MU.3-5.9 Grade 3-5 Read and notate from the grand staff.
Explain what the grand staff is.
A collection of notes spanning the bass and treble clef.
How would you compare music and another subject? Math for example
Any answer deemed sufficient by the host will suffice. For example, relating to physics due to the nature of and study of acoustics, would suffice.
Define both triple and duple meter?
Triple meters are those that are containing multiples of three while duple meters are those containing multiples of two
Elaborate on what roles music primarily serves in modern American culture.
Entertainment and worship
Define ensemble blend
How well, an ensemble sounds together in terms of over playing/under playing.
What can you infer from the presence of both a bass and treble clef in a grand staff?
The question has a wide range. The part you’re playing for use for piano, or any other similar instrument.
How would you demonstrate a cross curricular tie between music and history, for example?
A lesson on music history writing be cross curricular
How would you differentiate duple and triple meter?
Triple meters are divided evenly between threes duple meters are divided evenly into twos
How would you develop your understanding of cultural music in order to present the function of music within Ghanaian tribes? Give specific examples.
Correct answer is left at the discretion of the host.
How would you identify proper blend.
Through listening to the general ensemble sound and how they fit together.
Why does the grand staff work?
A performer with an instrument that has a wide range needs to be able to have a notation that spans the entire range of the instrument
Why do you think music plays such a large role in our lives?
Any answer deemed do, sufficient by the host would suffice. For example, music used during times of worship.
What song is would you use to present triple and duple meter?
Contestant must show two songs that are indicative of triple and duple meter
What can you infer from music used in ceremonies?
Music plays a large part within the cultural landscape of the group using in ceremonies
How would you intonation to your students?
Correct answer is left at the discretion of the host. For example, relating it to the intonation of The Voice.
How would you explain the grand staff to someone who only knows one clef?
There are clefs that span above and/or below those that were already feel familiar with. Grand staves take the most popular clefs, the treble and bass, and combine them into one large stave.
Describe two subjects and relate them to one another?
Answer is at the discretion of the host
How would you explain triple and duple meter to a ley person.
Answer must be sufficient, and reasoning and explanation according to the host
do you think music could be used in something like war?
Yes, i.e. Civil War drummers
What might be a proper solution to a band that sounds shallow or dominated by higher pitched instruments
Encouraging students to play “within the sound” oflower instruments. Or, encourage the lower voice instruments to play out.
What would you suggest to someone learning to read the grand staff?
Any answer is deemed sufficient by the host will suffice.
What songs would you suggest to someone who doesn’t like a given genre?
The host is looking for songs that are indicative stylistically of a given genre
What criteria would you utilize to assess a successful performance of either triple or duple meter
Answer must be sufficient in reasoning and explanation to the host.
What facts could you gather on Balinese Gamelan music
Correct answer left at the discretion of the host
What criteria would you use to assess ensemble blend?
Pitch accuracy, tonal accuracy, blend, ensemble sound, etc.