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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. 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
Vibration
Orchestra
Chromatic scale
Gregorian chant
2. 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
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Tempo
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
3. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature
Notation
Measure
Staff
Pitch changes
4. Music played by 1-20 performers
Chamber music
Violin and viola
Strings
Notation
5. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Dynamics
Playing instruments
Scale
Rhythm
6. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood
Tempo
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Third rondo
A classical symphony
7. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)
Pizzicato
Playing instruments
Fugue
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
8. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven
Timpani
Famous classical era musicians
Classical style music elements
Time signature/meter
9. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood
Music notation
Percussion
Classroom expectations for music education
Clarinet and saxophone
10. The treble clef for the higher range of notes - and the bass clef for the lower range of notes
Note values
Two main clefs
Musical analysis
A classical symphony
11. 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
Modern era - new genres
Strings
Conducting
Oratorio
12. 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
Creative skills
Percussion
Body movement
Singing
13. ABABA
Elements of music
Simple rondo
Opera
Tempo
14. Some of the mouthpieces are made up of a thin piece of wood - called a...
Lyre
Reed
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Note values
15. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period
Mood
Third rondo
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Timbre
16. 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
Beat
Famous classical era musicians
Orchestra
Translative skills
17. The symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played
Famous classical era musicians
Clef
Scale
Auditory skills
18. 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
Metronome
Harmony
Clarinet and saxophone
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
19. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion
Auditory skills
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Syncopation
Scale
20. Opera (staged dramatic vocal music and entertainment) - orchestra - ballet - and sonata (solo instrument with accompaniment)
Simple rondo
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Motif
21. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute
120
Italian terms that define tempo
Sonata
Third rondo
22. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular
Motif
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Tempo
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
23. (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
changing the harmony
Style of music
Musical instruments
Staff
24. ABACABA
Movement
Tempo
Elements of music notation
Third rondo
25. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size
Cello and double bass
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Musical instruments
26. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow
Classical style music elements
Italian terms that define tempo
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Woodwinds
27. If the tempo is fast - the mood of the music changes to reflect more...
Music
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Conducting
Energy - aggression - or vitality
28. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Metronome
Tone
Beat
29. The reed is used on the...
Third rondo
Time signature/meter
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
30. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Lower
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Vibration
Third rondo
31. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Translative skills
Pizzicato
Tempo
32. 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
Staff
Italian terms that define tempo
Brass
33. 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
Mood
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Motif
Style of music
34. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument
Third rondo
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Pitch
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
35. Several notes sounded together
Modern era - new genres
Chord
Lied
Measure
36. 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)
Beat
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Playing instruments
37. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size
Staff
Scale
Violin and viola
Pitch
38. 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
Second rondo
Motif
Playing instruments
Tempo
39. 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
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Music
Consonance
40. The first beat of a bar is typically a _______ beat - It is typified by a waltz in 3/4 time
Pitch changes
Strong
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Second rondo
41. A large section of a lengthy composition
Timbre
Movement
Harp and guitar
Violin and viola
42. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
Notation
Modern era music
Time signature/meter
Percussion
43. A work - usually identified by a number
Opus
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Gregorian chant
Dynamics
44. Typically - a multi - movement instrumental work for solo keyboard - or keyboard and another instrument - or small chamber ensemble
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Style of music
Song form
Sonata
45. 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 -
Third rondo
Tempo
Percussion
Classroom expectations for music education
46. Some percussion instruments require tuning (e.g. - _____) - while others are untuned (e.g. - cymbals and castanets)
Classical style music elements
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Famous classical era musicians
Timpani
47. 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
Reed
Metronome
Opus
Conducting
48. 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
Vibration
Singing
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Beat
49. 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
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Classical style music elements
Motif
50. Creating music
Symphony orchestra's string section
Mood
Creative skills
Musical analysis