Music: Content Knowledge 5113 Praxis exam with 100%
correct answers 2024
Romantic Time Period Characteristics
strong, emotional content, piano, and rubato tempo
Bebop characteristics
up-tempo, virtuosic performance style
Origin of Music: Cuba
fusion of big-band, Latino, and African elements, as well quick tempo and rhythm style
Origin of Music: India
instrumentation, subtle rhythms, and ornamentation of melodic line
Fauxbourdon
English: False bass. 3 voices in parallel intervals
Guitarrón
primarily played in octaves
Balalaika
Stringed instrument heard in Russian Folk Music
Johann Joseph Fox
Composer: Gradus ad Parnassum; used for teaching counterpoint in the 16th century
style
Da capo aria form
ABA: 3 part structure popular from 1650-1750
Saxophone part written in D major is transposed to what key for French Horn?
C major
Bb Trumpet sounds one step higher or lower than concert pitch?
lower
Bb trumpet ensemble parts should be written one step higher or lower than
concert pitch?
higher
The preparatory beat should indicate _______
tempo and dynamic
Measures written in 5/8 time can be conducted in five beats per measure or in a
three-two ( or two-three) pattern depending on the ________ ?
tempo
In choral works, this type of work requires the most preparation and rehearsal
time to master.
Fugal sections
Which exercise is most beneficial to choral students improving vocal range?
Singing arpeggios.
What are two exercises for choral ensembles to energize the voice?
Ascending/descending scales and humming
What is a common practice for unifying vowel enunciation in most diphthongs in
the English language?
The initial vowel is sustained as long as possible
What is a common remedy for throat tones playing sharp on the clarinet?
correct answers 2024
Romantic Time Period Characteristics
strong, emotional content, piano, and rubato tempo
Bebop characteristics
up-tempo, virtuosic performance style
Origin of Music: Cuba
fusion of big-band, Latino, and African elements, as well quick tempo and rhythm style
Origin of Music: India
instrumentation, subtle rhythms, and ornamentation of melodic line
Fauxbourdon
English: False bass. 3 voices in parallel intervals
Guitarrón
primarily played in octaves
Balalaika
Stringed instrument heard in Russian Folk Music
Johann Joseph Fox
Composer: Gradus ad Parnassum; used for teaching counterpoint in the 16th century
style
Da capo aria form
ABA: 3 part structure popular from 1650-1750
Saxophone part written in D major is transposed to what key for French Horn?
C major
Bb Trumpet sounds one step higher or lower than concert pitch?
lower
Bb trumpet ensemble parts should be written one step higher or lower than
concert pitch?
higher
The preparatory beat should indicate _______
tempo and dynamic
Measures written in 5/8 time can be conducted in five beats per measure or in a
three-two ( or two-three) pattern depending on the ________ ?
tempo
In choral works, this type of work requires the most preparation and rehearsal
time to master.
Fugal sections
Which exercise is most beneficial to choral students improving vocal range?
Singing arpeggios.
What are two exercises for choral ensembles to energize the voice?
Ascending/descending scales and humming
What is a common practice for unifying vowel enunciation in most diphthongs in
the English language?
The initial vowel is sustained as long as possible
What is a common remedy for throat tones playing sharp on the clarinet?
