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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. Several notes sounded together
Movement
Oratorio
Chord
Simple rondo
2. Ttwo other string instruments that are not considered part of the string section of the orchestra; they are often plucked rather than bowed
Clef
Harp and guitar
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Strings
3. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre
Translative skills
Lyre
Elements of music
Lower
4. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
Oratorio
Modern era music
Time signature/meter
Simple rondo
5. 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
Body movement
Sonata
Classroom expectations for music education
Strings
6. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Vibration
Modern era - new genres
Music
Gregorian chant
7. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Song form
Sonata
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
8. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others
Strong
Tone
Motif
Brass
9. 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
Auditory skills
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Beat
Song form
10. 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
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Symphony
Woodwinds
11. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus
Strings
Time signature/meter
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Oratorio
12. Produce sound through breath as the vibrations from the players' lips buzz against a metal - cup - shaped mouthpiece
Brass
Famous classical era musicians
Chromatic scale
Second rondo
13. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Third rondo
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
14. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length
Note values
Symphony
Simple rondo
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
15. 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
Brass
Woodwinds
Third rondo
16. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Elements of music notation
Motif
Auditory skills
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
17. Creating music
Note values
Creative skills
Playing instruments
Harp and guitar
18. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch
Lower
Timpani
changing the harmony
Movement
19. The organization of sound in time
Music
Playing instruments
Sonata
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
20. 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
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Orchestra
Dissonance
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
21. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale
Second rondo
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Symphony
Elements of music notation
22. 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
Syncopation
Harp and guitar
Consonance
Modern era - new genres
23. 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
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Staff
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Elements of music notation
24. 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 -
Percussion
Italian terms that define tempo
Beat
Creative skills
25. Students should compare their listening and playing exercises - Students should be encouraged to verbalize their musical analysis
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Polyphonic style
Musical analysis
Beat
26. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition
A classical symphony
Strong
Opera
Mood
27. Auditory skills - Translative skills - Creative skills - Performance skills - Singing - Playing instruments - Body movement - Conducting - Musical analysis
Dissonance
Classroom expectations for music education
Tone
Motif
28. Some of the mouthpieces are made up of a thin piece of wood - called a...
Rhythm
Lyre
Reed
Fugue
29. Violin - viola - cello - and double bass
30. 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
Style of music
Oboe and bassoon
Rhythm
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
31. 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
Scale
Time signature/meter
Music
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
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
Elements of music
Oboe and bassoon
Dissonance
Gregorian chant
33. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)
Beat
Oratorio
Timpani
Modern era - new genres
34. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Elements of music
Elements of music notation
Playing instruments
Two main clefs
35. 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
Rondo
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Opera
Movement
36. ABACA
Second rondo
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Brass
Consonance
37. An ancient harp
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Reed
Lyre
38. Moving to music is a learned skill that promotes acuity of perceptions - A wide range of music and modes should be used
Playing instruments
Musical instruments
Creative skills
Body movement
39. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size
Clarinet and saxophone
Violin and viola
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Scale
40. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion
Playing instruments
Cello and double bass
Orchestra
Timbre
41. 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
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Harmony
Orchestra
Strong
42. A work - usually identified by a number
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Opus
Metronome
Elements of music notation
43. (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
Staff
Italian terms that define tempo
Music notation
Measure
44. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute
Creative skills
Two main clefs
120
Music notation
45. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature
Intonation
Elements of music
Measure
Energy - aggression - or vitality
46. The reed is used on the...
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Reed
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Violin and viola
47. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
changing the harmony
Polyphonic style
Intonation
48. 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
Clef
Simple rondo
Music notation
Strong
49. 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
Timbre
Dynamics
Polyphonic style
Musical instruments
50. A type of German song
Woodwinds
Intonation
Lied
Third rondo