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. 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
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Violin and viola
2. A type of German song
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Creative skills
Vibration
Lied
3. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size
Opus
Cello and double bass
Timpani
Chromatic scale
4. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Motif
Two main clefs
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
5. If the tempo is fast - the mood of the music changes to reflect more...
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Clef
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Musical analysis
6. Typically - a multi - movement instrumental work for solo keyboard - or keyboard and another instrument - or small chamber ensemble
Woodwinds
Chromatic scale
Style of music
Sonata
7. Symphonic poem (orchestral work that portrayed a story) and concert overture (e.g. - Rossini's William Tell). Emphasis was on the sonata and symphony - and included the introduction of dissonance to create emotion; featuring virtuoso performers
Chamber music
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Music
Oratorio
8. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion
Polyphonic style
Orchestra
Chord
Two main clefs
9. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Rondo
Mood
Playing instruments
Italian terms that define tempo
10. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale
Opera
Elements of music notation
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Mood
11. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated
Intonation
Italian terms that define tempo
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Song form
12. 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 -
Modern era music
Percussion
Creative skills
Music
13. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Pitch
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Scale
14. 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
Polyphonic style
Gregorian chant
Two main clefs
Note values
15. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood
Dissonance
Clarinet and saxophone
Metronome
Violin and viola
16. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension
Clef
Fugue
Measure
Dissonance
17. 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
Sonata
Pitch changes
Modern era - new genres
Opus
18. 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
Modern era - new genres
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Oratorio
Note values
19. A work - usually identified by a number
Pitch changes
Opus
Opera
Note values
20. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
A classical symphony
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Opus
21. The reed is used on the...
Lied
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Vibration
Third rondo
22. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow
Italian terms that define tempo
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Time signature/meter
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
23. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together
Pitch changes
Elements of music notation
Beat
Oboe and bassoon
24. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular
Second rondo
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Lower
25. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period
Musical analysis
Movement
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
A classical symphony
26. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven
Famous classical era musicians
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Tempo
27. 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
Symphony
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Auditory skills
120
28. ABABA
Time signature/meter
Pitch changes
Chamber music
Simple rondo
29. A large section of a lengthy composition
Movement
Body movement
Opus
Strong
30. The symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played
Clef
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Musical analysis
Movement
31. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes
Simple rondo
Rondo
Polyphonic style
Movement
32. 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
Gregorian chant
Pitch
Translative skills
Strong
33. Auditory skills - Translative skills - Creative skills - Performance skills - Singing - Playing instruments - Body movement - Conducting - Musical analysis
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Classroom expectations for music education
Reed
Oboe and bassoon
34. Some percussion instruments require tuning (e.g. - _____) - while others are untuned (e.g. - cymbals and castanets)
Chromatic scale
Timpani
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Auditory skills
35. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre
Elements of music
Opus
Mood
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
36. Ttwo other string instruments that are not considered part of the string section of the orchestra; they are often plucked rather than bowed
Oboe and bassoon
Chamber music
Harp and guitar
Simple rondo
37. Composers Chopin - Liszt - Berlioz - Mendelssohn - and Schumann; style was expressive - melody prominent - and folk music was used to express cultural identity
Metronome
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Chord
Notation
38. 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
Rondo
Gregorian chant
Pitch changes
Opera
39. 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
Third rondo
Harp and guitar
Style of music
Polyphonic style
40. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythmic pattern is deliberately upset
Brass
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Syncopation
Lied
41. 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
Modern era music
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Song form
Rhythm
42. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion
Chamber music
Classroom expectations for music education
Lyre
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
43. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute
Translative skills
Chromatic scale
120
Playing instruments
44. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size
Body movement
Violin and viola
Harmony
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
45. 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
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Fugue
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
46. 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
Cello and double bass
Fugue
Scale
Clef
47. 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
Music
Time signature/meter
Famous classical era musicians
Harp and guitar
48. ABACA
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Music notation
Second rondo
49. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Conducting
Staff
Symphony
50. (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
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Staff
Scale
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres