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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. Typically - a multi - movement instrumental work for solo keyboard - or keyboard and another instrument - or small chamber ensemble
Classroom expectations for music education
Sonata
Dissonance
Music notation
2. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition
Auditory skills
Sonata
Mood
Music notation
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...
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Chromatic scale
changing the harmony
4. 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
Scale
Timbre
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Musical instruments
5. 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
Opera
Notation
Musical analysis
6. 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
Conducting
Music notation
Simple rondo
Woodwinds
7. 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
Movement
Modern era - new genres
Violin and viola
120
8. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension
Lower
Reed
Dissonance
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
9. 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
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Modern era - new genres
Time signature/meter
Scale
10. 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
Movement
Mood
Strings
Modern era - new genres
11. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated
Strings
Harp and guitar
Chamber music
Song form
12. 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
Style of music
Italian terms that define tempo
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Classroom expectations for music education
13. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Intonation
Clarinet and saxophone
14. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument
Singing
Fugue
Pizzicato
Pitch
15. Some of the mouthpieces are made up of a thin piece of wood - called a...
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Style of music
Polyphonic style
Reed
16. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)
Pizzicato
Lower
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Clef
17. 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
Rondo
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Second rondo
Woodwinds
18. 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
changing the harmony
Dissonance
Harmony
19. If the tempo is fast - the mood of the music changes to reflect more...
Energy - aggression - or vitality
A classical symphony
Italian terms that define tempo
Timbre
20. An ancient harp
changing the harmony
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Strings
Lyre
21. The reed is used on the...
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Third rondo
Musical analysis
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
22. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion
Timpani
Pizzicato
Classroom expectations for music education
Orchestra
23. The organization of sound in time
Music
Oboe and bassoon
Percussion
Second rondo
24. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic
Scale
Dissonance
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Syncopation
25. 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
Brass
Strong
Notation
Rhythm
26. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow
Chord
Italian terms that define tempo
Pitch
Metronome
27. 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
Musical analysis
Translative skills
Symphony orchestra's string section
28. Music played by 1-20 performers
Two main clefs
Symphony
Chamber music
Movement
29. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Orchestra
Vibration
Classroom expectations for music education
30. 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
Time signature/meter
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Dynamics
31. 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
Brass
Tempo
Symphony
Time signature/meter
32. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
Lyre
Scale
Modern era music
Metronome
33. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch
Timbre
Symphony orchestra's string section
Simple rondo
Lower
34. The first beat of a bar is typically a _______ beat - It is typified by a waltz in 3/4 time
Rondo
Strong
changing the harmony
Woodwinds
35. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Symphony
Conducting
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
36. 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
Symphony
Italian terms that define tempo
Classroom expectations for music education
Note values
37. ABACA
Second rondo
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Two main clefs
Oratorio
38. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together
Creative skills
Oboe and bassoon
Opera
Chromatic scale
39. 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
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Rhythm
Fugue
Cello and double bass
40. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Conducting
Dynamics
Polyphonic style
Motif
41. 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
Opera
Rondo
Music notation
Woodwinds
42. 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
Beat
Strings
Harp and guitar
43. A large section of a lengthy composition
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Movement
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
A classical symphony
44. 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 -
Percussion
Opera
Italian terms that define tempo
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
45. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Woodwinds
Classroom expectations for music education
Symphony orchestra's string section
Playing instruments
46. Moving to music is a learned skill that promotes acuity of perceptions - A wide range of music and modes should be used
Body movement
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Elements of music notation
Pitch changes
47. 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
Staff
Woodwinds
Clef
Scale
48. 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
Notation
Classroom expectations for music education
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
A classical symphony
49. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes
Rondo
120
Oratorio
Style of music
50. 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
Opera
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Musical analysis
Scale