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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, music
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1. Vocal cords and musical instruments produce vibrations in the air; as the frequency of these vibrations change...






2. Auditory skills - Translative skills - Creative skills - Performance skills - Singing - Playing instruments - Body movement - Conducting - Musical analysis






3. 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






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






5. Music played by 1-20 performers






6. 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






7. 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)






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






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






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length






14. 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






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






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






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






18. An ancient harp






19. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated






20. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow






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






22. ABACABA






23. 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






24. Students should compare their listening and playing exercises - Students should be encouraged to verbalize their musical analysis






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. 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






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






33. (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






34. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)






35. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion






36. 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






37. 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






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic






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






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






45. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






50. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition