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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
Polyphonic style
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Chord
2. 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
Third rondo
Musical instruments
Modern era music
Time signature/meter
3. Creating music
Movement
Chromatic scale
Creative skills
Violin and viola
4. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Tone
Polyphonic style
5. 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
Pizzicato
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Music notation
Woodwinds
6. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)
Rhythm
Note values
Sonata
Beat
7. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion
Italian terms that define tempo
Orchestra
Classroom expectations for music education
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
8. A machine that helps musicians adjust rates of speed (tempi) for faster or slower beats
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Chamber music
Metronome
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
9. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
10. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow
changing the harmony
Italian terms that define tempo
Consonance
Elements of music
11. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century
Musical analysis
Time signature/meter
Polyphonic style
Lyre
12. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Singing
Musical analysis
Playing instruments
Tempo
13. (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
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Oratorio
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Staff
14. 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)
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Third rondo
Scale
15. 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
Measure
Clef
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Time signature/meter
16. 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 analysis
Modern era - new genres
Musical instruments
Strings
17. ABABA
Modern era music
Simple rondo
Oboe and bassoon
Harp and guitar
18. 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)
Motif
Time signature/meter
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Harp and guitar
19. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus
Simple rondo
Modern era music
Oratorio
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
20. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre
Playing instruments
Translative skills
Conducting
Elements of music
21. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size
Rhythm
Violin and viola
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
22. 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
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Harp and guitar
Tempo
Two main clefs
23. 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
Woodwinds
Lied
Style of music
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
24. The organization of sound in time
Syncopation
Music
Pizzicato
Consonance
25. The volume or intensity of a tone - Music can be played loudly (forte) or softly (piano)
Elements of music
Harmony
Orchestra
Dynamics
26. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Song form
Tempo
A classical symphony
Vibration
27. 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
Vibration
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Gregorian chant
Conducting
28. The reed is used on the...
Polyphonic style
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Lied
Playing instruments
29. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale
Beat
Elements of music notation
Elements of music
changing the harmony
30. Ttwo other string instruments that are not considered part of the string section of the orchestra; they are often plucked rather than bowed
Classical style music elements
Harp and guitar
Metronome
Famous classical era musicians
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
Rhythm
Elements of music
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Scale
32. Typically - a multi - movement instrumental work for solo keyboard - or keyboard and another instrument - or small chamber ensemble
Pitch changes
Sonata
Musical analysis
Famous classical era musicians
33. A type of German song
Violin and viola
Brass
Modern era music
Lied
34. The first beat of a bar is typically a _______ beat - It is typified by a waltz in 3/4 time
Strong
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Polyphonic style
Lyre
35. A large section of a lengthy composition
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Movement
Fugue
Symphony
36. A work - usually identified by a number
Auditory skills
Lyre
Opus
Beat
37. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Musical instruments
Motif
Syncopation
Musical analysis
38. 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
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Elements of music
Two main clefs
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
39. 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)
Playing instruments
Classroom expectations for music education
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
40. 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
Singing
Music notation
Song form
Lyre
41. 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
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Dynamics
Auditory skills
Italian terms that define tempo
42. Some percussion instruments require tuning (e.g. - _____) - while others are untuned (e.g. - cymbals and castanets)
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Mood
Timpani
Opus
43. The combination of tones that produces a quality of relaxation
Consonance
Modern era music
Conducting
Chromatic scale
44. 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
Singing
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Rondo
Pitch changes
45. 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
Classical style music elements
Classroom expectations for music education
Lyre
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
46. An ancient harp
Lyre
Famous classical era musicians
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Pitch
47. 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
Opera
Strong
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
48. 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
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Timbre
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Translative skills
49. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size
Polyphonic style
Syncopation
Tone
Cello and double bass
50. Auditory skills - Translative skills - Creative skills - Performance skills - Singing - Playing instruments - Body movement - Conducting - Musical analysis
Musical analysis
Classroom expectations for music education
Staff
Musical instruments