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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, music
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1. 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






2. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)






3. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow






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






5. If the tempo is fast - the mood of the music changes to reflect more...






6. 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






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






8. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument






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






10. A type of German song






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






12. 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






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






14. Violin - viola - cello - and double bass

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15. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven






16. 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






17. 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






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century






24. 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






25. 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






26. 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






27. The organization of sound in time






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






29. A large section of a lengthy composition






30. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythmic pattern is deliberately upset






31. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion






32. 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)






33. The first beat of a bar is typically a _______ beat - It is typified by a waltz in 3/4 time






34. 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






35. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size






36. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension






37. ABABA






38. 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






39. Several notes sounded together






40. The treble clef for the higher range of notes - and the bass clef for the lower range of notes






41. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion






42. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition






43. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch






44. 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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. System of writing music - came in the 12th century






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







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