NYSTCE Music (165) Practice Exam

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• Which Cuban-origin ballroom dance features an ensemble with double bass, bongo, tumbadora, trumpets, guitar, vocals, and cowbell?
• The Chinese hammered dulcimer with a trapezoidal sound box is called what?
• The vocal mechanism is described by which phrase that lists its components of air supply, vibrator, and resonator?
• Which tempo indication means gradually slower and broader?
• A six-note scale in which each pitch is a whole tone apart from the next is the
• Which musical form is a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text?
• Which learning style relies on sight and visual aids such as diagrams?
• Which option lists the three main vocal parts involved in creating sound?
• V to vi describes which cadence?
• Which clef places middle C on the fourth line of the staff?
• Melodic Minor is the natural minor with 6th and 7th raised ascending, while descending matches the natural minor. Which scale is described?
• Which texture describes simultaneous variations of the same melody by different performers?
• Which Australian Aboriginal instrument is a wooden slat that roars when whirled at the end of a string?
• Which instrument is listed in both the 40-50 performer concert band and the 90-120 performer concert band descriptions?
• Which method uses solfege and hand signs as core elements in building music literacy?
• Which Australian Aboriginal instrument uses a eucalyptus leaf held taut against the lips as a wind valve for the mouth?
• A triad written with the fifth as the lowest note.
• What is the term for the triad with the root in the bass?
• Which educator is associated with a philosophy that emphasizes the activity of making music over the feeling and views the teacher as a mentor and expert musician, with the student as an apprentice?
• Which term means each note bowed separately, played broadly?
• Which option best matches a concert band of 40-50 performers in terms of instrumentation?
• A dense group of closely spaced notes played together is best described as a
• Which term is a short piece of sacred choral music, typically polyphonic and unaccompanied?
• Which term is associated with the instruction 'Hold the note for its full value'?
• Which term describes music based on impressionist art movement, giving a general impression of a scene without precise details, and often centers melodies around a single pitch?
• Which term means 'to hurry'?
• Which section involves altering thematic material from the exposition through mood, key, and modulations?
• Which orchestration can easily function as melody, harmony, or rhythmic texture?
• Which tempo marking is described as extremely slow, very broad?
• Which tempo marking is described as Very short and detached?
• Which term means 'Sudden increase in loudness of the note(s)'?
• Which tempo marking is described as moderately, easy but comfortable pace?
• Which contemporary style features the repetition of short melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic patterns with little variation?
• What is the system governing pitch and melody in Middle Eastern music that most resembles Western modes?
• Which concept is associated with an inclusive approach where the teacher acts as facilitator rather than lecturer?
• Which approach emphasizes creativity and improvisation via Orff instruments (unpitched and barred)?
• Which philosopher argued that music exists as an expressive form and should be integrated into general education?
• Which instrument is a Chinese transverse flute important in folk, operatic and orchestral music?
• Which type of charts should provide opportunities for students to take improvised solos and for all sections to experiment with improvisation?
• Which term describes the blending of vowels and tone across a choir?
• Which concept describes a model that prioritizes an inclusive, deeper understanding of music for lifelong involvement, with the teacher as facilitator rather than lecturer or conductor?
• After mastering the basics of improvisation, what is the next step that involves applying the learning within a song that typically follows a head/solo/head structure, at a moderate tempo with a strong tonal center and few chords?
• Which educator is linked to a kinesthetic pedagogy that breaks down movements into units, isolates and models movements, then builds on them, continuing the traditions of Dalcroze and Orff-Schulwerk?
• A triad written with the third as the lowest note.
• Which term means 'to slow down'?
• A French form consists of three seven- or eight-line stanzas.
• Which tempo marking is described as broad, very slow?
• How many clarinets are listed for the 40-50 ensemble?
• What is the name of the cadence that moves from V to I?
• Which Cuban-origin dance is known for lively riffs and is performed by an ensemble including cowbell?
• Which tempo marking is described as slightly faster than Largo?
• Which term is used for music not tied to a specific story or image and intended to stand on its own artistic merit?
• Which concept denotes equal level of sound coming from all ranges of voices?
• Which term is described as being approached by step and left by step in the opposite direction?
• Which orchestration is associated with bright, cutting melodic lines and rhythmic accents?
• Which chord is formed by a minor triad and a minor seventh?
• Which musical work for voices and orchestra is typically based on a religious text?
• Which method emphasizes singing, moving, chanting, creating, improvising, and playing instruments with every child participating in a noncompetitive atmosphere?
• In the Classical Era Instruments description, which group gained greater independent capacity?
• Which orchestration is described as having rich tonal quality and can function as melody, harmony, or rhythmic texture?
• Which scale is formed by ascending raising the 6th and 7th degrees, but descending matches the natural minor?
• Which method uses unpitched and barred instruments to foster creativity, leading to improvisation and composition?
• Which Japanese theater form from the 1600s was originally performed by females?
• Which minor key has the same tonic as the major key but a different key signature?
• The second movement of a classical symphony is typically a minuet and trio or scherzo.
• E2-C4 corresponds to which vocal range?
• Which term describes the articulation where each note is played separately, often with broad emphasis?
• Which voice part is associated with maximizing vocal tract resonance at high frequencies?
• Which Chinese instrument is a pear-shaped plucked lute?
• Which concept helps the voice carry with a more vibrant and rich sound?
• In the material, which term is described as 'Hold the note for its full value'?
• Which tempo marking is described as moderately, easy but comfortable pace?
• In the exposition of a sonata-form movement, where is the first subject stated and where is the second subject typically presented?
• Which organization offers professional development and The Orff Echo?
• What does rinforzando mean?
• Which term refers to the initial presentation of themes in a sonata form movement?
• Which Brazilian music style derived from samba but emphasizes melody over percussion, exemplified by The Girl from Ipanema?
• Which theory outlines eight stages from aural experiences to theoretical understanding, culminating in audiation as the goal?
• Which term describes bowing with two adjacent strings like a tremolo?
• Which tempo marking is described as very fast?
• What term describes a tone with a single frequency of vibration?
• Which term describes a bowing technique in which the bow plays two adjacent strings like a tremolo?
• What is the listed count for trumpets in the 40-50 performer concert band?
• What term denotes a recurrent musical theme tied to a specific character or idea?
• Which texture is defined as a single melodic line with no harmony?
• In Classical Era Instruments, which group is described as having brass used in a greater independent capacity?
• Which operatic style is known for serious plots and three acts with arias and recitatives?
• Which mode is major scale with raised fourth?
• Which style of music rooted in African American spirituals and noted for its melancholy sound, call and response, and 12-bar harmonic progression?
• Which orchestration carries rich tonal quality and functions as melody or rhythmic texture?
• What tempo is typical for the fourth movement of a four-movement classical symphony?
• Which term is defined as 'Hold the note for its full value' according to the material?
• What is the name of the Chinese hammered dulcimer with a trapezoidal sound box?
• A tone cluster is best described as...
• Large orchestral work in four movements with a fast-slow-dance-fast order is called a:
• Which orchestration provides bass lines and rhythmic motives?
• Which term is defined as a nonharmonic tone that is approached by step and left by step in the same direction?
• Which melodic figure is approached by step and left by leap in the opposite direction?
• Which tempo marking is described as fast?
• Which mode is natural minor with lowered second?
• Which term describes vocal parts separated from front to back and suited for homophonic music?
• In sixteenth-century polyphony, which figure involves a voice skipping down from a dissonance to a consonance instead of resolving by step, then moving to the expected note of resolution?
• In Gordon's Music Learning Theory, what term describes the internal hearing and understanding of music in the mind without external sound?
• Which Chinese instrument is a pear-shaped plucked lute traditionally made with silk strings?
• Which style emphasizes atmosphere and color over detailed representation?
• Which framework categorizes cognitive processes into knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation?
• Which section restates the main themes in the home key, often in shortened form?
• Which tempo marking is the fastest?
• A shift of the rhythmic pulse from a division of 2 to a division of 3 is called a
• Which method uses 'learning by doing' and starts with speech rhythm as a foundation, with a five-step instruction?
• Which term refers to the sacred polyphonic form where voices move in parallel motion?
• Which Romantic Era ballroom dance from Southern Germany/Austria is in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat?
• Which term is associated with the Baroque era style, including harpsichord usage?
• Which chord is described as a diminished triad plus a diminished seventh?
• Which tempo marking is described as lively and fast?
• Which chord is formed by a major triad and a major seventh?
• Which option best matches the focus for Pre-K students who should experience music through listening, feeling, moving, and experimenting with their own vocal timbre?
• Which term has no provided definition in the material?
• Which tempo best describes the fourth movement of a typical four-movement classical symphony?
• What is the name of a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet-shaped drum played with bare hands, typically carved from hollowed wood?
• Which Polish folk dance is in triple meter?
• Which flute is a bamboo instrument played with the nostrils to evoke romance and courtship?
• Which term is defined as a nonharmonic tone that occurs when a voice skips to a consonance from a dissonance, then resolves by step?
• The minor scale with a raised seventh degree is the
• Which mode is defined as natural minor with a lowered second and fifth scale degree?
• Which tempo marking is described as broad, very slow?
• Which form is binary and features a returning tonic material in the second section?
• Which arrangement places vocal parts in columns with tenors behind sopranos and basses behind altos, suitable for polyphonic music due to easier hearing for balance?
• Which name describes a major triad with a minor seventh?
• Binary form in which the first section or all of it returns in the tonic in the latter part of the second section is called
• In treble clef, where is middle C located?
• ABACADA is an example of which musical form?
• Which inversion places the fifth in the bass?
• Which tempo indication means 'to hurry'?
• A musical movement reflected in the French artistic movement; in impressionist music, elements such as distinct tonalities and cadences were abandoned, with soft effects and fleeting moments of color.
• Which musical form features a principal theme that returns after contrasting sections, often in patterns such as ABACADA?
• G2-E4 corresponds to which vocal range?
• Which term refers to a dramatic form featuring a hero and gods with suffering?
• G3-D5 corresponds to which vocal range?
• A cadence that ends on the dominant chord is called a
• Tenuto is described as which articulation in the material?
• Which texture features a clear melody with accompaniment?
• Forzando (fz) indicates which of the following?
• Which chord is described as a diminished triad with a minor seventh?
• Which method emphasizes movement and Eurhythmics, using body movement as a central element and uses solfege, hand signs, and rhythmic syllables?
• Which form is commonly used for the first movement of a classical symphony?
• In a four-movement Classical Symphony, which movement is typically a fast finale in sonata form?
• Which term refers to a tone that sounds on a downbeat and is resolved downward by a step?
• Which term refers to the folk traditions of the Eastern United States, especially the Appalachian region, influenced by Irish, Scottish, and English emigrants?
• Which inversion places the seventh in the bass?
• Which nonharmonic tone is defined as a tone that leaves early from the preparation chord by step to become part of the resolution chord?
• Recapitulation is best described as what?
• Which mode is the natural minor?
• Which texture is described as two or more independent melodies sounding together?
• Which cadence ends on the dominant and leaves a sense of pause rather than final resolution?
• Which texture involves two or more independent melodies sounding together?
• Which term describes music that seeks to evoke a specific country's character often through folk melodies and national topics?
• How many trombones are listed for the 40-50 performer concert band?
• Which form is comic with spoken dialogue and numerous characters?
• Which movement of a classical symphony is typically in Rondo form?
• A seventh chord written with the seventh as the lowest note.
• Which term describes a tone that leaves early from the preparation chord by step to become part of the resolution chord?
• Which term is a sacred, early form of polyphony in which voices were sung in parallel motion?
• Which Chinese instrument is a bowed lute?
• Which mode is similar to natural minor with a raised sixth?
• Late 19th-early 20th century music that evokes the national or regional character of a place is described as what?
• A cadence in which V resolves deceptively to vi is called...
• Learn best by hearing, talking and discussion, benefit from small group discussion. Which learning style is described?
• Which organization is among the world's largest arts education organizations and addresses all aspects of music education?
• Which period is exemplified by composers like Haydn and Mozart, featuring homophonic texture and melodic variation?
• Which mode is major scale with raised fourth?
• Which tempo marking is described as fast?
• Which arrangement is described as better for intonation and mixing of sound at the audience, though requiring more training for independent singing?
• Which term describes music that tells a story or depicts a scene?
• Which instrument is a bamboo instrument used as a nose flute in Polynesian cultures?
• Which mode corresponds to the major scale?
• Learn best by relying on sight, including pictures, diagrams, concept maps.
• Which instrument is most commonly associated with the alto clef?
• C3-G4 corresponds to which vocal range?
• Which orchestration is described as clear, focused tonal quality, used melodically or as crisp rhythmic flourish?
• In music, which movement is characterized by soft textures, misty instrumental colors and fleeting moments of color?
• Which term is a recurring musical idea used to symbolize a person or concept in a work?
• Which style is noted for its use of small melodic cells and repetition with minimal variation, often considered a late 20th-century approach?
• Which minor key shares the same key signature as a major key and has the same tonic?
• Which tempo marking is described as walking pace?
• Which tempo marking is described as extremely slow, very broad?
• In the Classical Era Instruments description, which group became supportive background harmonically and rhythmically?
• Which term is described as being approached by step and left by step in the same direction?
• Which formation is best for alternating SATB pattern and improves intonation and mixing of sound at audience, though requiring more training for independent singing?
• Which philosophy emphasizes non-musical benefits such as good character and civic responsibility from studying music?
• Which mode is major scale with lowered seventh?
• Directors should select a variety of music that is below, at, and above an ensemble's level to provide opportunities for in-depth expressive growth without technical obstacles, as well as music that challenges the students technically. Which choice expresses this approach?
• Which Afro-Cuban Jazz style blended mambo and habanera with bebop and uses 2-3 or 3-2 clave?
• Which term is defined as being approached by leap and resolved by down step?
• Which dramatic form emphasizes tragedy with a fixed structure and often involves gods?
• Which inversion places the third in the bass?
• Which term describes a style of music between 1600-1750 characterized by tonality, counterpoint, complex orchestration, ornamentation, and the harpsichord (ex: J.S. Bach and George Handel)?
• Which philosophy argues that music should be studied in and for itself, developing sensitivity?
• Which Chinese instrument is a bowed lute?
• Which opera style is comedic, with many characters and spoken dialogue?
• Which orchestration primarily serves a rhythmic role, but can be used as melodic interest?
• In a three-part form (A-B-A), what is the middle section typically called?
• Which instrument uses a eucalyptus leaf held taut against the lips as a wind valve?
• What is the total number of performers described for the 40-50 instrumentation?
• Which term designates music that has no literary, dramatic, or pictorial program?
• Which term refers to the three main sections of Classical Sonata Form?
• Which method emphasizes substantial parental involvement, early start, listening, and repetition?
• In the Symphonic Band Instrumentation description, which change occurred to the woodwind/ensemble expansion?
• Which mode is major scale with lowered seventh?
• In the provided material, which range is described together with the phrase 'Forced, a strong accent'?
• In Classical Era Instruments, which statement describes the string section arrangement?
• Which chord is described as a diminished triad plus a diminished seventh?
• Which instrument set is listed as being potentially included in a concert band of 90-120 performers?
• Which tempo marking is described as very fast?
• Which term defines tones that result from multiples of the basic tone and are the primary determinant of timbre?
• Which clef places middle C on the third line of the staff?
• Music that tells a story or depicts an image.
• Which approach isolates and models movements before building on them, as part of kinesthetic pedagogy?
• Which term best describes a section that provides bass lines and rhythmic motives?
• Which instrument is included in the 40-50 performer list but is less common in smaller ensembles?
• Which form is associated with the third movement of a classical symphony?
• A piece divided into two sections labeled A and B is in which form?
• C3-G4 is the range for which voice type?
• Learn best by doing, need to integrate movement with the introduction of new concepts/ideas, including games, field trips, frequent breaks to move.
• In the Symphonic Band Instrumentation description, which change is noted?
• Which musical tradition encompasses English and Scottish ballads, dance tunes, and fiddle songs from the Appalachian region?
• G3-D5 is the range for which voice type?
• Which concept refers to uniformity of vowel formation and tone among singers?
• Three-part form with an initial statement, a contrasting section, and a return is known as what?
• Which chord is built on a major triad with a major seventh?
• Which term refers to a virtuoso solo passage inserted into a movement near the end?
• What does AOSA stand for?
• Which approach is renowned for an early start and heavy parental involvement in learning music?
• Which orchestration is described as providing melodic color with rhythmic texture?
• Should include a variety of rhythmic features that challenges the ensemble's technical abilities, a varied harmonic language across genres, and melodic lines showing creative writing and expressive interest, considering students' growth. Which term best matches this description?
• Which term refers to a collection intended to provide rhythmic features, varied harmonic language, and melodic lines for student growth?
• Which style is described as restraint, lighter texture, objectivity, and transparent melodic line?