Music Content Knowledge 5113
Intrinsic Reward - answer Child figures out a concept, excels in a skill, feels pride in
ability
Extrinsic Reward - answer Verbal praise, candy, treats, games, surprises
MIDI - answerMusical 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.
Psychomotor Skills - answer Manual or physical skills (body)
Cognitive Skills - answer Mental skills (knowledge)
Orff-Schulwerk Approach - answer Combines music, movement, drama, speech into
lessons that are similarto child's world of play.
Four Different Stages within the Orff-Approach
1. 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 of
3. Literacy - Taught by learning musical notation and becoming familiar with the various
forms of music like rondo, and ABA
4. Improvisation - The act of creating something, especially music, without prior
preparation.
Kodaly Method - answerChild-developmental approach, sequence, introducing skills in
accordance with the capabilities of the child. Rhythm syllables (Quarter note = ta),
(Eighth note pairs = ti-ti), (Half note = Ta-a) Moveable-do solfege and hand signs
Dalcroze - answer"Rhythmic gymnastics," eurythmic teaches concepts of rhythm,
structure, and musical expression using movement.
Suzuki - answerIncludes love, high-quality, praise, rote-training, repetition, and a time-
table set by the student's developmental readiness for learning a particular technique.
Which of the following lists the musical genres in the correct chronological order of their
development?
A. Motet, string quartet, opera, symphonic poem
B. Motet, opera, string quartet, symphonic poem
C. Opera, motet, string quartet, symphonic poem
, D. Opera, symphonic poem, motet, string quartet - answerB.
motet - 13th century
opera - 17th century
string quartet - 18th century
symphonic poem - 19th century
Creating an ostinato on barred instruments to accompany a folk song is most closely
associated with which of the following approaches?
A. Orff
B. Kodaly
C. Dalcroze
C. Gordon - answerA. Orff
The singing of folk songs accompanied by improvised ostinatos on barred instruments
is an important component of the curricular approach developed by Carl Orff.
C. making an arrangement of a copyrighted work for a school ensemble to perform -
answerUnder current U.S. copyright law, guidelines for educational uses ("fair use") of
music permit all of the following EXCEPT
A. emergency copying to replace purchased copy that is lost and is not available for an
imminent performance
B. making a single copy of recordings of performances for evaluating rehearsal
purposes
C. making an arrangement of a copyrighted work for a school ensemble to perform
D. copying for the purpose of scholarly research
Which of the following ballets was written by Copland?
A. Swan Lake
B. Romeo and Juliet
C. The Rite of Spring
D. Appalachian Spring - answerD. Appalachian Spring
Copland composed Appalachian Spring in 1944 for the choreographer Martha Graham.
Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet - Prokofiev
The Rite of Spring - Stravinsky
Which of the following modes has a major tonic triad?
A. Aeolian
B. Phrygian
C. Mixolydian
D. Dorian - answerC. Mixolydian
The Aeolian, Phrygian, and Dorian modes have minor tonic triads. The Mixolydian
mode has a major triad.
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?
Intrinsic Reward - answer Child figures out a concept, excels in a skill, feels pride in
ability
Extrinsic Reward - answer Verbal praise, candy, treats, games, surprises
MIDI - answerMusical 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.
Psychomotor Skills - answer Manual or physical skills (body)
Cognitive Skills - answer Mental skills (knowledge)
Orff-Schulwerk Approach - answer Combines music, movement, drama, speech into
lessons that are similarto child's world of play.
Four Different Stages within the Orff-Approach
1. 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 of
3. Literacy - Taught by learning musical notation and becoming familiar with the various
forms of music like rondo, and ABA
4. Improvisation - The act of creating something, especially music, without prior
preparation.
Kodaly Method - answerChild-developmental approach, sequence, introducing skills in
accordance with the capabilities of the child. Rhythm syllables (Quarter note = ta),
(Eighth note pairs = ti-ti), (Half note = Ta-a) Moveable-do solfege and hand signs
Dalcroze - answer"Rhythmic gymnastics," eurythmic teaches concepts of rhythm,
structure, and musical expression using movement.
Suzuki - answerIncludes love, high-quality, praise, rote-training, repetition, and a time-
table set by the student's developmental readiness for learning a particular technique.
Which of the following lists the musical genres in the correct chronological order of their
development?
A. Motet, string quartet, opera, symphonic poem
B. Motet, opera, string quartet, symphonic poem
C. Opera, motet, string quartet, symphonic poem
, D. Opera, symphonic poem, motet, string quartet - answerB.
motet - 13th century
opera - 17th century
string quartet - 18th century
symphonic poem - 19th century
Creating an ostinato on barred instruments to accompany a folk song is most closely
associated with which of the following approaches?
A. Orff
B. Kodaly
C. Dalcroze
C. Gordon - answerA. Orff
The singing of folk songs accompanied by improvised ostinatos on barred instruments
is an important component of the curricular approach developed by Carl Orff.
C. making an arrangement of a copyrighted work for a school ensemble to perform -
answerUnder current U.S. copyright law, guidelines for educational uses ("fair use") of
music permit all of the following EXCEPT
A. emergency copying to replace purchased copy that is lost and is not available for an
imminent performance
B. making a single copy of recordings of performances for evaluating rehearsal
purposes
C. making an arrangement of a copyrighted work for a school ensemble to perform
D. copying for the purpose of scholarly research
Which of the following ballets was written by Copland?
A. Swan Lake
B. Romeo and Juliet
C. The Rite of Spring
D. Appalachian Spring - answerD. Appalachian Spring
Copland composed Appalachian Spring in 1944 for the choreographer Martha Graham.
Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet - Prokofiev
The Rite of Spring - Stravinsky
Which of the following modes has a major tonic triad?
A. Aeolian
B. Phrygian
C. Mixolydian
D. Dorian - answerC. Mixolydian
The Aeolian, Phrygian, and Dorian modes have minor tonic triads. The Mixolydian
mode has a major triad.
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?
