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CFE Study Guide for Music
Describe jobs associated with concert venues and performing arts centers (4 questions)
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ticket agent (sells tickets)
marketer (advertises events)
manager (works with booking agents and venues to promote a band)
security guard (works security for events)
food and beverage merchant (sells food at events)
musician (performs)
sound engineer (controls sounds and sound effects during the show)
Discuss behaviors shown by successful musicians that can be applies outside music class (1 question)
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being dedicated
working towards mastery
being prepared
dependability
working as a team
Define criteria, using music vocabulary, to critique performances (2 questions)
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intonation (how in tune a singer/instrument is)
balance/blend (how well the voices fit together to create one sound)
tone (quality of sound: is the voice pinched or open sounding?)
diction (words are spoken clearly)
posture (sitting/standing straight and tall)
breathing
Name the purposes for which music is used in different cultures (6 questions)
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celebrations and holidays (Hanukkah, Quinceanara, New Years, graduation, weddings)
also used during events such as meetings, to express patriotism, to motivate or to relax
Compare compositional characteristics used by two or more famous composers (4 questions)
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may focus on form (the order/part of a song), instrumentation, or genre (musical style)
may focus on famous composers such as Handel and Mozart (both famous for operas, Handel is
from Baroque era and Mozart is from Classical era)
Describe how technology has changed the way audiences experience music (2 questions)
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compare current technology (cordless mics, electronic instruments, mp3 players) with ones
from the past (cassette tapes, phonographs, record players)
how technology had made music easier to access (more portable, streaming, can be purchased
at home)
CFE Study Guide for Music
Name contributions of famous musicians/composers from different historical periods (2 questions)
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Johann Sebastian Bach – German. wrote lots of church music. great with counterpoint (different
parts fitting together)
George Frederic Handel – German, but lived in England. wrote many operas and oratorios such
as the Hallelujah Chorus (part of the Messiah)
Ludwig van Beethoven – German. famous for his symphonies. became deaf during his lifetime
Amadeus Mozart – Austrian. Many famous operas. Child prodigy.
Peter Tchaikovsky – Russian. famous for ballets such as The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty
Johannes Brahms – German. famous for waltzes and for Brahm’s Lullaby
Aaron Copland – American. famous for using folk songs in his music. wrote the ballets Rodeo
and Appalachian Springs.
John Philip Sousa – American. worked for the Marine Corps Band. famous for marches such as
Stars and Stripes Forever.
John Williams – American. famous composer of movie music such as Jurassic Park and Star Wars
Louis Armstrong – American musician/composer. played trumpet. nickname Satchmo
Duke Ellington – American jazz bandleader. wrote It’s Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That
Swing
Identify what type of musical elements are used in a particular musical style, using correct vocabulary
(9 questions) **this portion makes up about 1/3 of the test. make sure you know this vocabulary**
TYPES OF ELEMENTS
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rhythm patterns (rhythm = the length of the note)
melody (the tune/main part of a song)
timbre (the type of sound – metallic, wooden, brass, shaker, strings, etc)
form (the order/parts of a song). ex ABA, AB, rondo (ABACA), verse and refrain, round (each
group enters with the same melody at staggered intervals), intro (beginning), coda (ending)
tonality (major = bright happy sound, minor = dark sad sound)
harmony (background part. any part that is NOT the melody)
tempo (speed)
o largo – slow
o moderato – medium
o allegro – fast
o presto – very fast
meter (number of beats in a measure) ex 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4 (the number ON TOP tells you how
many beats in the measure. 2/4 has 2 beats per measure, 4/4 has 4 beats per measure)
note values: „ whole note (4 beats), Ó half note (2 beats), ♩ quarter note (1 beat), ♩Â eighth
notes (1/2 a beat each)
dynamics: pianissimo (very quiet), piano (quiet, mezzo-piano (medium-quiet), mezzo-forte
(medium-loud), forte (loud), fortissimo (very loud)
TYPES OF STYLES
classical, baroque, romantic, nationalistic, jazz, blues, rap, pop, waltz, march, folk songs, film
scores, rock