Prepare for the Praxis 5114 Music Content Knowledge exam with this study guide. This covers music theory, history, performance, and music education pedagogy.
Q: Episode
Answer: Passage that does not state the principal subject (esp in Fugue)
Q: Exposition
Answer: Section in which subject(s) are announced. In Fugue, Sonata, Concerto.
Q: Fugue
Answer: Composition or Section in which subject is answered or repeated by several parts.
Q: Hocket
Answer: Splitting up a melodic line between two voices
Q: Leitmotif
Answer: Musical theme/motive assoc. w a person, thing, emotion or idea in a drama
Q: Monody
Answer: Accompanied solo song
Q: Motet
Answer: Polyphonic vocal composition, sacred text
Q: Passacaglia
Answer: Pattern of pitches serving as a foundation for harmony.
Q: Partita
Answer: Single variation of a theme, set of such variations.
Q: Recapitulation
Answer: Section of a movement in which the subjects announced in the exposition are reviewed
Q: Renaissance
Answer: 1450-1600; rebirth of secular musical activity/ideals of antiquity.
Q: Ripieno
Answer: Tutti as opposed to solo
Q: Rondeau
Answer: ABaAabAB; one of Formes Fixes
Q: Sarabande
Answer: Slow dance in triple meter often emphasizing the second beat
Q: Sonata
Answer: To be played on one or more instruments; Work in several mvts for one or two solo instruments
Q: Sonata form
Answer: Used mostly in first mvts; Exposition – Development – Recapitulation
Q: Stretto
Answer: Imitation of a subject at a close time-interval
Q: Tetrachord
Answer: Scale of 4 notes spanning a fourth (Greek/Medieval); Set of four pitches (Modern)
Q: Toccata
Answer: Introductory improvised instrumental piece
Q: Triplum
Answer: Second part in early polyphony, set against a Tenor and Duplum
Q: Abgesang
Answer: Bar Form – Song form in which first melodic component is sung 2x w/different texts (Stollen); the remainder (Abgesang) is sung once
Q: Ad Libitum
Answer: Details of execution left to discretion of the performer
Q: Aggregate
Answer: Unordered set of pitch classes of the chromatic scale
Q: Air
Answer: 1. Tune2. Tuneful song in Fr. stage work3. Eng., Fr. art song w/lute or violin accompaniment
Q: Air de cour
Answer: French monodic song
Q: Aleatory
Answer: Deliberately leaving choice of pitches, rhythmic values or order of events to chance.
Q: Ambitus
Answer: Pitch range of a mode or plainchant
Q: Antiphonal
Answer: One group answers the other, perf. method
Q: Archlute
Answer: Lute w/extra peg box for long bass strings tuned diatonically. Theorbo
Q: Aria
Answer: 1. Tune for singing poetry2. Songful monologue or duet in an opera
Q: Baroque
Answer: 1. Bizarre, extravagant2. 1600-1750
Q: Basse Danse
Answer: Family of dances (duple + triple) whose music was often improvised over a tenor cantus firmus
Q: Cadenza
Answer: Improvised passage usually placed just before the end of a piece or section
Q: Camerata
Answer: Intellectuals and amateurs of arts that met in Florence at the home of Giovanni Bardi (1570-80)
Q: Cantata
Answer: 1. Composition for solo voice with recitatives and arias2. Sacred concerto
Q: Chorale prelude
Answer: Organ arr. of a chorale played before the congregation sings it
Q: Classical
Answer: 1750-1825
Q: Concertino
Answer: Ensemble w/a few solo instruments
Q: Concerto grosso
Answer: Tutti or ripieno – the full orchestra in a concerto
Q: Counterpoint
Answer: Artful combination of 2+ simultaneous melodic lines
Q: Courante
Answer: Fluent dance in moderate triple meter
Q: Development
Answer: Process or section in which a subject is taken apart combined with other ideas and reworked
Q: Discant
Answer: 1. Treble part2.improvised or written polyphony in which voices move @ same speed
Q: Dodecaphonic
Answer: Composition w/12-tone rows
Q: Duplum
Answer: Voice part in early polyphony set against a tenor
Q: Phrase
Answer: The shortest passage of music which, having reached a point of relative repose, has expressed a more or less complete musical thought
Q: Jete
Answer: Ricochet; bow “thrown” on string so it will bounce
Q: Spiccato
Answer: Conscious spiccato: slower tempo, player makes bow ‘spring’Spontaneous spiccato: fast tempo, soft dynamics. Short, quick up/down motion by wrist -> bow bounces
Q: Martele
Answer: To hammer. Usually performed toward the frog. Fast, well-articulated stroke resembling a sfz.
Q: Staccato
Answer: Short separate strokes
Q: Loure
Answer: ‘Pique’Legato stroke. Dashes under notes w/slurs used to designate the bow changes
Q: Detache
Answer: Basic stroke on all bowed string instruments. It changes direction each note.
Q: Soprano
Answer: Range: C4 – C6 (high C)
Q: Mezzo soprano
Answer: Range: A4 – A6
Q: Contra alto
Answer: Range: F3 – F5
Q: Tenor
Answer: Range: C3 – C5
Q: Baritone
Answer: Range: F2 – F4
Q: Bass
Answer: Range: E2 – E4
Q: Portamento
Answer: Glissando in vocal music
Q: Trombone, Position VII
Answer: E
Q: Trombone, Position VI
Answer: F
Q: Trombone, Position V
Answer: Gb
Q: Trombone, Position IV
Answer: G
Q: Trombone, Position III
Answer: Ab
Q: Trombone, Position II
Answer: A
Q: Trombone, Position I
Answer: Bb
Q: Trumpet, 3rd Valve
Answer: 1 + 1/2 steps
Q: Trumpet, 2nd Valve
Answer: 1/2 step
Q: 4th Valve
Answer: 2 1/2 steps
Q: Trumpet, 1st Valve
Answer: 1 step
Q: Classes
Answer: I – Tonicii – Supertoniciii – MediantIV – SubdominantV – Dominantvi – Submediantvii – Leading Tone
Q: Steps of Conducting
Answer: 1. Preparation2. Ictus3. Rebound4. Penultimate beat placement5. Final beat placement
Q: Baroque: Dates
Answer: 1600 – 1750
Q: Baroque: Musical Characteristics
Answer: Decorative, filled w/ornaments, few dynamic markings
Q: Baroque: Composers
Answer: Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Pachelbel
Q: Classical: Dates
Answer: 1750 – 1825
Q: Classical: Musical Characteristics
Answer: Reserved, intellectual, rational-sounding. Controlled compositions. Great growth in string section.
Q: Classical: Composers
Answer: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn
Q: Classical: Orchestra Size
Answer: 30 – 50; Marked increase in # of string players.
Q: Romantic: Dates
Answer: 1825 – 1900
Q: Romantic: Musical Characteristics
Answer: Conveyed feeling, programmatic, used nature for inspiration, Nationalistic, incorporation of folk tunes.
Q: Romantic: Composers
Answer: Weber, Chopin, Brahms, Dvorak, Grieg, Tchiakovsky
Q: Modern: Dates
Answer: 1900 – Present
Q: Modern: Characteristics
Answer: Unconventional sources of inspiration; broke molds of traditional harmony.
Q: Modern: Composers
Answer: Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Copland, Gershwin
Q: Horn
Answer: It. – CornoFr. – CorGer. – Horn
Q: Trumpet (tr. or tpt.)
Answer: It. – TrombaFr. – TrompetteGer. – Trompete
Q: Trombone (trb. or tbn.)
