FTCE Music K-12

C, E, and G

notes that make a C major chord triad

the twelfth bar

the "turnaround" in standard twelve-bar blues form

Allegro

fast tempo;tempo played between 120 and 168 beats per minute

leitmotif example

the distinctive, repetitive change from E to F in John Williams' theme for Jaws

Legato

smooth and connected, performance style denoted musically by thin, curved lines

Compound intervals

intervals larger than an octave

Ostinato examples

The bass line in Michael Jackson's "Billy Jean" and the "take a chance, take a chance" chant in the ABBA tune "Take a Chance on Me.

Johannes Brahms

Composer strongly associated with Romantic Period

Tango

A Latin American dance performed at a moderately slow, walk-like tempo in 4/4 meter;style of music traditionally played by a sextet - two violins, a piano, a double bass, and two bandoneons.

Ewe

Culture or country where folk music is primarily percussive in nature

Hammond Organ

keyboard instrument manufactured in 1934 that generated sound through an electromagnetic system used by U.S. churches in the 1930s

Bach fugue

type of music not constructed monophonically

Harpsichord

Keyboard instrument that evolved in late Medieval times, produces sound from a series of strings that is plucked

Joaquin Rodrigo

(1901-1999) spanish composer, wanted to evoke beauty of the grounds, fountains, and buildings of Royal Palace (Aranjuez,) wrote "Concerto de Aranjuez" (1939,) wrote 170 compositions

Kan ha diskan

call and response of human voices

Fiddler on the Roof

musical that uses klezmer music

Sir Arthur Sullivan

composer best known for creating operettas

"rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang

First hip-hop single to make TOP 40 (#36), helped hip-hop enter the public consciousness

German music

one of the influences in the development of Tejano music

Gong

instrument integral to Indonesian gamelan

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Edvard Grieg

pair of composers the lived and worked during the same time period

Concert Bb and Concert F, with the exception of saxophones

best tuning pitches before a rehearsal or performance

"cross the break" for the beginning clarinetist

have him/her play in the low register and then activate the register key

proper use of the finger ring for trumpet players

the place where the ring finger should rest during performances

Perfect fifth

normal compass of a timpani

Term:

Once a day

brass players should oil the valves of their instruments this often in order to prevent sticking

Hitting the notes on a xylophone with correct rhythm

satisfies a young musical learner's kinesthetic needs

True about the viola

it uses alto or "viola" clef, a clef that is otherwise rarely used

True about the oboe

it uses a double reed

Correct sitting posture for students singing in a choir

feet slightly apart; hips, spine, and head in line; chest lifted to enhance breathing

Correct standing posture for students singing in a choir

knees slightly relaxed; hips, spine, and head in line; chest lifted, shoulders back, and arms comfortably at the side

True about the piccolo

it uses less air, but the musician must blow that air more rapidly

True about the tuba

he number of tuba players in a band is entirely up to the number of players who want to play it and the desires of the band director

True of extrinsic motivation in a music classroom

should be limited to routine, well-earned behaviors

True of a march

it has a lively, "up beat" accompaniment; it should feature slowed-down tempos when playing piano dynamics; it has an independent bass line

True about crescendo and decrescendo

percussion and upper voices should decrescendo more quickly than lower voices

record it

how to protect a composition a suite music made with a class

The role of a standard written exam for student musicians

to test concepts such as time and key signatures, music symbols, and musical history

Competitions for chair positions in a band or orchestra

should be help both unannounced and on a scheduled basis, at the instructor's discretion

Hand vibrato

the most common method of vibrato for trumpet

Kodaly

Definition:

musical instruction method holds that all musicians should begin their instruction through singing

should be sterilized before shared

requirement of instrument mouthpieces that are shared between students

Stages of the Orff-Schulwerk process

imitation, exploration, improvisation

K-4

grade level's students might be assessed in their singing of the song "America the Beautiful"

True of a diagnostic assessment

it is performed at the beginning of the semester, and it includes auditions

Japanese

style of music that would feature taiko drums

A simple system (checks and plusses)

assessment scale appropriate for a teacher measuring progress of her second grade music students

Accidentals

Symbols used to alter the pitch. (Flat, Sharp, & Natural Signs)

Grand Staff

A two-part staff consisting of the treble staff on top and the bass staff on the bottom. These staves are connected by a bracket.