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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. A type of German song
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Elements of music
Tone
Lied
2. 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 -
Percussion
Intonation
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Musical instruments
3. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch
Scale
Song form
Italian terms that define tempo
Lower
4. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute
120
Elements of music
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
A classical symphony
5. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period
Second rondo
Creative skills
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
6. 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
Pitch
Polyphonic style
Musical instruments
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
7. 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
Strong
Oratorio
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
8. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length
Elements of music
Creative skills
Elements of music notation
Symphony
9. 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
Song form
Timbre
Gregorian chant
Classroom expectations for music education
10. A large section of a lengthy composition
Lied
Movement
Note values
Harp and guitar
11. Creating music
Auditory skills
Creative skills
Elements of music
Style of music
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
Singing
Chamber music
Time signature/meter
Intonation
13. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow
Orchestra
Italian terms that define tempo
Harp and guitar
Tempo
14. Some of the mouthpieces are made up of a thin piece of wood - called a...
Dissonance
Consonance
Woodwinds
Reed
15. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension
Dissonance
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Translative skills
Tone
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
Translative skills
Gregorian chant
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
17. 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
Vibration
Conducting
Body movement
Pitch
18. Opera (staged dramatic vocal music and entertainment) - orchestra - ballet - and sonata (solo instrument with accompaniment)
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Fugue
Percussion
Mood
19. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature
Measure
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Third rondo
Orchestra
20. 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
Cello and double bass
Pizzicato
Note values
Oboe and bassoon
21. A machine that helps musicians adjust rates of speed (tempi) for faster or slower beats
changing the harmony
Chromatic scale
Tone
Metronome
22. 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
Auditory skills
Creative skills
Lower
Simple rondo
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
Timpani
Symphony orchestra's string section
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Scale
24. 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
Sonata
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Violin and viola
Lied
25. (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 Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Staff
Movement
26. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)
Pizzicato
Symphony orchestra's string section
Notation
Staff
27. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Consonance
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Violin and viola
Playing instruments
28. Vocal cords and musical instruments produce vibrations in the air; as the frequency of these vibrations change...
Playing instruments
Timpani
Pitch changes
Movement
29. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition
120
Mood
Elements of music notation
Percussion
30. Influence of blues (sorrowful black folk music) and jazz (roots in African rhythms and harmonies with modern instrumentation - improvisation - and syncopation) - Rock 'n' roll - R&B (rhythm and blues) - country - folk (cultural link - passed on by wo
Mood
Modern era - new genres
Modern era music
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
31. 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
Auditory skills
Harmony
Mood
Time signature/meter
32. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Rondo
Classical style music elements
A classical symphony
33. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument
Modern era - new genres
Movement
Chromatic scale
Pitch
34. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated
Dynamics
Oboe and bassoon
Song form
Oratorio
35. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre
Elements of music
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Movement
Beat
36. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Simple rondo
Consonance
Vibration
Musical instruments
37. 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
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Movement
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
38. 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)
Famous classical era musicians
Measure
Dissonance
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
39. 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
Intonation
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Orchestra
Polyphonic style
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
Motif
Italian terms that define tempo
Modern era - new genres
Music notation
41. The combination of tones that produces a quality of relaxation
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Lyre
Metronome
Consonance
42. System of writing music - came in the 12th century
Notation
Gregorian chant
Mood
Orchestra
43. The organization of sound in time
Opera
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Symphony
Music
44. The reed is used on the...
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Modern era - new genres
Chromatic scale
Second rondo
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
Staff
Woodwinds
Third rondo
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
46. 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
Second rondo
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Symphony
47. 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
Strings
Movement
Famous classical era musicians
Note values
48. Music played by 1-20 performers
Chord
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Chamber music
49. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Music notation
Percussion
Rondo
50. 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
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Italian terms that define tempo
Fugue
Scale