Answer: It. – TromboneFr. – TromboneGer. – Posaune
Q: Tuba (t.)
Answer: It. – TubaFr. – TubaGer. – Tuba
Q: Strings
Answer: It. – ArchiFr. – CordesGer. – Streichinstrumente
Q: Violin (vl.)
Answer: It. – ViolinoFr. – ViolonGer. – Violine or Geige
Q: Viola (vla.)
Answer: It. – ViolaFr. – AltoGer. – Bratsche
Q: Violoncello (vlc.)
Answer: It. – VioloncelloFr. – VioloncelleGer. – Violoncell
Q: Double Bass (d.b.)
Answer: It. – ContrabassoFr. – ContrabasseGer. – Kontrabass
Q: Harp
Answer: It. – ArpaFr. – HarpeGer. – Harfe
Q: Nestico
Answer: Band Arranger
Q: Bocook
Answer: Band Composer & Arranger
Q: Dackow
Answer: String Arranger/Orchestral Arranger
Q: Eilers
Answer: Choral Arranger
Q: Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Answer: Gardner; Differentiates intelligence into specific modalities:- musical-rhythmic, visual-spatial, verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic; Little evidence by way of studies to support model.
Q: Teaching Sequence: General Music
Answer: 1. Preparation2. Presentation3. Practice4. Execution
Q: Hall Johnson, William Dawson & Jesper Hairston
Answer: Arrangers of Spirituals
Q: Bennett Reimer
Answer: “A Philosophy of Music Ed”Aesthetic EducationArt —> Subjective, a teacher of feelingStudents explore value through: Composition, Listening, Music Theory & Performance
Q: Woodwinds
Answer: It. – LegniFr. – BoisGer. – Holzblazer
Q: Piccolo (picc.)
Answer: It. – OttovinoFr. – Petite FluteGer. – Kleine Flote
Q: Flute (fl.)
Answer: It. – FlautoFr. – FluteGer. – Flote
Q: Oboe (ob.)
Answer: It. – OboeFr. – HautboisGer. – Oboe
Q: English Horn (Eng. hn.)
Answer: It. – Corno OngleseFr. – Cor AnglaisGer. – Englisches Horn
Q: Clarinet (cl.)
Answer: It. – ClarinettoFr. – ClarinetteGer. – Klarinette
Q: Bassoon (bn.)
Answer: It. – FagottoFr. – BassonGer. – Fagott
Q: Contrabassoon (cbn.)
Answer: It. – ContrafagottoFr. – ContrebassonGer. – Kontrafagott
Q: Saxophone (sax)
Answer: It. – SassofoneFr. – SaxophoneGer. – Saxophon
Q: Overtone Series
Answer: Fundamental8va – P5 – P4 – M3 – m3 – m3 – M2
Q: Monophonic
Answer: Unaccompanied Melody
Q: Polyphonic
Answer: Musical Texture consisting of two or more lines of melody.
Q: Homophonic
Answer: Music in which the harmony is chordal & not made up of distinctive lines.
Q: Heterophony
Answer: Same melody performed simultaneously in more than one way, for ex., simply and ornamented.
Q: Polar Patterns
Answer: Omnidirectional, Cardoid, Super or Hyper Cardoid, Bidirectional
Q: Continuous Binary Form
Answer: Single harmonic movement divided by design (conclusive cadence).
Q: Continuous Binary Form: Simple
Answer: Design: AB or AA’
Q: Continuous Binary Form: Rounded
Answer: Design: AB II A’
Q: Continuous Binary Form: Balanced
Answer: Design: AA’. Part two closes with a transposed restatement of the passage that ends part one.
Q: Sectional Binary Form
Answer: Double Harmonic movement, that is, two complete or interrupted harmonic movements.
Q: Sectional Binary Form: Simple
Answer: Design: A-B or A-A’
Q: Sectional Binary Form: Rounded
Answer: Design: A-BA
Q: Sectional Binary Form: barform
Answer: Design: A-A-B. Part one repeated, part two not repeated.
Q: Sectional Ternary Form
Answer: Double harmonic movement, the second of which is further divided by design (contrast). Design: A-BA.
Q: Full Sectional Ternary Form
Answer: Triple harmonic movement, that is, three complete or interrupted harmonic movements. Design: A-B-A.
Q: Continuous Ternary Form
Answer: Single interrupted harmonic movement divided by design (conclusive cadence and contrast). Design: AB II A’
Q: Sectional Four Part Form
Answer: Same as secional ternary plus transposed restatement of part two as part four. Design: A-BA-B’
Q: Sectional Five Part Form
Answer: Same as sectional ternary plus new part four and restatement of part one as part five. Design: A-BA-CA
Q: Classical Rondo Form
Answer: ABACAB’A
Q: Perfect Authentic Cadence (PAC)
Answer: V – I. Both Chords in root position. Soprano on root of chord I.
Q: Imperfect Authentic Cadence (IAC)
Answer: V – I, but with either an inverted chord, or soprano not finishing on the tonic.
Q: Half Cadence (HC)
Answer: _ – V. The V chord can be approached from a number of other chords (I, ii, IV, V/V)
Q: Plagal Cadence (PC)
Answer: IV – I. Known as the ‘church’ cadence. Named for the ‘Amen’ commonly used at the end of hymns.
Q: Deceptive Cadence (DC)
Answer: A cadence that creates the expectation of going to I, but substitutes another chord instead. Common substitutes for I are: vi, IV6, bVI, and occasionally IV or V/ii.
Q: It +6
Answer: Three pitches only. +6 and the tonic (M3)
Q: Fr +6
Answer: The characteristic augmented sixth interval, the tonic pitch and the second scale degree.
Q: Ger +6
Answer: The characteristic augmented sixth interval, the tonic pitch, and the lowered third.
Q: Anitquity (Dates)
Answer: 500 BC – 500 AD
Q: Medieval (Dates)
Answer: 500 – 1400
Q: Renaissance (Dates)
Answer: 1400 – 1600
Q: Baroque (Dates)
Answer: 1600 – 1750
Q: Classical (Dates)
Answer: 1750 – 1825
Q: Romantic (Dates)
Answer: 1825 – 1900
Q: Modern / 20th Century (Dates)
Answer: 1900 – Present
Q: Bouree
Answer: French Baroque dance in fast duple meter
Q: Cantata *
Answer: Music composition using scared texts (Baroque)
Q: Chanson
Answer: A French polyphonic song (Late Middle Ages & Renaissance)
Q: Chorale
Answer: Protestant hymn melody (Baroque)
Q: Choral Prelude
Answer: Composition for an organ, played before congregation begins to sing (Baroque)
Q: Concerto
Answer: Composition for an orchestra & 1 or more solo instrument (Classical)
Q: Divertimento
Answer: Chamber Music (Classical)
Q: Etude
Answer: A study piece, composition for development of technique
Q: Fanfare
Answer: Loud brass instruments (esp. trumpets), Major triad. Ex: ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’
Q: Fugue *
Answer: Imitative polyphonic composition, themes repeat
Q: Gavotte
Answer: French peasant dance (Baroque)
Q: Gigue
Answer: Popular Baroque dance, fugal style.
Q: Madrigal
Answer: A secular song for 2 or 3 unaccompanied voices (Renaissance)
Q: Motet *
Answer: Polyphonic composition sacred text w/o accompaniment (Renaissance)
Q: Opera
Answer: A musical dramatic work
Q: Organum
Answer: Plain chant, note against note counterpoint (Medieval)
Q: Passacaglia
Answer: Continuous variation on ground bass, similar to Chaconne (Baroque)
Q: Recitative
Answer: Spoken Song (Romantic)
Q: Rondeau *
Answer: French Lyrical poem (Renaissance)
Q: Sarabande *
Answer: Slow dance in triple meter often emphasizing the second beat (Baroque)
Q: Sonata *
Answer: composition for 1 or more solo instruments, one of which is usually a keyboard instrument, usually consisting of of 3 or 4 independent movements varying in key, mood, and tempo
Q: String Quartet
Answer: 2 Violins, Viola & Cello (Classical)
Q: Suite
Answer: An instrumental composition consisting of a series of varying movements or pieces
Q: Symphonic Poem
Answer: Orchestral Form (Ex. Lizst) (Romantic)
Q: Toccata
Answer: Keyboard piece, free in form, that displays dexterity (Baroque)
Q: Rim Shot
Answer: [Drumming technique] 1 loud hit
Q: Flam
Answer: [Drumming technique] 1 beat preceding 1 beat (Ex. ba-dop)
Q: Drag
Answer: [Drumming technique] 2 beats preceding 1 beat (Ex. ba/da-bop)
Q: Paradiddle
Answer: [Drumming technique] par-a-di-dle
Q: Classical (Characteristics)
Answer: Simple melodies, refined strings, strings dominate, Alberti Bass
Q: Medieval (Characteristics)
Answer: Monophonic, plain chant
Q: Renaissance (Characteristics)
Answer: Polyphonic, no instruments, Motet & Madrigal
Q: Baroque (Characteristics)
Answer: Small orchestras w/basso continuo, keyboards
Q: Accelerando
Answer: Gradually accelerating or getting faster
Q: Anacrusis
Answer: An upbeat or pickup note(s); a termused for unstressed notes at the beginning of a phrase of music.
Q: Augmentation
Answer: Statement of a melody in longer note values, often twice as slow as the original.
Q: Diminution
Answer: Note values are shortened, usually by half.
Q: Marcato
Answer: marked, emphatic
Q: rubato
Answer: perform freely
Q: alla breve
Answer: A tempo marking indicating a quick duple meter 2/2
Q: poco a poco
Answer: little by little
Q: adagio
Answer: slow
Q: Ad Libitum (ad. lib.)
Answer: At liberty
Q: Allagrando (allag.)
Answer: Broaden out
Q: Allegretto
Answer: Slower than Allegro
Q: Allegro
Answer: Fast (Tempo = 120 – 168)
Q: Andante
Answer: Slow; in a walking style (Tempo = 76 – 108)
Q: Andantino
Answer: A little faster than Andante
Q: A Tempo
Answer: At the original tempo
Q: Calando
Answer: Softer and slower
Q: Con Moto
Answer: With Motion
Q: Grave
Answer: Slow and serious
Q: Largo
Answer: Very slow (Tempo = 40 – 60)
Q: Lento
Answer: Slowly
Q: L’istesso Tempo
Answer: In the same time
Q: Marcia
Answer: March tempo and style
Q: Meno Messo
Answer: Less motion; slower
Q: Moderato
Answer: In moderate time or speed (Tempo = 108-120)
Q: Ma non Troppo
Answer: Not too fast
Q: Piu Mosso
Answer: A little more motion
Q: Presto
Answer: Very fast; double the time (tempo = 200 – 208)
Q: Rallentando (rall.)
Answer: Gradually becoming slower
Q: Ritardando (rit.)
Answer: To retard or slow down
Q: Stringendo
Answer: Faster tempo
Q: Valse
Answer: In waltz time
Q: Vivace
Answer: With life (very fast)
Q: Tempo – Slowest to Fastest
Answer: Largo, Larghetto, Adagio, Andante, Moderato, Allegro, Presto, Prestissimo
Q: Conducting: Attack
Answer: Indicated by the speed of acceleration and force of the ictus
Q: Conducting: Ictus
Answer: The point of the rebound
Q: Conducting: Dynamics
Answer: Indicated by the size of the preparation
Q: Conducting: Preparation
Answer: The space between the ictus of one beat and the ictus of the next
Q: Conducting: Quality
Answer: Indicated by the shape of the preparation
Q: Tessitura
Answer: Range of an instrument
Q: Comprehensive Musicianship [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Comprehensive musicianship emphasizes the encouragement of students to function in various roles of performer, composer-improviser and listener.
Q: How do beginning woodwind players often play? [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Beginning woodwind players often play with a closed throat and oral cavity to compensate for inadequate breath support.
Q: General Music Teaching Sequence
Answer: 1. Preparation2. Presentation3. Practice4. Extension
Q: How often does music class meet in Middle and High School? [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Every music course meets at least every other day for at least 45 minutes in Middle School and High School.
Q: Elementary Music Library [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: For band, orchestra and chorus, a library of music is provided that includes at least 40 titles for each type of group. At least 15 titles for each type of group are added each year.
Q: Grade 8
Answer: General music is required of all students through grade 8
Q: Middle and High School Library [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: A library of small-ensemble music is provided that contains at least 75 titles. At least 15 new titles are added each year.
Q: Budget [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: An annual budget is provided for the replacement of school-owned instruments that is equivalent to at least 5% of the replacement value of the total inventory of instruments.
Q: Peter and the Wolf [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Peter and the Wolf (Prokofiev), is a piece most appropriate for introducing the instruments of the orchestra to Elementary General Music Students.
Q: How long should Elementary Students receive Music Instruction? [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: In elementary school, each student receives general music instruction each week for at least 90 minutes, excluding time devoted to elective instrumental or choral instruction. Music is woven into the curriculum throughout the day.
Q: Beginning Instruction: Strings & Woodwinds [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Instruction on string instruments begins no later than 4th grade. Instruction on wind & percussion instruments begins no later than 5th grade. For the 1st year of instrumental study, students are taught at least part of the time in homogenous instrumental groupings.
Q: Alexander Technique [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Alexander Technique has a long history of helping instrumentalists and singers to perform with less stress and likelihood of injury. Students learn to identify and change patterns that lead to aches pains, shallow breathing and performance anxiety.
Q: K-4 Vocal Range [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: K-4 vocal range is about an octave starting with Middle C (C4)
Q: Music Sequencing and its effect on Music Education [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Music sequencing is similar to linguistic structuring as it relates to the audience member: patterns of melody, harmony and rhythm work together better with appropriately defined tone, key and chord structures. Infants are able to approximate tone and young children can reproduce short or limited contours with some discrepancy in pitch. Early childhood music education opportunities to learn to produce pitches accurately and distinguish between scale and key structure.
Q: Johann Amos Comenius [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Johann Amos Comenius believed that the educator of children should begin immediately so that the child could learn about faith, cognizance of moral actions and familarity with arts and language. Comenius felt that music education was instinctual for children who first learn to make sound through vocalizations.
Q: Acculturation of Preparatory Audiation [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Absorption – 1st 18 months (inc. listening)Random Response – 1-3 years (involves participation)purposeful response – 18mo – 3 years (contribute to music)
Q: What is the Music Educators Role? [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Educators are responsible for making music a positive influence on students. All teachers should seek out ways to prepare for curriculum planning and designing instructions that are appropriate for the child’s particular education level. Music combines with all developmental, cognitive, language, physical, emotional and social arenas of education and places the music educator in an important, multifaceted role. Music educators should be able to guide children in their musical experiences and encourage progress as it occurs.
Q: Working with rhythm in instruments in the classroom [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Rhythm instruments such as shakers, cowbells, drums, and tambourines are the easiest to work with when instructing children about rhythm, beat, and tempo since they are small, and children can easily be taught to use them correctly. Children should be introduced to these instruments and how they work to produce sound before being taught simple melodies. Once students are familiar, they can be instructed to incorporate those sounds in their exercises.
Q: Involvement of Parents [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Parents should always be encouraged to become more active in their child’s education and musical development. Music educators should make an effort to include parents in discussions of instruments or musical practice. Parents are teachers first and a full support from them will help the child learn the importance of education. Music educators should always seek out ways to keep parents involved, such as through band support programs or fund-raising.
Q: Sound Exploration Areas [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Young children need a place to experiment with musical instruments and sounds that is separated from other groups that may be involved in more directed study. Children should be free to work with instruments such as the bells, shakers, claves, drums, tambourines, and castanets as loudly as the child chooses. All sound exploration should be hands on.
Q: How should Music Educators introduce music instruments? [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: The music educator should give instruction on each instrument, how to use the instrument, and then allow the child to replicate that instruction and then to improvise. Music educators should respond positively to a student’s efforts.
Q: Why is singing and chanting important with young children? [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Rhythmic songs and chants are important for children to understand the combination of sounds and beats and apply the process to their own sensory perceptions. When music educators participate in the singing or chanting, they can interact with the children, and show them how much fun moving to music and creating music can be for all ages. Music educators can teach songs in small segments, through repetition, or through example.
Q: Creative and Synchronized Movement [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Movements that are associated with music and performed as dances or exercise by young children are classified as either creative movement or synchronized movement. Creative movement gives children freer expression and allows them to improvise and enjoy the act itself. Synchronized movement follows an established routine and is choreographed to the rhythm and beat of the selected music. Creative movement allows children to freely express themselves to song, while synchronized movement helps children work as a group and realize the importance of teamwork.
Q: Why music educators should model movements in teaching creative movement…[Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Children will often watch the movements of those around them. Music educators can show students how to do a particular movement to a song, and then let the children copy what they have seen. Any type of movement should be at the child’s developmental level. Music educators can show children how to move faster or slower through music. They can also be introduced to dynamics with loud marching or tiptoeing. Teachers can teach about changes in phrasing by changing direction.
Q: Creative Movement [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Creative movement involves a child’s interpretation of the song without paying attention to the beat. Children should be familiar with walking, marching, running, galloping, dancing, clapping, sliding, jumping, and hopping to music.
Q: Synchronized Movement [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: By following a pre-set order of movements to music, children are able to begin to understand a connection between feeling and hearing the music. Children can later apply this connection and develop a steady beat or pulse. There are four stages for young children’s understanding the beat of music.1)Unable to respond to the beat.2)Responds with too much.3)Narrow down response to the beat.4)Able to clap or step to the beat.Using props during synchronized movement helps children to focus on the movements as they relate to the music and create the movements with greater confidence. (ex. scarves, streamers, ribbons, parachute)
Q: Software and Materials for the High School classroom [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Aside from the computer centers, the technological music classroom for high school should contain at least different software programs that deal with listening, analyzing, reading, and describing various types of music. Creation, improvisation, and composition software should be available. Students should be encouraged to utilize the technology for practice and performance, while music educators can access different programs for grading, instrument inventory, etc… Other software or internet (with supervision) for research.
Q: Perceptive Listening [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Music is best appreciated by listeners who are attentive, and music educators can help students learn how to listen. Perceptive listening allows students not only to hear the notes but to understand the structure and movement of the phrasing.
Q: How can beat, rhythm and tempo be explored? [Music Learning K-12]
Answer: Rhythm is the pattern of long and short sounds. Music educators can explore beat by clapping each syllable of a simple song. Beat is the pulse of the music which may speed up or slow down during the course of the music. Music educators should have students practice grouping beats together. Tempo is the speed of the music. Music education should help students learn the distinction between slow, moderate, and fast tempos by speeding or slowing down the music.
Q: Bloom’s Taxonomy – Six levels of thinking and learning skills
Answer: 1. Knowledge2. Understand3. Apply4. Analyze5. Evaluate6. Create
Q: Publisher Resources
Answer: J.W. Pepper, Carl Fischer, Hal Leonard, Alfred Music
Q: Theory of Multiple Intelligences *
Answer: – Howard Gardner- traditionally defined intelligence does not sufficiently encompass wide variety of human abilities.
Q: Jerome Bruner
Answer: New Material —> ICONIC to Symbolic representation.- suggests that a learner even of a very young age is capable of learning any material so long as the instruction is Bruner (1960) adopts a different view and believes a child (of any age) is capable of understanding complex information: ‘We begin with the hypothesis that any subject can be taught effectively in some intellectually honest form to any child at any stage of development’. (p. 33)- Importance of language for coding- Spiral curriculum – information being structured so that complex ideas can be taught at a simplified level first, and then re-visited at more complex levels later on organized appropriately, in sharp contrast to the beliefs of Piaget and other stage theorists.
Q: Orff
Answer: – 1920s, German- it is a way of introducing and teaching children about music on a level that they can easily comprehend. Musical concepts are learned through singing, chanting, dance, movement, drama and the playing of percussion instruments. Improvisation, composition and a child’s natural sense of play are encouraged.- “Never music alone, but music conntected.”- Approach is simple, basic, natural, close to a child’s world.IMITATIONEXPLORATIONLITERACYIMPROVISATION
Q: Kodaly
Answer: – Mid 1900s, Hungarian- Child-Developmental approach- Rhythm syllables- solfege for rhythm- Rhythmic movements – walking, running, marching, clapping- Rhythm sequence and notation- Moveable “do,” solfege- Melodic sequence and pentatony- Hand signs- Folk Songs
Q: Gordon
Answer: – Audiation – hearing music with understanding- Listen- Imitate- Think- Improvise- Students build a foundation of aural and performing skills through singing, rhythmic movement, and tonal and rhythm pattern instruction before being introduced to notation and music theory.
Q: Dalcroze
Answer: Swiss- Early 1900s- Eurhythmics – musical expression through movement; developing musical skills through kinetic exercises.- Solfege- Improvisation (using instruments, movement, and voice)
Q: Suzuki
Answer: – Mid 1900s- “Mother-tongue approach”- Early beginning- Saturation of music- No tests- Rote Learning ->Learning by ear rather than reading- Review of previous pieces – repetition- Play in groups a public performance- Parental Involvement
Q: Aerophones
Answer: a class of instruments that produce their sound by the vibration of air, i.e., flute or clarinet
Q: Chordophones
Answer: a class of instruments that produce their sound by means of vibrating strings stretched between fixed points, i.e. guitar, violin, and etc.
Q: Idiophones
Answer: class of instruments that produce their sound by the vibration of the instrument itself, i.e. castanets, rattles, glass harmonics, and etc.
