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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature
Measure
Lyre
Italian terms that define tempo
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
2. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes
Singing
Pitch
Rondo
Body movement
3. Ttwo other string instruments that are not considered part of the string section of the orchestra; they are often plucked rather than bowed
Harp and guitar
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Dynamics
4. 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
Fugue
Lower
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Note values
5. 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
Modern era - new genres
Time signature/meter
Mood
Symphony
6. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood
Staff
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Scale
Clarinet and saxophone
7. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length
Timbre
Symphony
Percussion
Elements of music
8. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Elements of music
9. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument
changing the harmony
Translative skills
Pitch
Two main clefs
10. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic
Classical style music elements
Body movement
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Notation
11. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion
Tone
Cello and double bass
Syncopation
Orchestra
12. (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
Elements of music
Sonata
Staff
Percussion
13. The treble clef for the higher range of notes - and the bass clef for the lower range of notes
Third rondo
Classroom expectations for music education
Modern era music
Two main clefs
14. 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
Metronome
Conducting
Timbre
Two main clefs
15. An ancient harp
Pitch changes
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Lyre
16. 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
Timbre
Italian terms that define tempo
Music
Tone
17. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus
Pizzicato
Oratorio
Lower
6 broad categories of musical instruments
18. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood
Strings
A classical symphony
Two main clefs
Gregorian chant
19. Opera (staged dramatic vocal music and entertainment) - orchestra - ballet - and sonata (solo instrument with accompaniment)
Woodwinds
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
120
Symphony
20. 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
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Notation
Rondo
21. Several notes sounded together
Chord
Opus
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
22. Refers to the unique sound and style of a composer - culture - country - or period in history - Compositions created around the same time period often have similar styles based upon the historical influences from that era
Cello and double bass
Style of music
Notation
Auditory skills
23. Auditory skills - Translative skills - Creative skills - Performance skills - Singing - Playing instruments - Body movement - Conducting - Musical analysis
Pizzicato
Lower
Clef
Classroom expectations for music education
24. Creating music
Notation
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Creative skills
Classical style music elements
25. 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
Gregorian chant
Strings
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Percussion
26. Composers Chopin - Liszt - Berlioz - Mendelssohn - and Schumann; style was expressive - melody prominent - and folk music was used to express cultural identity
Chromatic scale
Translative skills
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
120
27. 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 -
Reed
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Style of music
Percussion
28. 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
Dynamics
Scale
Singing
Modern era - new genres
29. The reed is used on the...
Movement
Strings
Harp and guitar
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
30. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Modern era - new genres
Song form
Pizzicato
31. Violin - viola - cello - and double bass
32. 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
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Brass
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Fugue
33. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition
Intonation
Lower
Percussion
Mood
34. 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
Dynamics
Two main clefs
Scale
Strong
35. 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
Song form
Woodwinds
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Conducting
36. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Percussion
Lied
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
37. 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
Orchestra
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Oboe and bassoon
Translative skills
38. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period
Chromatic scale
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Famous classical era musicians
Clef
39. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension
Musical analysis
Oratorio
Dynamics
Dissonance
40. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Beat
Brass
41. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated
Opus
changing the harmony
Song form
Pitch changes
42. 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
Violin and viola
Third rondo
Woodwinds
Classical style music elements
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
Reed
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Oratorio
Scale
44. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others
Tone
Movement
Mood
Clarinet and saxophone
45. 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
Music
Strings
Musical instruments
Notation
46. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch
Consonance
Lower
Conducting
Strong
47. Vocal cords and musical instruments produce vibrations in the air; as the frequency of these vibrations change...
Music notation
Second rondo
Pitch changes
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
48. A type of German song
Lied
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Clef
Gregorian chant
49. The volume or intensity of a tone - Music can be played loudly (forte) or softly (piano)
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Dynamics
Intonation
Famous classical era musicians
50. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together
Measure
Oboe and bassoon
Brass
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)