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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Produce sound through breath as the vibrations from the players' lips buzz against a metal - cup - shaped mouthpiece






2. 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






3. The symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played






4. The reed is used on the...






5. Whether the pitch of a particular note is played in tune - sharp (higher) - or flat (lower)






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






7. A large section of a lengthy composition






8. (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






9. 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






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






11. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size






12. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on






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






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






15. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together






16. Octaves of 12 notes - also came in the 12th century






17. A work - usually identified by a number






18. ABACA






19. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion






20. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch






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






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






23. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size






24. An ancient harp






25. 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






26. Creating music






27. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch






28. 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






29. 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






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






31. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length






32. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute






33. Opera (staged dramatic vocal music and entertainment) - orchestra - ballet - and sonata (solo instrument with accompaniment)






34. 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






35. 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)






36. When you play several different notes at the same time on a piano - you are using harmony - You can change how music sounds by...






37. 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






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






39. The combination of tones that produces a quality of relaxation






40. Composers Chopin - Liszt - Berlioz - Mendelssohn - and Schumann; style was expressive - melody prominent - and folk music was used to express cultural identity






41. Music played by 1-20 performers






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






43. ABACABA






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. 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