Q: Membranophones
Answer: a class of instruments that produce their sound by the vibration of a membrane or head i.e., drums
Q: Flutter tongue
Answer: a special effect on the flute and occasionally other wind instruments consisting of the rapid insertion of the tongue into the blowhole resulting in a rapid staccatoSingle: (t-t-t)Double: (t-k t-k t-k)Triple: (t-k-t t-k-t)
Q: Col legno
Answer: hit the strings with the wooden part of the bow
Q: Coloratura soprano
Answer: A type of operatic soprano who specializes in music that is distinguished by agile runs and leaps. The term coloratura refers to the elaborate ornamentation of a melody, which is a typical component of the music written for this voice
Q: Lyric soprano
Answer: a type of operatic soprano that has a warm quality with a bright, full timbre which can be heard over an orchestra
Q: Soubrette
Answer: A soubrette voice is light with a bright, sweet timbre, a tessitura in the mid-range, and with no extensive coloratura.A soubrette’s range extends approximately from middle C (C4) to “high C” (C6). The voice has a lighter vocal weight than other soprano voices with a brighter timbre
Q: Spinto
Answer: a category of operatic soprano voice that has the limpidity and easy high notes of a lyric soprano, yet can be “pushed” on to achieve dramatic climaxes without strain. This type of voice may possess a somewhat darker timbre, too, than the average lyric soprano. It generally uses squillo to “slice” through the sound of a full orchestra, rather than singing over the orchestra like a true dramatic soprano
Q: Dramatic Soprano
Answer: a type of operatic soprano with a powerful, rich, emotive voice that can sing over, or cut through, a full orchestra. Thicker vocal folds in dramatic voices usually (but not always) mean less agility than lighter voices but a sustained, fuller sound. Usually this voice has a lower tessitura than other sopranos, and a darker timbre
Q: Lyric Tenor
Answer: A warm graceful voice with a bright, full timbre that is strong but not heavy and can be heard over an orchestra. Lyric tenors have a range from approximately the C one octave below middle C (C3) to the D one octave above middle C (D5) with some able to sing up to E5 and higher. Similarly, their lower range may extend a few notes below the C3. There are many vocal shades to the lyric tenor group
Q: Leggiero
Answer: a lightweight, flexible tenor type of voice, The leggiero tenor can go quite low, the A or so below the low C
Q: Spinto Tenor
Answer: a vocal term used to characterize a soprano or tenor voice of a weight between lyric and dramatic that is capable of handling large musical climaxes in opera at moderate intervals
Q: Dramatic tenor
Answer: an emotive, ringing and very powerful, clarion, heroic tenor sound. The dramatic tenor has an approximate range from the B two octave below middle C (B2) to the C one octave above middle C (C5) with some able to sing up to the D one octave above middle C (D5)
Q: Heldentenor
Answer: A rich, dark, powerful and dramatic voice, featured in romantic German works
Q: Dramatic Baritone
Answer: A voice that is richer and fuller, and sometimes harsher, than a lyric baritone and with a darker quality. This category corresponds roughly to the Heldenbariton in the German fach system except that some Verdi baritone roles are not included. The primo passaggio and secondo passaggio of both the Verdi and Dramatic Baritone are at Bb and Eb respectively, hence the differentiation is based more heavily on timbre and tessitura. Accordingly, roles that fall into this category tend to have a slightly lower tessitura than typical Verdi baritone roles, only rising above an F at the moments of greatest intensity. Many of the Puccini roles fall into this category. However, it is important to note, that for all intents and purposes, a Verdi Baritone is simply a Dramatic Baritone with greater ease in the upper tessitura (Verdi Baritone roles center approximately a minor third higher). Because the Verdi Baritone is sometimes seen as subset of the Dramatic Baritone, some singers perform roles from both sets of repertoire. Similarly, the lower tessitura of these roles allow them frequently to be sung by bass-baritones.
Q: Verdi Baritone
Answer: A more specialized voice category and a subset of the Dramatic Baritone, a Verdi baritone refers to a voice capable of singing consistently and with ease in the highest part of the baritone range, sometimes extending up to the C above middle C, or “High C.” The Verdi baritone will generally have a lot of squillo, or “ping”
Q: Basso Profondo
Answer: Lowest sounding Bass voice
Q: Basso Buffo
Answer: Buffo, literally “funny”, basses are lyrical roles that demand from their practitioners a solid coloratura technique, a capacity for patter singing and ripe tonal qualities if they are to be brought off to maximum effect
Q: Bel Canto
Answer: same as basso buffo
Q: Basso Cantente
Answer: Basso cantante means “singing bass”. Basso cantante is a higher, more lyrical voice. It is produced using a more Italianate vocal production, and possesses a faster vibrato, than its closest Germanic/Anglo-Saxon equivalent, the bass-baritone
Q: Dramatic bass
Answer: Hoher Bass or “high bass” or often a dramatic bass-baritone
Q: Sprechstimme
Answer: literally “speech song”; a type of inflected vocal delivery, with pitches indicated only approximately on the music staff. this is a modern technique often used in contemporary opera and song cycles
Q: Sotto voce
Answer: in an undertone, aide, under the breath
Q: Wet/live acoustics
Answer: big room with materials such as wood or marble; ideal performance space for choirs
Q: Dry/dead acoustics
Answer: small room with no reverb; ideal for instrumental ensembles
Q: The School Music Program: A New Vision
Answer: 1. All children have musical potential2. Children bring their own unique interests and abilities to the music learning environment3. Very young children are capable of developing critical thinking skills through musical ideas4. Children come to early-childhood music experiences from diverse backgrounds5. Children should experience exemplary musical sounds, activities, and materials6. Children should not be encumbered with the need to meet performance goals7. Children’s play is their work8. Children learn best in pleasant physical and social environments9. Diverse learning environments are needed to serve the developmental needs of many individual children10. Children need effective adult models
Q: Manhattanville Music Curriculum Project
Answer: integrated music into the social studies curriculum
Q: Contemporary Music Project
Answer: Implemented during the Ford administration, gave schools exposure to contemporary music
Q: Yale Seminar on Music Education
Answer: seminar that discussed problems in music education and how to fix them; revamp the music curriculum in schools to promote a public that was musically literate
Q: Tanglewood Symposium
Answer: The purpose was to discuss and define the role of music education in contemporary American society and to make recommendations to improve the effectiveness of music instruction
Q: Tonal Sequence
Answer: Intervals of first phrase are NOT reproduced exactly.
Q: Real Sequence
Answer: Exact transposition of each note in a sequence
Q: Sequence
Answer: Repetition of musical idea @ a higher or lower pitch
Q: Motif
Answer: Smallest unit of musical form. Can be as short as 2 notes, or as long as 6. Has clear rhythmic patters & melodic outline.
Q: Neighbor Tone
Answer: (NCT)Approached by: STEPLeft by: STEP in OPPOSITE direction
Q: Passing Tone
Answer: (NCT)Approached by: STEPLeft by: STEP in SAME direction
Q: Appogiatura
Answer: (NCT)Approached by: LEAPLeft by: STEP in OPPOSITE direction
Q: Escape Tone
Answer: (NCT)Approached by: STEPLeft by: LEAP in OPPOSITE direction
Q: Suspension
Answer: (NCT)Approached by: SAME NOTELeft by: STEP DOWN
Q: Retardation
Answer: (NCT)Approached by: SAME NOTELeft by: STEP UP
Q: Anticipation
Answer: (NCT)Approached by: STEP or LEAPLeft by: SAME NOTE
Q: Pedal Tone
Answer: (NCT)Approached by: SAME NOTELeft by: SAME NOTE
Q: Muted
Answer: It. – Con SordinoFr. – Sourdine(s)Ger. – mit Dampfer
Q: Take Off Mutes
Answer: It. – Via SordiniFr. – Enlevez les SourdinesGer – Dampfer Weg
Q: Without Mutes
Answer: It. – Senza SordinoFr. – Sans SourdineGer. – Ohne Dampfer
Q: Divided
Answer: It. – DivisiFr. – DiviseGer. – Geteilt
Q: Unison
Answer: It. – Unisono (unis.)Fr. – UnisGer. – Zusammen
Q: Solo
Answer: It. – SoloFr. – SeulGer. – Allein
Q: All
Answer: It. – TuttiFr. – TousGer. – Alle
Q: At (near) the Bridge
Answer: It. – Sul PonticelloFr. – Sur le ChevaletGer. – am Steg
Q: Over the Fingerboard
Answer: It. – Sul TastoFr. – Sur la ToucheGer. – am Griffbrett
Q: With the Wood of the Bow
Answer: It. – Col LegnoFr. – Avec le BoisGer. – Col Legno
Q: At the Point of the Bow
Answer: It. – Punta d’ArcoFr. – (de la) PointeGer. – Spitze
Q: At the Frog
Answer: It. – al TalloneFr. – du TalonGer. – am Frosch
Q: Bells in the Air
Answer: It. – Campane in AriaFr. – Pavillons en l’AirGer. – Schalltrichter auf
Q: Half (a string group)
Answer: It. – la metaFr. – la moitieGer. – die Halfte
Q: Stopped (horns)
Answer: It. – ChiusoFr. – Bouche(s) CuivreGer. – Gestopft Schmetternd
Q: Open
Answer: It. – ApertoFr. – OuvertGer. – Offen
Q: With Soft Stick
Answer: It. – Bacchetta di SpugnaFr. – Baguette d’EspongeGer. – mit Schwammschlegel
Q: With Hard Stick
Answer: It. – Bacchette di LegnoFr. – Baguettes en BoisGer. – mit Holzschlegeln
Q: In the Ordinary Way (after sul pont., sul tasto, etc.)
Answer: It. – Modo OrdinarioFr. – Mode OrdinaireGer. – Gewohnlich
Q: String
Answer: It. – CordaFr. – CordeGer. – Saite
Q: Cognitive Developmental Theory of Piaget
Answer: 1. Sensorimotor 0-2 yrs. Observe their environment through exploration and motor skills.2. Preoperational 2-7 yrs. Problem solving skills & language growth. Color, size, use, and shape of objects.3. Concrete Operational 7-11 yrs. Expand their knowledge of classification and recognize similarities regarding items of the same height or pitch4. Formal Operational 12-teenage yrs.. Abstract thoughts to solve problems.
Q: Erik Erikson
Answer: Freudian psychology. Believed each stage of children’s development offers tasks that a child can be challenges with possibility of failure. Teachers should recognize that children’s self worth is wrapped in their definition of success. Music should offer a personal sense of success.
Q: Lev Vygotsky
Answer: Importance of culture in a child’s development with awareness that parents and older children affect child’s behavior. Teacher or parent can assist a child in defining problem to be solved and then dividing into workable sections using verbal instruction and encouragement.
Q: Jerome Bruner
Answer: His ideas are based on categorization (3 modes of fact-gathering for children.)1. Physical manipulation2. Pictoral representation3. Symbolic Understanding
Q: Bruners Four Features of Learning
Answer: 1. Exploration, should be encouraged to show curiosity to learn about their world.2. Info should be easily accessible and comprehensible3. Order or sequence should be logical and orderly4. Method of reward should be installed so children are encouraged
Q: School Music Program:A New Vision K-4
Answer: Sing on pitch and rhythm, steady tempo, ostinatos, rounds, partner songs, improvise simple ostinato accompaniments, improvise short songs, use body and nontraditional sounds to make music, create and arrange music to accompany readings, create short songs, read whole, half, dotted half, quarter, eighth notes, rests in 2/4, 3/2, 4/4 meter, Use system (syllables, numbers, letters) reading simple pitch notation, Navajo, Arabic, Latin American music, Evaluate music,
Q: School Music Program:A New Vision 5-8
Answer: Sing with breath control, alone and in small and large ensembles, sing with expression vocal lit. on a difficulty level of 2 including songs from memory, two and three parts, improvise simple harmonic accompaniments, simple rhythmic and melodic variations on given pentatonic melodies and major keys, read whole, hald, quarter, eighth, sixteenths, and dotted notes and rests in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, 3/8 and alla breve. SR music with difficulty of 2, recognize jazz, mariachi, gamelan
Q: School Music Program:A New Vision 9-12
Answer: Sing with expression and technical accuracy, large and varied repertoire of vocal literature difficulty of 4 on scale of 6, sing 4 parts with and without accompaniment, improvise stylistically appropriate harmonizing parts, improvise in pentatonic, major and minor keys, compose in several distinct styles, evolve criteria for making informed critical evaluations of the quality, compose, arrange, improvise, Baroque, Sub-Saharan, African, Korean, sing, broadway musicals, blues.
Q: MIDI
Answer: Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Standard specification that enable electronic instruments such as the synthesizer, sampler, sequencer, and drum machine from any manufacturer to communicate with one another and with computers.
Q: Orff-Schulwerk Approach
Answer: Combines music, movement, drama, speech into lessons that are similar to child’s world of play.Four Different Stages within the Orff-Approach1. Imitation – the teacher, group leader, or students perform for the class and the class in turn repeats what was played for them.2. Exploration – Allows students to seek out not only the different musical aspects that the Orff instruments offer but they also explore aural/oral skills and the different motions and expressions that the body is capable of3. Literacy – Taught by learning musical notation and becoming familiar with the various forms of music like rondo, and ABA4. Improvisation – The act of creating something, especially music, without prior preparation.
Q: Hornbostel-Sachs System of Musical Instruments Classification
Answer: Idiophones, membranophones, chordophones, aerophone, electrophone
Q: Which of the following lists the musical genres in the correct chronological order of their development?A. Motet, string quartet, opera, symphonic poemB. Motet, opera, string quartet, symphonic poemC. Opera, motet, string quartet, symphonic poemD. Opera, symphonic poem, motet, string quartet
Answer: B.motet – 13th centuryopera – 17th centurystring quartet – 18th centurysymphonic poem – 19th century
Q: Which of the following is likely to cause faulty intonation by singers in a high school choir?A. Inadequate rehearsal timeB. Unsupported toneC. Singing in a foreign languageD. Lack of an instrumental accompaniment
Answer: B. Unsupported tone
Q: Prior to learning about meter, elementary students should be able to demonstrate their understanding ofA. weak and strong beatsB. syncopationC. subdivision of the beatD. tempo markings
Answer: A. weak and strong beatsMeter, the grouping of beats into repeated sets of two, three or more beats, depends on the differentiation between weak and strong beats; thus, students must understand this differentiation before they learn about meter.
Q: Which of the following is an example of a critical thinking skill?A. Students label the parts of a chordB. Students notate rhythmic patterns in all of the common metersC. Students compare to different recordings of the same workD. Students transpose a trumpet part from written pitch to concert pitch
Answer: C. Students compare to different recordings of the same workIn cognitive domain, evaluation represents a high-level thinking skill. When students compare two recordings of the same work, they must use the skill of evaluation.
Q: Creating an ostinato on barred instruments to accompany a folk song is most closely associated with which of the following approaches?A. OrffB. KodalyC. DalcrozeC. Gordon
Answer: A. OrffThe singing of folk songs accompanied by improvised ostinatos on barred instruments is an important component of the curricular approach developed by Carl Orff.
Q: Orff Composition
Answer: Carmina Burana
Q: Under current U.S. copyright law, guidelines for educational uses (“fair use”) of music permit all of the following EXCEPTA. emergency copying to replace purchased copy that is lost and is not available for an imminent performanceB. making a single copy of recordings of performances for evaluating rehearsal purposesC. making an arrangement of a copyrighted work for a school ensemble to performD. copying for the purpose of scholarly research
Answer: C. making an arrangement of a copyrighted work for a school ensemble to perform
Q: Which of the following ballets was written by Copland?A. Swan LakeB. Romeo and JulietC. The Rite of SpringD. Appalachian Spring
Answer: D. Appalachian SpringCopland composed Appalachian Spring in 1944 for the choreographer Martha Graham.Swan Lake – TchaikovskyRomeo and Juliet – ProkofievThe Rite of Spring – Stravinsky
Q: Which of the following modes has a major tonic triad?A. AeolianB. PhrygianC. MixolydianD. Dorian
Answer: C. MixolydianThe Aeolian, Phrygian, and Dorian modes have minor tonic triads. The Mixolydian mode has a major triad.
