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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. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size






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






3. A large section of a lengthy composition






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






5. 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






6. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size






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






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






9. The treble clef for the higher range of notes - and the bass clef for the lower range of notes






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. (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






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






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






16. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony






17. 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)






18. Music played by 1-20 performers






19. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)






20. 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






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. 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






23. 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






24. Some percussion instruments require tuning (e.g. - _____) - while others are untuned (e.g. - cymbals and castanets)






25. 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






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






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






28. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century






29. 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






30. An ancient harp






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






32. Several notes sounded together






33. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)






34. Creating music






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






36. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch






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






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






39. ABACA






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






41. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch






42. 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






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion