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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. 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
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Polyphonic style
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
6 broad categories of musical instruments
2. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension
Consonance
Staff
Dissonance
Oboe and bassoon
3. When you play several different notes at the same time on a piano - you are using harmony - You can change how music sounds by...
changing the harmony
Classroom expectations for music education
Auditory skills
Modern era - new genres
4. Vocal cords and musical instruments produce vibrations in the air; as the frequency of these vibrations change...
Reed
Pitch changes
Chord
Modern era - new genres
5. An ancient harp
Second rondo
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Lyre
Movement
6. 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
Chord
Timbre
Pizzicato
Classroom expectations for music education
7. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others
Metronome
Playing instruments
Tone
Cello and double bass
8. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Pizzicato
Timpani
Body movement
9. A type of German song
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Elements of music notation
Lied
10. 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
Conducting
Singing
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Gregorian chant
11. 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
Style of music
Opus
Rhythm
Measure
12. 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)
Body movement
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Pitch changes
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
13. ABACABA
Dissonance
Third rondo
Orchestra
Syncopation
14. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic
Symphony orchestra's string section
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Strong
6 broad categories of musical instruments
15. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century
A classical symphony
Polyphonic style
Opera
6 broad categories of musical instruments
16. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion
Pizzicato
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Musical instruments
Orchestra
17. The organization of sound in time
Style of music
Playing instruments
Time signature/meter
Music
18. 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
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Gregorian chant
Style of music
Opus
19. 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
Two main clefs
Pitch
Singing
Scale
20. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven
Sonata
Famous classical era musicians
Metronome
Energy - aggression - or vitality
21. A work - usually identified by a number
Body movement
changing the harmony
Rhythm
Opus
22. ABABA
Simple rondo
Elements of music notation
Third rondo
Orchestra
23. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period
Second rondo
Metronome
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Strings
24. 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
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Third rondo
Chamber music
25. Produce sound through breath as the vibrations from the players' lips buzz against a metal - cup - shaped mouthpiece
Lied
Reed
Note values
Brass
26. 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
Auditory skills
Scale
Harmony
Lyre
27. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch
Lyre
Lower
Staff
Creative skills
28. Moving to music is a learned skill that promotes acuity of perceptions - A wide range of music and modes should be used
Polyphonic style
Body movement
Syncopation
Creative skills
29. The treble clef for the higher range of notes - and the bass clef for the lower range of notes
Singing
Two main clefs
Musical instruments
Opera
30. System of writing music - came in the 12th century
Notation
Body movement
Mood
Musical analysis
31. 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
Orchestra
Chamber music
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
32. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Harp and guitar
Modern era music
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
33. The first beat of a bar is typically a _______ beat - It is typified by a waltz in 3/4 time
Strong
Measure
Notation
Intonation
34. 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
Tempo
Symphony orchestra's string section
Intonation
Scale
35. 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
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Lied
Notation
36. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length
Harmony
Symphony
Rhythm
Syncopation
37. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Modern era music
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
38. The volume or intensity of a tone - Music can be played loudly (forte) or softly (piano)
120
Strings
Violin and viola
Dynamics
39. Composers Chopin - Liszt - Berlioz - Mendelssohn - and Schumann; style was expressive - melody prominent - and folk music was used to express cultural identity
Cello and double bass
Percussion
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Rondo
40. 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
Translative skills
Woodwinds
Mood
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
41. 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
Body movement
Elements of music notation
Dynamics
Time signature/meter
42. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition
Mood
Strings
Oratorio
Auditory skills
43. Violin - viola - cello - and double bass
44. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow
Timbre
Italian terms that define tempo
Consonance
Classroom expectations for music education
45. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument
Pitch
Chamber music
Harmony
Musical analysis
46. 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
Dynamics
Playing instruments
Movement
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
47. 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
Scale
A classical symphony
Fugue
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
48. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale
changing the harmony
Timpani
Elements of music notation
Violin and viola
49. 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
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Tempo
Music
Timpani
50. 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
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Strings
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Energy - aggression - or vitality