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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 language system of writing music so the reader can see what is being communicated - Similar to using written words to communicate thoughts and ideas
Violin and viola
Music notation
120
Famous classical era musicians
2. (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
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Vibration
Staff
3. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Intonation
Two main clefs
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
4. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated
Song form
Second rondo
Timpani
Chord
5. The treble clef for the higher range of notes - and the bass clef for the lower range of notes
Chromatic scale
Two main clefs
Elements of music notation
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
6. An ancient harp
Polyphonic style
Lyre
Dynamics
Elements of music notation
7. ABACA
Famous classical era musicians
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Second rondo
Strong
8. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)
Beat
Symphony
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
9. 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
Chord
Musical instruments
Harp and guitar
Chamber music
10. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument
changing the harmony
Consonance
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Pitch
11. 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
Second rondo
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Syncopation
Notation
12. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood
A classical symphony
Tone
Notation
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
13. Moving to music is a learned skill that promotes acuity of perceptions - A wide range of music and modes should be used
Timpani
Classroom expectations for music education
Body movement
Translative skills
14. Auditory skills - Translative skills - Creative skills - Performance skills - Singing - Playing instruments - Body movement - Conducting - Musical analysis
Chamber music
Sonata
Classroom expectations for music education
Measure
15. Octaves of 12 notes - also came in the 12th century
Song form
Chromatic scale
Tempo
Second rondo
16. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre
Chromatic scale
A classical symphony
Elements of music
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
17. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition
Mood
A classical symphony
Lower
Oratorio
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
Music
Classroom expectations for music education
Fugue
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
19. 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
Reed
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Brass
20. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
Modern era music
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Musical analysis
Classroom expectations for music education
21. 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
Rhythm
Opus
Mood
Oratorio
22. Some of the mouthpieces are made up of a thin piece of wood - called a...
Musical instruments
Music
Reed
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
23. 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
Dissonance
Music
Gregorian chant
24. 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
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Lyre
Strings
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
25. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length
Symphony
Dissonance
Percussion
Clarinet and saxophone
26. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Classroom expectations for music education
Percussion
Opera
Vibration
27. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Scale
Oboe and bassoon
Chamber music
28. 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
Classical style music elements
Clarinet and saxophone
Rondo
Opera
29. ABABA
Lower
Simple rondo
Sonata
Clarinet and saxophone
30. Students should compare their listening and playing exercises - Students should be encouraged to verbalize their musical analysis
Musical analysis
Dissonance
Percussion
Clarinet and saxophone
31. 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
Classical style music elements
Harmony
Orchestra
changing the harmony
32. When you play several different notes at the same time on a piano - you are using harmony - You can change how music sounds by...
Strong
changing the harmony
Vibration
Mood
33. 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
Playing instruments
Dynamics
Note values
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
34. A machine that helps musicians adjust rates of speed (tempi) for faster or slower beats
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Chamber music
Metronome
Notation
35. ABACABA
changing the harmony
Elements of music notation
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Third rondo
36. 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
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Metronome
Style of music
Measure
37. 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
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Timpani
Reed
Staff
38. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century
Polyphonic style
Violin and viola
Song form
Strings
39. 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
Harp and guitar
Mood
Style of music
Woodwinds
40. 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)
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Musical analysis
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Opus
41. The volume or intensity of a tone - Music can be played loudly (forte) or softly (piano)
Opera
Dynamics
Sonata
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
42. Several notes sounded together
Chord
Musical instruments
Pitch changes
Conducting
43. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale
Elements of music notation
Italian terms that define tempo
Rhythm
Modern era - new genres
44. 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
Music
Elements of music
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Harp and guitar
45. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Motif
Clef
120
46. System of writing music - came in the 12th century
Elements of music
Intonation
Notation
Chord
47. 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
Pitch changes
Gregorian chant
Woodwinds
Note values
48. 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
Orchestra
A classical symphony
Harmony
Modern era - new genres
49. Produce sound through breath as the vibrations from the players' lips buzz against a metal - cup - shaped mouthpiece
Simple rondo
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Brass
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
50. Vocal cords and musical instruments produce vibrations in the air; as the frequency of these vibrations change...
Pitch changes
Percussion
Brass
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)