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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, music
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1. Auditory skills - Translative skills - Creative skills - Performance skills - Singing - Playing instruments - Body movement - Conducting - Musical analysis






2. 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






3. 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






4. (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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. Students should compare their listening and playing exercises - Students should be encouraged to verbalize their musical analysis






11. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh






12. Vocal cords and musical instruments produce vibrations in the air; as the frequency of these vibrations change...






13. If the tempo is fast - the mood of the music changes to reflect more...






14. 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






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






16. Music played by 1-20 performers






17. ABACABA






18. A large section of a lengthy composition






19. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others






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






21. 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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated






28. 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






29. An ancient harp






30. 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






31. 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






32. 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






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






34. 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






35. The volume or intensity of a tone - Music can be played loudly (forte) or softly (piano)






36. ABACA






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






38. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven






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






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






41. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature






42. Produce sound through breath as the vibrations from the players' lips buzz against a metal - cup - shaped mouthpiece






43. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






44. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood






45. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition






46. Moving to music is a learned skill that promotes acuity of perceptions - A wide range of music and modes should be used






47. 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






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






49. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood






50. 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)