Music and Children

A singer usually carries the harmony of the song.

False

Beginning ELL students can write and explain lesson objectives.

False

Chanting is when children sing songs with music.

False

Children should not have opportunities to explore music through their voices, body movements and through making sounds with instruments.

False

Children should not have opportunities to express emotions through music.

False

Classical music is not important to children because they have never heard of it and it is boring.

False

Enactive, iconic, and symbolic stages are related to the Instructional Theory designed by Jean Piaget.

False

Locomotive is when children are able to create movement activities that do not require the transfer of their weight.

False

Maria Montessori posited the theory that people have not just one intelligence, but rather multiple intelligences.

False

TEAKS is a percussion instrument.

False

When planning to use a song in a lesson, plan, it is not important to first determine the age of the students.

False

A typical structure of the "rondo" form is ABACA

True

ABA is the typical song form.

True

Crescendo is a dynamic term that refers to singing or playing from soft to loud sounds.

True

Form is referred to as the overall structural organization of a composition.

True

In Bloom's Taxonomy, Synthesis includes offering opinions and making value judgements.

True

In Bloom's Taxonomy, knowledge is the ability to recognize and recall information.

True

Largo is a dynamic term.

True

Listening helps children to focus on sounds and develops auditory discrimination.

True

One of the best practices for teaching ELL students is to place labels on the concepts taught.

True

Piano is a dynamic term that means soft.

True

Tempo is referred to as the rate of speed of the music.

True

The duration of a whole note in a 4/4 time signature is equal to four beats.

True

The upper number of the time signature indicates how many beats a piece has per bar or measure.

True

Volume is the gradations of loudness and softness in music.

True

The "song form" typically follows this pattern: a. ABA b. BAB c. ABACABA d. none of the above

a. ABA

The Theory of Instruction includes three stages, these are: a. enactive, iconic, symbolic b. enactive, musical, symbolic c. literal, musical, symbolic d. logical, iconic, drawing

a. enactive, iconic, symbolic

The dynamic term for loud: a. forte b. decelerando c. piano d. rhythm

a. forte

Imagining refers to which state of Jerome Bruner's Theory? a. iconic b. enactive c. symbolic d. all of the above

a. iconic

Groups of beats (notes) in relation to the pulse: a. rhythm b. form c. style d. melody

a. rhythm

Ascending or descending organization of notes: a. scale b. style c. form d. chord

a. scale

The way the elements of music are organized: a. style b. timbre c. articulation d. melody

a. style

The multi-intelligence concept is one of the development theories in child development and was created by: a. Zoltan Kodaly b. Howard Gardner c. Bejamin Bloom d. Jean Piaget

b. Howard Gardner

The Cognitive Development Theory was developed by: a. Gilberto D. Soto b. Jean Piaget C. Howard Gardner D. Maria Montessori

b. Jean Piaget

Semanovich Vygostsky believed that pretend play is greatly enhanced when: a. children interact by themselves b. adults and children interact. c. children are left alone. d. none of the above

b. adults and children interact.

Sensing and doing refers to which stage of Jerome Bruner's Theory? a. iconic b. enactive c. symbolic d. all of the above

b. enactive

Which of the following instruments is a melodic instrument? a. drums b. flute c. maracas d. snare drums

b. flute

The overall structural organization of the composition: a. style b. form c. articulation d. melody

b. form

The Italian term for loud: a. volume b. forte c. scale d. piano

b. forte

An appropriate teaching strategy when teaching movement is to: a. try to call attention to children who are not performing "correctly". b. give the children the opportunity to try a movement activity to their own timing. c. select a long period music activity. d. select a complex activity

b. give the children the opportunity to try a movement activity to their own timing.

The accompaniment or background of a piece: a. melody b. harmony c. tempo d. style

b. harmony

application of sol-fa syllables to a musical scale or melody: a. alphabet b. solfege c. note d. chorus

b. solfege

Quality of Sound: a. volume b. timbre c. articulation d. style

b. timbre

gradations of loud and soft music: a. timbre b. volume c. style d. form

b. volume

Which of the following is not considered part of Benjamin Bloom's Taxonomy? a. application b. comprehension c. Organization d. analysis

c. Organization

shape of a sound: a. style b. melody c. articulation d. tempo

c. articulation

Designated locations on the body that enable children to make a kinesthetic-tonal link in understanding pitches of the major scale. a. locomotor movement b. fermata c. body scale d. melody

c. body scale

The following is a harmonic (accompaniment) instrument: a. claves b. castanets c. guitar d. drums

c. guitar

According to Maria Montessori: a. the teacher is not an observer. b. children's goals are not important. c. methods are based on practical experiences. d. children need to be educated by other people.

c. methods are based on practical experiences.

Which of the following instruments is considered both harmonic and melodic? a. flute b. saxophone c. piano d. bongos

c. piano

Gradually slowing down at the end of a musical selection: a. rondo. b. octave. c. ritardando d. scale

c. ritardando

Rate of speed: a. style b. form c. tempo d. dynamics

c. tempo

An appropriate listening experience is when children: a. experiment with sounds b. paint or write with music c. listen to familiar sounds in the classroom d. all of the above

d. all of the above

Criteria for selecting Songs/Music for children include: a. length b. age appropriateness c. familiarity d. all of the above

d. all of the above

According to the Sociocultural Theory: a. Children can handle tasks on their own. b. people develop multiple intelligences. c. children have a musical intelligence d. children should interact with adults

d. children should interact with adults

Three or more pitches sounding simultaneously: a. scale b. note c. chorus d. chord

d. chord

the relative softness or loudness of the music: a. melody b. half step c. meter d. dynamics

d. dynamics

the main theme or the singing tune: a. harmony b. form c. articulation d. melody

d. melody

A musical thought that is part of a melody: a. note b. song c. rest d. phrase

d. phrase

bar line

the line in front of the darker line