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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 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
Lyre
Motif
Scale
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
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
Second rondo
Percussion
Rhythm
Music notation
3. 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
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Woodwinds
Creative skills
Timbre
4. Composers Chopin - Liszt - Berlioz - Mendelssohn - and Schumann; style was expressive - melody prominent - and folk music was used to express cultural identity
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Singing
Classroom expectations for music education
Musical instruments
5. Typically - a multi - movement instrumental work for solo keyboard - or keyboard and another instrument - or small chamber ensemble
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Timpani
changing the harmony
Sonata
6. Violin - viola - cello - and double bass
7. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Italian terms that define tempo
Oratorio
Time signature/meter
8. The symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played
Chromatic scale
Chord
Pizzicato
Clef
9. 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
Creative skills
Orchestra
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Singing
10. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition
Music
120
Mood
Motif
11. Moving to music is a learned skill that promotes acuity of perceptions - A wide range of music and modes should be used
Body movement
Chromatic scale
Auditory skills
Orchestra
12. 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
120
Musical instruments
Strings
Intonation
13. 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
Rondo
Fugue
Notation
Song form
14. 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
Pitch
Violin and viola
Syncopation
15. 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)
Consonance
Pizzicato
Classical style music elements
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
16. Octaves of 12 notes - also came in the 12th century
Metronome
Chromatic scale
Mood
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
17. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Clarinet and saxophone
Elements of music notation
Rondo
18. A large section of a lengthy composition
Movement
Symphony
Elements of music
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
19. 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
Elements of music
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Intonation
20. Produce sound through breath as the vibrations from the players' lips buzz against a metal - cup - shaped mouthpiece
Pitch
Brass
Polyphonic style
Clef
21. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven
Tone
Sonata
Translative skills
Famous classical era musicians
22. ABACA
Brass
Music
Second rondo
120
23. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood
A classical symphony
Two main clefs
Consonance
Conducting
24. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythmic pattern is deliberately upset
Staff
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Syncopation
25. (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
Simple rondo
Musical instruments
Staff
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
26. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Measure
Movement
Classical style music elements
27. Several notes sounded together
Lower
Chord
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Song form
28. Some of the mouthpieces are made up of a thin piece of wood - called a...
Oboe and bassoon
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Reed
Lyre
29. Opera (staged dramatic vocal music and entertainment) - orchestra - ballet - and sonata (solo instrument with accompaniment)
Auditory skills
Modern era - new genres
Timbre
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
30. 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
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Fugue
Dynamics
31. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension
Pitch changes
Timpani
Dissonance
Woodwinds
32. System of writing music - came in the 12th century
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Orchestra
Translative skills
Notation
33. 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
Syncopation
Strong
Classical style music elements
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
34. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated
Polyphonic style
Motif
Lyre
Song form
35. When you play several different notes at the same time on a piano - you are using harmony - You can change how music sounds by...
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
changing the harmony
Lyre
Energy - aggression - or vitality
36. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument
Oboe and bassoon
Pitch
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Mood
37. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Symphony
Famous classical era musicians
Modern era music
38. ABABA
Simple rondo
Musical analysis
Pitch changes
Lyre
39. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period
Movement
Lower
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Lied
40. The reed is used on the...
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Chord
Song form
Elements of music notation
41. 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
Oratorio
Symphony
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 -
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Violin and viola
Percussion
Music
43. Auditory skills - Translative skills - Creative skills - Performance skills - Singing - Playing instruments - Body movement - Conducting - Musical analysis
Clef
Classroom expectations for music education
Lyre
Tone
44. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion
Lyre
Singing
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Cello and double bass
45. 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
Translative skills
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Vibration
Timbre
46. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Opera
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Rondo
47. 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
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Musical instruments
Classical style music elements
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
48. An ancient harp
Simple rondo
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Music
Lyre
49. The treble clef for the higher range of notes - and the bass clef for the lower range of notes
Singing
Musical instruments
Two main clefs
Orchestra
50. Some percussion instruments require tuning (e.g. - _____) - while others are untuned (e.g. - cymbals and castanets)
Timpani
Symphony orchestra's string section
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Style of music