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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, music
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1. 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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size






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






9. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






10. 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






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 -






12. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch






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






14. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch






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






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






17. 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






18. Creating music






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. An ancient harp






29. 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






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






32. The reed is used on the...






33. A type of German song






34. Music played by 1-20 performers






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






36. These curvy - wooden - shaped bodies are the largest family of the orchestra - Strings stretch over the body and neck of the instrument and attach to small ornamental heads where they are tuned by turning pegs






37. 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






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






39. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow






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






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






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






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






44. The organization of sound in time






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






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






47. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven






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






49. Traditionally made of wood - metal - plastic - or some combination thereof - These instruments consist of narrow pipes with an opening at the bottom end and a mouthpiece at the top (and holes throughout the pipe) - The smaller woodwinds play higher p






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