Test your basic knowledge |

CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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






2. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh






3. Creating music






4. 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






5. (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






6. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes






7. 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






8. 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






9. A work - usually identified by a number






10. 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






11. The reed is used on the...






12. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular






13. 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






14. Several notes sounded together






15. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated






16. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic






17. Ttwo other string instruments that are not considered part of the string section of the orchestra; they are often plucked rather than bowed






18. Typically - a multi - movement instrumental work for solo keyboard - or keyboard and another instrument - or small chamber ensemble






19. When you play several different notes at the same time on a piano - you are using harmony - You can change how music sounds by...






20. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch






21. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood






22. A machine that helps musicians adjust rates of speed (tempi) for faster or slower beats






23. A type of German song






24. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)






25. ABACABA






26. ABABA






27. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven






28. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length






29. 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






30. 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






31. 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






32. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony






33. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size






34. Produce sound through breath as the vibrations from the players' lips buzz against a metal - cup - shaped mouthpiece






35. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on






36. Octaves of 12 notes - also came in the 12th century






37. 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






38. Whether the pitch of a particular note is played in tune - sharp (higher) - or flat (lower)






39. Composers Chopin - Liszt - Berlioz - Mendelssohn - and Schumann; style was expressive - melody prominent - and folk music was used to express cultural identity






40. 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






41. 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






42. The combination of tones that produces a quality of relaxation






43. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale






44. 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






45. Opera (staged dramatic vocal music and entertainment) - orchestra - ballet - and sonata (solo instrument with accompaniment)






46. Vocal cords and musical instruments produce vibrations in the air; as the frequency of these vibrations change...






47. Students should compare their listening and playing exercises - Students should be encouraged to verbalize their musical analysis






48. Some percussion instruments require tuning (e.g. - _____) - while others are untuned (e.g. - cymbals and castanets)






49. 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






50. Some of the mouthpieces are made up of a thin piece of wood - called a...