SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
cset
,
performing-arts
,
music
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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
Movement
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Fugue
Lied
2. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)
Beat
changing the harmony
Rondo
Singing
3. 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
Gregorian chant
Oboe and bassoon
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Playing instruments
4. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Percussion
Motif
Lied
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
5. 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
Rhythm
A classical symphony
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
6. When you play several different notes at the same time on a piano - you are using harmony - You can change how music sounds by...
Singing
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Oboe and bassoon
changing the harmony
7. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century
Clarinet and saxophone
Modern era - new genres
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Polyphonic style
8. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Violin and viola
Symphony orchestra's string section
9. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition
Opera
Harmony
Mood
Vibration
10. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven
Symphony orchestra's string section
Famous classical era musicians
Syncopation
Chromatic scale
11. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Playing instruments
Chromatic scale
Symphony
Music
12. The volume or intensity of a tone - Music can be played loudly (forte) or softly (piano)
Italian terms that define tempo
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Classical style music elements
Dynamics
13. Composers Chopin - Liszt - Berlioz - Mendelssohn - and Schumann; style was expressive - melody prominent - and folk music was used to express cultural identity
Measure
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Harp and guitar
Conducting
14. 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
Staff
Tempo
Simple rondo
Movement
15. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension
Dissonance
Violin and viola
Pitch
120
16. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Music notation
Pitch
Movement
17. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus
Oratorio
Two main clefs
Polyphonic style
Harp and guitar
18. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature
Measure
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Mood
Lied
19. Ttwo other string instruments that are not considered part of the string section of the orchestra; they are often plucked rather than bowed
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Harp and guitar
Modern era music
Violin and viola
20. An ancient harp
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Dissonance
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Lyre
21. 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
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Rondo
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
22. The pattern of musical movement through time - What makes music move and flow - Measured in units of time and organized by sets or patterns that can be repeated - The way sounds beat within different lengths and accents that combine into patterns
Staff
Rhythm
Opus
Auditory skills
23. Octaves of 12 notes - also came in the 12th century
Clef
A classical symphony
Brass
Chromatic scale
24. The combination of tones that produces a quality of relaxation
Lower
Consonance
Body movement
Cello and double bass
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
Rhythm
Simple rondo
Modern era - new genres
Pitch changes
26. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others
Gregorian chant
Lyre
Tone
Timpani
27. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period
Pitch
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Chamber music
Intonation
28. 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
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Song form
Pitch
Musical instruments
29. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion
Motif
Fugue
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Orchestra
30. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale
Elements of music notation
Syncopation
Fugue
Mood
31. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood
Clarinet and saxophone
Style of music
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Lied
32. 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
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Time signature/meter
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Scale
33. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Lied
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
34. 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
Song form
Metronome
Singing
Oratorio
35. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
Modern era music
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Famous classical era musicians
36. A machine that helps musicians adjust rates of speed (tempi) for faster or slower beats
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Metronome
Time signature/meter
Elements of music notation
37. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood
Music
Harp and guitar
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
A classical symphony
38. Several notes sounded together
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Consonance
Chord
Rondo
39. Some of the mouthpieces are made up of a thin piece of wood - called a...
Musical analysis
Oboe and bassoon
Gregorian chant
Reed
40. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated
Song form
Syncopation
Metronome
Consonance
41. 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
Note values
Oratorio
Conducting
Harp and guitar
42. 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
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Conducting
Simple rondo
43. Opera (staged dramatic vocal music and entertainment) - orchestra - ballet - and sonata (solo instrument with accompaniment)
Percussion
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Notation
Lyre
44. 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
Song form
Opus
Timpani
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
45. 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
Creative skills
Chord
Auditory skills
Playing instruments
46. 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
Timbre
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Elements of music notation
47. Creating music
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Creative skills
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Strong
48. Some percussion instruments require tuning (e.g. - _____) - while others are untuned (e.g. - cymbals and castanets)
Timpani
Style of music
Singing
Simple rondo
49. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Symphony
Classroom expectations for music education
120
50. The first beat of a bar is typically a _______ beat - It is typified by a waltz in 3/4 time
Opera
Strong
Singing
Second rondo