Q: Which of the following venues could normally be expected to have the longest reverberation time?A. Recital hallB. CoffeehouseC. Gothic-style cathedralD. Opera house
Answer: C. Gothic-style cathedralReverberation is most noticeable in large spaces, such as cathedrals and other large stone buildings, characterized by walls and floors constructed of hard, reflective surfaces. Opera houses are large, but their interiors include curtains, soft seats, and other soft surfaces that absorb sound. Likewise, acoustically “dead” spaces such as coffeehouses and recital halls are usually quite small and have walls of nonreflective surfaces such as drywall and plaster.
Q: Which of the following is a well-known, prolific researcher in music education, author of several standard texts on music education topics, and a coeditor of The New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning?A. Lowell MasonB. Bennett ReimerC. Edwin E. GordonD. Richard Colwell
Answer: D. Richard ColwellRichard Colwell is a prolific music education researcher and author.
Q: Conducting cues are customarily given whenA. a soloist or a section must fade out on a long noteB. a soloist or a section enters after a long restC. the articulation changes from one style to anotherD. the meter changes from simple to compound
Answer: B. a soloist or a section enters after a long restDuring long rests, performers may lose count and will enter with confidence if a cue is given
Q: excerpt from the gamelan music “Bubaran Hudan Mas”)What is the country of origin?A. IndiaB. IndonesiaC. PeruD. Japan
Answer: B. IndonesiaThe excerpt heard on the CD features music by a characteristic Indonesian gamelan ensemble composed primarily of hanging gongs, gong-chimes, and drums. The correct answer is B.
Q: excerpt from Terry Riley’s In C.Who is the composer?A. Terry RileyB. Charles IvesC. John CoriglianoD. Duke Ellington
Answer: A. Terry RileyTerry Riley’s In C is characterized by layering of repeated, short melodic modules and ostinatos. This question is another type commonly appearing on the test. As a study activity, one could research the biography and style of each of these leading composers and listen to works representative of each. This particular question asks about American composers. Another good study activity would be to determine other leading composers in history that might appear in test questions. Become familiar with representative examples of each of their works.
Q: – standard chamber ensemble consisting of two violins, viola, and cello- multimovement composition for this ensemble
Answer: String Quartet
Q: a set of pieces that are linked together into a single work. During the baroque, usually referred to a set of stylized dance pieces
Answer: Suite
Q: term coined by Franz Liszt for a one-movement work of program music for orchestra that conveys a poetic idea, story, scene, or succession of moods by presenting themes that are repeated, varied, or transformed
Answer: Symphonic Poem (or tone poem)
Q: large work for orchestra, usually in four movements
Answer: Symphony
Q: Italian for “touched”- piece for keyboard instrument or lute resembling an improvisation that may include imitative sections or may serve as a prelude to an independent fugue
Answer: Toccata
Q: solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment
Answer: Aria
Q: used to catalogue the compositions of J.S. Bach, stands for Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
Answer: BWV
Q: a term used to classify a composition in relation to the composer’s other compositions
Answer: Op or Opp
Q: the name of the numbering scheme used to categorize Mozart’s work
Answer: Kochel Verzeichnis or Catalog
Q: continuous variations on ground bass similar to chaconne (baroque)
Answer: Passacaglia
Q: French lyrical poem (renaissance)
Answer: Rondeau
Q: music composition using sacred texts (baroque)
Answer: Cantata
Q: a musical dramatic work
Answer: Opera
Q: plain chant, note against note counterpoint (medieval)
Answer: Organum
Q: a secular song for 2 or 3 unaccompanied voices (renaissance)
Answer: Madrigal
Q: popular baroque dance in triple time
Answer: Gigue
Q: French peasant dance (baroque)
Answer: Gavotte
Q: polyphonic composition sacred text without accompaniment (Renaissance) associated with the church
Answer: Motet
Q: most popular baroque instrumental dance
Answer: Sarabande
Q: a French polyphonic song (late middle ages-Renaissance)
Answer: Chanson
Q: imitative polyphonic composition, themes repeat
Answer: Fugue
Q: composition for an orchestra and 1 or more solo instruments (classical)
Answer: Concerto
Q: chamber music (classical),Classical instrumental genre for chamber ensemble or soloist, often performed as light entertainment. Related to serenade and cassation.
Answer: Divertimento
Q: What is the name of the Brazilian dance that is slightly faster than the tango?
Answer: samba
Q: popular cuban music
Answer: cha cha & mambo
Q: The sackbut was an early brass instrument that evolved into thismodern musical instrument.
Answer: trombone
Q: This wooden flute-like instrument features a lip, a fipple, and a windway.
Answer: recorder
Q: A type of psaltery or zither, the name of this instrument literally means “sweet sound”.
Answer: dulcimer
Q: This ancient woodwind evolved into the modern oboe. The metal band surrounding the bell made it a handy weapon as well.
Answer: shawm
Q: Two instruments played simultaneously by one person, this combination was often used as accompaniment for juggling or acrobatic acts.
Answer: pipe & tabor
Q: Also known as the “vielle a roue” or wheel-fiddle, this instrument features a wheel cranked by a handle. Early instruments required two players: one to push the keys and one to turn the handle.
Answer: hurdy gurdy
Q: Reasons for Transposing
Answer: 1. Avoiding ledger lines2. Provide a better key signature3. Avoid changing the pattern of fingering for different pitches
Q: Instruments that transpose at the octave
Answer: Piccolo, Guitar, Bass Guitar
Q: B flat instruments
Answer: For these instruments to sound a major second lower than it is written, their music needs to be written a major second higher.
Q: A instruments
Answer: Needs to be written a minor third higher.
Q: What note is transposing figured around?
Answer: Middle C
Q: French Horn Transposition
Answer: Sounds a perfect fifth lower than it is written. Music is written without a key.
Q: Cor Anglais Transposition
Answer: Sounds a perfect fifth lower than it is written. Music is written with a key.
Q: E flat Soprano Cornet Transposition
Answer: Sounds a minor third higher.
Q: B flat Cornet Flugel Horn Transposition
Answer: Sounds major second lower. Same as B flat trumpets.
Q: E flat Tenor Horn/E flat Alto Sax Transposition
Answer: Sounds major sixth lower. Written with key signature.
Q: Baritone, Euphonium, Tenor Trombone Transposition
Answer: Sounds Major 9th lower. i.e. major second + octave
Q: E flat Bass/E flat Baritone Saxophone Transposition
Answer: Sounds major 13th lower. i.e. major sixth + octave
Q: B flat Bass Transposition
Answer: Sounds major 16th lower. i.e. major second + two octaves
Q: B flat Soprano Saxophone Transposition
Answer: Sounds minor seventh higher.
