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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. 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
Rhythm
Orchestra
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Famous classical era musicians
2. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood
Playing instruments
A classical symphony
Movement
Music
3. 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
Music notation
Playing instruments
Modern era music
Harp and guitar
4. 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
Mood
Chamber music
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Opera
5. Ttwo other string instruments that are not considered part of the string section of the orchestra; they are often plucked rather than bowed
Strong
Musical analysis
Mood
Harp and guitar
6. A large section of a lengthy composition
Movement
Tone
Percussion
Intonation
7. 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
Rondo
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Sonata
Song form
8. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)
Beat
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Two main clefs
Energy - aggression - or vitality
9. 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
Polyphonic style
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Sonata
Movement
10. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven
120
Musical instruments
Famous classical era musicians
Syncopation
11. 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 -
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Percussion
Time signature/meter
12. The organization of sound in time
Music
changing the harmony
Body movement
A classical symphony
13. 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
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Style of music
Opera
Third rondo
14. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch
Beat
Chromatic scale
Lower
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
15. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)
Simple rondo
Pizzicato
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Second rondo
16. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Music
Classroom expectations for music education
17. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Tone
Intonation
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
18. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre
Elements of music
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
120
A classical symphony
19. Vocal cords and musical instruments produce vibrations in the air; as the frequency of these vibrations change...
Clarinet and saxophone
Tone
Pitch changes
Famous classical era musicians
20. (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
Vibration
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Timpani
Staff
21. A machine that helps musicians adjust rates of speed (tempi) for faster or slower beats
Opera
Metronome
Timpani
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
22. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition
Mood
Pizzicato
Pitch changes
Rhythm
23. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
Syncopation
Modern era music
120
changing the harmony
24. The symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played
Motif
Timbre
Chromatic scale
Clef
25. 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
Mood
Conducting
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Violin and viola
26. 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
Polyphonic style
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Famous classical era musicians
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
27. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale
Style of music
Vibration
Elements of music notation
Creative skills
28. 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
Tempo
Music notation
Dissonance
Lied
29. Opera (staged dramatic vocal music and entertainment) - orchestra - ballet - and sonata (solo instrument with accompaniment)
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
changing the harmony
Style of music
Vibration
30. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period
Woodwinds
Note values
Cello and double bass
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
31. 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
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Gregorian chant
Musical analysis
32. 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
Simple rondo
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Sonata
Translative skills
33. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century
Vibration
Translative skills
Polyphonic style
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
34. Octaves of 12 notes - also came in the 12th century
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Symphony
Opus
Chromatic scale
35. 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
Third rondo
Vibration
changing the harmony
36. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Oratorio
Translative skills
Oboe and bassoon
37. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Measure
Style of music
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Vibration
38. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Notation
Italian terms that define tempo
Mood
39. Auditory skills - Translative skills - Creative skills - Performance skills - Singing - Playing instruments - Body movement - Conducting - Musical analysis
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Strings
Classroom expectations for music education
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
40. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension
Body movement
Consonance
Dissonance
Beat
41. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion
Body movement
Opera
Musical instruments
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
42. 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
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Lyre
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Dynamics
43. 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
Lied
Elements of music
Percussion
Note values
44. 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 styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Gregorian chant
Musical instruments
Dynamics
45. If the tempo is fast - the mood of the music changes to reflect more...
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Second rondo
Consonance
Energy - aggression - or vitality
46. A type of German song
Lied
Harmony
Metronome
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
47. The volume or intensity of a tone - Music can be played loudly (forte) or softly (piano)
Translative skills
Dynamics
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
48. The combination of tones that produces a quality of relaxation
Elements of music notation
Fugue
Consonance
changing the harmony
49. Violin - viola - cello - and double bass
50. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated
Violin and viola
Song form
Classroom expectations for music education
Metronome