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Music Content Knowledge 5113 Questions
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Intrensic Reward Answer: Child figures out a concept, excels in a
skill, feels pride in ability
Extrensic Reward Answer: Verbal praise, candy, treats, games,
surprises
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.
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.
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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 Answer: Child-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 Answer: Includes 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
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B. Motet, opera, string quartet, symphonic poem
C. Opera, motet, string quartet, symphonic poem
D. Opera, symphonic poem, motet, string quartet Answer: B.
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 Answer: A. 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.
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Music Content Knowledge 5113 Questions
with Correct Answers | Updated (100%
Correct Answers)
Intrensic Reward Answer: Child figures out a concept, excels in a
skill, feels pride in ability
Extrensic Reward Answer: Verbal praise, candy, treats, games,
surprises
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.
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.
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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 Answer: Child-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 Answer: Includes 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
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B. Motet, opera, string quartet, symphonic poem
C. Opera, motet, string quartet, symphonic poem
D. Opera, symphonic poem, motet, string quartet Answer: B.
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 Answer: A. 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.
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