identity
Style of music
Staff
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Romantic Period (1820-1900) 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
Movement
Classical style music elements
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
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
Cello and double bass
Sonata
Strings
Singing
47. 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
Motif
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Clef
Dynamics
48. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale
Cello and double bass
Polyphonic style
Elements of music notation
Opus
49. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)
Lied
Chamber music
Beat
Dissonance
50. ABACA
Second rondo
Reed
Classical style music elements
Musical analysis