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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. The organization of sound in time
Lyre
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Music
Chord
2. 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
Gregorian chant
Rhythm
Syncopation
Two main clefs
3. ABACABA
Pitch changes
Third rondo
Oratorio
Strings
4. 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
Symphony orchestra's string section
Musical analysis
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Music notation
5. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Notation
Mood
Italian terms that define tempo
6. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood
Classical style music elements
Song form
Clarinet and saxophone
Chord
7. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size
Cello and double bass
Classical style music elements
Clarinet and saxophone
Motif
8. Several notes sounded together
Chord
Violin and viola
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Clef
9. 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)
Dissonance
Harp and guitar
Lyre
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
10. 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
Elements of music
Syncopation
Conducting
Time signature/meter
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 -
Syncopation
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Percussion
Creative skills
12. A large section of a lengthy composition
Movement
Metronome
A classical symphony
Strong
13. A work - usually identified by a number
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Opus
Rhythm
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
14. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute
Opus
120
Conducting
Movement
15. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature
Measure
Brass
Creative skills
Symphony
16. 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
Classical style music elements
Woodwinds
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Body movement
17. If the tempo is fast - the mood of the music changes to reflect more...
Creative skills
Chamber music
Chromatic scale
Energy - aggression - or vitality
18. 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
changing the harmony
Creative skills
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Translative skills
19. 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
Italian terms that define tempo
Singing
Modern era - new genres
Lyre
20. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Motif
Strings
120
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
21. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow
Metronome
Song form
Chamber music
Italian terms that define tempo
22. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythmic pattern is deliberately upset
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Syncopation
Chamber music
Rondo
23. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular
Note values
Beat
Mood
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
24. 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
changing the harmony
Timbre
Style of music
Brass
25. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century
Polyphonic style
Body movement
Pitch
Staff
26. The treble clef for the higher range of notes - and the bass clef for the lower range of notes
Opus
Fugue
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Two main clefs
27. Whether the pitch of a particular note is played in tune - sharp (higher) - or flat (lower)
Intonation
Creative skills
Oboe and bassoon
Rondo
28. Music played by 1-20 performers
Cello and double bass
Motif
Woodwinds
Chamber music
29. 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
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Lyre
Beat
Symphony orchestra's string section
30. The combination of tones that produces a quality of relaxation
Consonance
Time signature/meter
Mood
Music
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
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Lower
120
Motif
32. (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
Metronome
Staff
Notation
Time signature/meter
33. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Note values
Creative skills
Symphony
34. The Church dominated society for most of the era (900 years); sacred music was the most prevalent (liturgical) - Musical notation originally consisted of just the pitch of the notes; notated rhythm was added at the end of the 12th century
Time signature/meter
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
35. 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
Style of music
Lyre
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Modern era music
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
Clarinet and saxophone
Strings
Reed
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
37. A type of German song
Oratorio
120
Chord
Lied
38. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes
Pitch
Rondo
Orchestra
Chromatic scale
39. Octaves of 12 notes - also came in the 12th century
Syncopation
Chromatic scale
Two main clefs
Tempo
40. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion
Music notation
Harmony
Conducting
Orchestra
41. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Playing instruments
Note values
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Gregorian chant
42. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated
Classical style music elements
Song form
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Body movement
43. 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
Musical analysis
Two main clefs
Style of music
44. 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
Rondo
Creative skills
Tempo
Cello and double bass
45. The symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played
Clef
Oboe and bassoon
Consonance
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
46. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale
Elements of music notation
Chamber music
Strong
Opera
47. Typically - a multi - movement instrumental work for solo keyboard - or keyboard and another instrument - or small chamber ensemble
Movement
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Woodwinds
Sonata
48. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre
Elements of music
Pizzicato
Strings
Tempo
49. 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
Conducting
Harmony
Oboe and bassoon
Auditory skills
50. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together
Timpani
Polyphonic style
Beat
Oboe and bassoon