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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. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Dissonance
Strong
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
2. 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
Oboe and bassoon
Second rondo
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Strings
3. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size
Tone
Violin and viola
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Italian terms that define tempo
4. Ttwo other string instruments that are not considered part of the string section of the orchestra; they are often plucked rather than bowed
Harp and guitar
Pitch changes
Chord
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
5. 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
Fugue
Italian terms that define tempo
Pizzicato
Consonance
6. 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
Conducting
Famous classical era musicians
Translative skills
Energy - aggression - or vitality
7. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Beat
Oratorio
Woodwinds
8. Whether the pitch of a particular note is played in tune - sharp (higher) - or flat (lower)
Intonation
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Famous classical era musicians
Pitch changes
9. When you play several different notes at the same time on a piano - you are using harmony - You can change how music sounds by...
Creative skills
changing the harmony
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Mood
10. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Classroom expectations for music education
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Song form
11. 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 styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Clef
Symphony
12. 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
Music notation
Song form
Translative skills
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
13. 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
Harmony
Style of music
Metronome
Body movement
14. 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
Metronome
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Orchestra
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
15. Some percussion instruments require tuning (e.g. - _____) - while others are untuned (e.g. - cymbals and castanets)
Playing instruments
Timpani
Harmony
Musical analysis
16. 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
A classical symphony
Timbre
Musical instruments
Chamber music
17. The symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played
Clef
Reed
Mood
Style of music
18. A work - usually identified by a number
Lyre
Lied
Opus
Clef
19. 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
Note values
Harp and guitar
Clarinet and saxophone
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
20. 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
Chromatic scale
Translative skills
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
21. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature
Lied
Measure
Symphony orchestra's string section
Auditory skills
22. 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
Conducting
Rhythm
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Chromatic scale
23. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)
Mood
Beat
Measure
Style of music
24. 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
Famous classical era musicians
Modern era - new genres
Simple rondo
Clarinet and saxophone
25. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythmic pattern is deliberately upset
Elements of music notation
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Strong
Syncopation
26. System of writing music - came in the 12th century
Notation
Conducting
Opus
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
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
Tempo
Pitch
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Rondo
28. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow
Italian terms that define tempo
Note values
Oboe and bassoon
Intonation
29. Opera (staged dramatic vocal music and entertainment) - orchestra - ballet - and sonata (solo instrument with accompaniment)
Tone
Motif
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Polyphonic style
30. 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
Chord
Famous classical era musicians
Time signature/meter
A classical symphony
31. An ancient harp
Translative skills
Lyre
Motif
Woodwinds
32. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size
Cello and double bass
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Lower
Rondo
33. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together
Chromatic scale
Symphony
Oboe and bassoon
changing the harmony
34. 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
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Singing
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Symphony orchestra's string section
35. ABACA
Classroom expectations for music education
Second rondo
Rhythm
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
36. Creating music
Creative skills
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Musical instruments
Dynamics
37. 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
Music notation
Lied
Orchestra
Tempo
38. Students should compare their listening and playing exercises - Students should be encouraged to verbalize their musical analysis
Classical style music elements
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Musical analysis
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
39. The organization of sound in time
Chord
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Fugue
Music
40. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Woodwinds
Motif
Pitch changes
Intonation
41. Music played by 1-20 performers
Syncopation
120
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Chamber music
42. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Pizzicato
Orchestra
43. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others
Oratorio
Singing
Chord
Tone
44. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes
Lower
Rondo
Pitch changes
Mood
45. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century
Polyphonic style
120
Elements of music notation
Consonance
46. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic
Movement
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Lower
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
47. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Classroom expectations for music education
Intonation
Rondo
48. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven
Clef
Chord
Famous classical era musicians
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
49. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Woodwinds
Timpani
Vibration
Music notation
50. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch
Beat
Sonata
Woodwinds
Lower