Pedagogy & Conducting

Question 1

When conducting, dynamics are…

Answer 1

indicated by the size of the prep.

Question 2

What is the first step of conducting?

Answer 2

preparation

Question 3

What is the second step of conducting?

Answer 3

Ictus

Question 4

What is the third step of conducting?

Answer 4

Rebound

Question 5

What is the fourth step of conducting?

Answer 5

Penultimate beat placement

Question 6

What is the fifth step of conducting?

Answer 6

Final beat placement

Question 7

When conducting, you show attack by…

Answer 7

the speed of your prep and the force behind it.

Question 8

Which element of music do students audiate?

Answer 8

harmonic functions

Question 9

What is the first stage of Orff Approach?

Answer 9

Imitation - the class repeats what the teacher does

Question 10

What is the second stage of Orff Approach?

Answer 10

Exploration

Question 11

What is the third stage of Orff Approach?

Answer 11

Literacy - musical notation and becoming familiar with the various forms of music like rondo or ABA

Question 12

What is the fourth stage of Orff Approach?

Answer 12

Improvisation - creating music without prior preparation

Question 13

What is the first stage to understanding the beat of music?

Answer 13

Unable to respond to the beat

Question 14

What is the second stage to understanding the beat of music?

Answer 14

Responds with too much

Question 15

What is the third stage to understanding the beat of music?

Answer 15

Narrows down response to the beat

Question 16

What is the fourth stage to understanding the beat of music?

Answer 16

Able to clap or step to the beat

Question 17

Acculturation of Preparatory Audiation?

Answer 17

the way in which children learn from the sounds and music around them

Question 18

What is the first stage of the Acculturation of Preparatory Audiation?

Answer 18

Absorption - lasts the first 18 mos and includes listening

Question 19

What is the second stage of the Acculturation of Preparatory Audiation?

Answer 19

Random response - between 1 - 3 years and involves participation

Question 20

What is the third stage of the Acculturation of Preparatory Audiation?

Answer 20

Purposeful response - 18 mos and 3 years, the child can contribute to the music

Question 21

Johann Amos Comenius

Answer 21

believed that education of children should begin immediately so that the child could learn about faith, cognizance of moral actions, and familiarity with arts and language;
believed music ed is instinctual for children
children learn to make sound through vocalization

Question 22

What orchestrical piece would you use to introduce the instruments of the orchestra to the general music students

Answer 22

“Peter and the Wolf”

Question 23

What is the first step for teaching a musical concept?

Answer 23

preparation

Question 24

What is the second step for teaching a musical concept?

Answer 24

presentation

Question 25

What is the third step for teaching a musical concept?

Answer 25

practice

Question 26

What is the fourth step for teaching a musical concept?

Answer 26

extension

Question 27

voice registers

Answer 27

chest, middle and head

Question 28

K-4 vocal range

Answer 28

C4 to C5

Question 29

bass vocal range

Answer 29

D2 - C4

Question 30

baritone vocal range

Answer 30

G2 - F4

Question 31

tenor vocal range

Answer 31

B2 - G4

Question 32

contralto vocal range

Answer 32

D3 - D5

Question 33

mezzo soprano vocal range

Answer 33

A3 - F5

Question 34

soprano vocal range

Answer 34

C4 - C6

Question 35

Which students are generally most susceptible to hearing loss?

Answer 35

concert band piccolo players in the right ear

Question 36

What physical action performed on a student best legally defines "physical restraint"?

Answer 36

the use of any device to restrict a student's mobility

Question 37

What would be a good artifact for a digital assessment portfolio best suited for grade 1 general music class?

Answer 37

a digital drawing of a melodic contour of a song being learned in class

Question 38

What is the advantage of a mixer over an audio interface for a recording studio?

Answer 38

more control over sound

Question 39

What is the purpose of a working portfolio?

Answer 39

to contain artifacts that are are both complete and incomplete for the student to use for self-diagnosis

Question 40

A long-term budget item would be...

Answer 40

uniform upgrades

Question 41

The first behavior that a music teacher should engage in when preparing concerts for an upcoming school year is...

Answer 41

preparing a checklist