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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Students should compare their listening and playing exercises - Students should be encouraged to verbalize their musical analysis






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






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






4. 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






5. 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. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythmic pattern is deliberately upset






7. The first beat of a bar is typically a _______ beat - It is typified by a waltz in 3/4 time






8. The volume or intensity of a tone - Music can be played loudly (forte) or softly (piano)






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size






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






15. 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






16. 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






17. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute






18. The symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played






19. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion






20. 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






21. Moving to music is a learned skill that promotes acuity of perceptions - A wide range of music and modes should be used






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






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






24. ABABA






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven






31. ABACA






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Octaves of 12 notes - also came in the 12th century






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






38. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument






39. Whether the pitch of a particular note is played in tune - sharp (higher) - or flat (lower)






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






41. Violin - viola - cello - and double bass


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






43. 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






44. Opera (staged dramatic vocal music and entertainment) - orchestra - ballet - and sonata (solo instrument with accompaniment)






45. 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






46. 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






47. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size






48. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh






49. A large section of a lengthy composition






50. 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)