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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, music
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch






2. 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






3. 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






4. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood






5. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre






6. Produce sound through breath as the vibrations from the players' lips buzz against a metal - cup - shaped mouthpiece






7. The organization of sound in time






8. Creating music






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






10. The reed is used on the...






11. 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






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






13. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood






14. A type of German song






15. 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






16. 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






17. 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






18. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular






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






20. Ttwo other string instruments that are not considered part of the string section of the orchestra; they are often plucked rather than bowed






21. The treble clef for the higher range of notes - and the bass clef for the lower range of notes






22. A work - usually identified by a number






23. 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






24. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension






25. ABACA






26. ABACABA






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






28. Violin - viola - cello - and double bass


29. 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






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






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






32. ABABA






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






34. 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






35. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size






36. 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






37. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven






38. Music played by 1-20 performers






39. 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






40. A machine that helps musicians adjust rates of speed (tempi) for faster or slower beats






41. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale






42. 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 -






43. 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






44. A large section of a lengthy composition






45. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century






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






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






48. 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






49. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






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