Q: Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning
Answer: Convenient collection of current research on music teaching and learning
Q: Hall Johnson
Answer: Spirituals arranger
Q: William Dawson
Answer: Spirituals arranger
Q: Jester Hairston
Answer: Spirituals arranger
Q: Joyce Eilers
Answer: Chorale arranger
Q: Sandra Dackow
Answer: Orchestral arranger
Q: Sammy Nestico
Answer: Big band/jazz arranger
Q: Jay Bocook
Answer: Band arranger
Q: Which of the following is an application of Bruner’s spiral curriculum theory to music instruction?A. Fifth-grade students learn a song by rote; then they learn the song with syllables by rote; then they learn to read the song in notation.B. Third-grade students sing a song; then they add instrumental accompaniment to the song; then they add movement to the songC. First-grade students learn about up-and-down melodic motion; in third grade they learn about melodic motion by steps and leaps; in fifth grade they learn to distinguish between thirds and fifths in a melodic contourD. First-grade students learn to sing songs less than two minutes long; in fifth grade they learn to sing songs four minutes long; in ninth grade they learn to sing multiple-movement works more than nine minutes long
Answer: C. First-grade students learn about up-and-down melodic motion; in third grade they learn about melodic motion by steps and leaps; in fifth grade they learn to distinguish between thirds and fifths in a melodic contour
Q: Which methodology employs a eurhythmic approach to music instruction emphasizing solfege, movement, and improvisation?A. OrffB. DalcrozeC. KodalyD. Music Learning Theory
Answer: B. Dalcroze
Q: Froebel
Answer: Founder of Kindergarten. Advocated dance and music in regards to nature as they played outside. 1844 – Wrote Mother Play and Nursery Songs with tunes “Ring-Around-Rosies” and “If Your Happy”
Q: 1844 – Wrote Mother Play and Nursery Songs with tunes “Ring-Around-Rosies” and “If Your Happy”
Answer: Froebel
Q: Founder of Kindergarten.
Answer: Froebel
Q: Froebel
Answer: Advocated dance and music in regards to nature as they played outside.
Q: Music Learning Theory is an approach developed by
Answer: E. Gordon
Q: Gordon’s Music Learning Theory
Answer: Teaching methods help teachers establish sequential curricular objectives in accord with their own teaching styles and beliefs.
Q: Hornbostel-Sachs
Answer: _____ System of Musical Instruments Classification – Idiophones, Membranophones, Chordophones, Aerophones, Electrophones
Q: Which of the following is most important in Zoltan Kodaly’s method of elementary music education?A. RecordersB. XylophonesC. Unpitched percussionD. Voices
Answer: D. Voices
Q: Which of the following course offerings best reflects Reimer’s philosophy of aesthetic education?A. Private instrumental or vocal instruction for any interested studentB. General music courses that involve listening, composing, and performing for all studentsC. Performance-driven courses that prepare students for giving instrumental and vocal concertsD. General music courses that focus on training students in aural and performance skills.
Answer: B. General music courses that involve listening, composing, and performing for all students
Q: Which viewpoint best represents Reimer’s Philosophy of Music Education?A. ReferentialismB. FormalismC. PragmatismD. Absolute Expressionism
Answer: D. Absolute Expressionism
Q: Wrote – A Philosophy of Music Education
Answer: Reimer
Q: General music courses involve listening, composing, and performing for all students.
Answer: Reimer
Q: Rousseau
Answer: Children should enjoy the simple joy of true vocal sound to understand about harmony and vocal resonance. Songs with simple and narrow range and no words. Children should dance and make up songs.
Q: All of the following are important to the pedagogical approach of Shin’ichi Suzuki EXCEPTA. beginning instruction at an early ageB. reading music at an early ageC. performing in groupsD. parental involvement
Answer: B. reading music at an early age
Q: parental involvement
Answer: Shin’ichi Suzuki
Q: performing in groups
Answer: Shin’ichi Suzuki
Q: beginning instruction at an early age
Answer: Shin’ichi Suzuki
Q: (music learning k-12)Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Answer: ____________ implies music is taught as a core subject in the curriculum. Musical Rhythmic Intelligence: the capacity to think in music; to be able to hear patterns recognize them, and perhaps manipulate them. People who have strong musical intelligence don’t just remember music easily, they can’t get it out of their minds, it’s so omnipresent
Q: (music learning l-12)Reimer’s Philosophy of Music Education
Answer: __________ represents the viewpoint of Absolute Expression. The values of music are gained through direct experiences with its meaningful sounds‚ remains intact, but is explained and applied in broader, more inclusive scope, with a synergistic philosophical stance as the basis. General music courses that involve listening composing, and performing for all students.
Q: (music learning k-12)Music Learning Theory
Answer: __________ was developed by E. Gordon. It is a stage specific learning of how students learn music and how it should be taught.1)Audiation2)Music Aptitude3)Methodology4)Learning Sequence Activities5)Classroom Activities6)Early Childhood7)Instructional Applications8)Types and Stages of Audiation
Q: (music learning k-12)Bruner’s Spiral Curriculum Theory
Answer: ____________ uses the same concept taught in different grades.His concept in music is:1) Strategy – presents framework for introducing musical concept.2)Composing/Rehearsing – Students solve musical problem in group compositional projects by developing a hypothesis and testing it.3)Performance – Performance takes place4)Critical Evaluation – After performance they discuss and evaluate themselves.5)Listening – Students listen to music for please or as a resource.
Q: (music learning k-12)Orff Methodology
Answer: ____________ employs a eurhythmic approach to music instruction emphasizing solfege-movement-improvisation.More of a elemental style and learn through experience/movement.approach encourages improvisation and discourages adult pressures and mechanical drill, fostering student self-discoveryconsiders the whole body a percussive instrument
Q: Comenius
Answer: Johann Amos Comenius believed that the education of children should begin immediately so that the child could learn about faith, cognizance of moral actions, and familiarity with arts and language.Comenius felt that music education was intinctual for children who first learn to make sound through vocalizations.
Q: Milton Babbitt
Answer: Known for his serial and electronic music in the 20th century 1916-2011
Q: German composer of the Baroque periodToccata & Fugue in D minor1685-1750
Answer: J.S. Bach
Q: Bela Bartok
Answer: Hungarian composer in the 20th centuryOne of the founders of music ethnomusicology1881-1945
Q: Ludwig van Beethoven
Answer: German composer during the Classical and Romantic periodSymphony No. 51770-1827
Q: Austrian composerLiked using 12 tone1885-1935
Answer: Alban Berg
Q: French composer during the Romantic periodTreatise on Instrumentation (used sax)1803-1869
Answer: Hector Berlioz
Q: German composer around the time of Beethoven and MozartHugarian Dances(Romantic)1833-1897
Answer: Johannes Brahms
Q: Austrian composerStudy Symphony in F minor(Romantic)1824-1896
Answer: Anton Bruckner
Q: American composerHoliday Overture1908-2012
Answer: Elliot Carter
Q: American composerAppalachian Spring1900-1990
Answer: Aaron Copland
Q: Polish composerWaltz in D-flat minor, Minute Waltz, Op. 64, No.11810-1849
Answer: Frederic Chopin
Q: French composerClair de Lune1862-1918
Answer: Cladue Debussy
Q: Franco-Flemish composer1397-1474
Answer: Guillaume Dufay
Q: English composerPomp and Circumstance1857-1934
Answer: Edward Elgar
Q: American composerPorgy and Bess1898-1937
Answer: George Gershwin
Q: American composerMinimalistKoyannisquatsi1937-
Answer: Philip Glass
Q: Opera composer during the Classical periodDon Juan1714-1787
Answer: Christoph Gluck
Q: German Baroque composerMessiah1685-1759
Answer: George Handel
Q: English composer’The Planets’First Suite in E-flat for Military Band1874-1934
Answer: Gustav Holst
Q: American composerThe Unanswered Question1874-1954
Answer: Charles Ives