Study Guide
Field 201: Instrumental/General Music
Test Design and Framework
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The test design below describes general assessment information. The framework that follows is a detailed outline that explains the knowledge and skills that this test measures.
Test Design
*Does not include 15-minute C B T tutorial
Test Framework
Pie chart of approximate test weighting outlined in the table below.
| subareas | range of competencies | approximate percentage of test | |
|---|---|---|---|
| selected-response | |||
| roman numeral 1 | Listening Skills | 0001to0003 | 20 percent |
| roman numeral 2 | Instrumental Performance and Music Methodology | 0004to0008 | 27 percent |
| roman numeral 3 | Music Theory and Composition | 0009to0012 | 23 percent |
| roman numeral 4 | Music History and Culture | 0013to0015 | 15 percent |
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| subareas | range of competencies | approximate percentage of test | |
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| constructed-response | |||
| roman numeral 5 | Pedagogical Content Knowledge | 0016 | 15 percent |
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Subarea 1—Listening Skills
Competency 0001–Analyze the elements of music presented in a recorded example.
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- Analyze melodic elements presented in a recorded example, including scales, intervals, phrasing, and contours.
- Analyze harmonic elements presented in a recorded example, including intervals, chord types, harmonic progressions, cadences, and nonchord tones.
- Analyze the elements of rhythm, meter, and tempo presented in a recorded example.
- Analyze the elements of texture and form presented in a recorded example.
Competency 0002–Analyze the elements of a musical performance presented in a recorded example.
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- Identify band and orchestral instruments and various types of instrumental ensembles.
- Analyze expressive elements in an instrumental performance (e.g., dynamics, articulation, tempo changes).
- Recognize errors in an instrumental performance (e.g., errors related to pitch, intonation, rhythm, articulation, phrasing, ensemble precision, blend, and balance).
Competency 0003–Understand the historical or cultural context of a work in a recorded example.
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- Apply knowledge of styles, characteristics, instruments, major works, major composers, and genres of music from the major periods of Western music history.
- Apply knowledge of styles, characteristics, instruments, major works, major composers, and genres of music from a variety of cultures around the world.
Subarea 2—Instrumental Performance and Music Methodology
Competency 0004–Demonstrate knowledge of string and keyboard instruments.
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- Demonstrate knowledge of the types, characteristics, and uses of string and keyboard instruments.
- Apply knowledge of basic playing techniques (e.g., hand position, bowing technique, fingering, posture).
- Apply knowledge of common problems encountered in playing string and keyboard instruments.
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of keyboard harmony, functional progressions, and simple accompaniments.
Competency 0005–Demonstrate knowledge of wind and percussion instruments.
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- Demonstrate knowledge of the types, characteristics, and uses of wind and percussion instruments.
- Apply knowledge of basic playing techniques (e.g., embouchure, breathing, fingering, hand position, rudiments).
- Apply knowledge of common problems encountered in playing wind and percussion instruments.
Competency 0006–Examine band, orchestra, and small instrumental ensemble performance and repertoire.
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- Demonstrate knowledge of the principles and techniques of ensemble performance, including improvisation.
- Apply knowledge of basic instrumentation, rehearsal strategies, skills, and activities for bands, orchestras, and small instrumental ensembles.
- Demonstrate knowledge of effective methodologies and practices for encouraging self-analysis and musical independence.
- Apply knowledge of instructional materials and appropriate music literature for bands, orchestras, small instrumental ensembles, and solos, including where to locate printed musical resources.
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic copyright laws and the correct use of copyrighted printed and digital music and related responsibilities.
- Apply knowledge of assessment strategies for instrumental ensembles.
Competency 0007–Apply knowledge of techniques of conducting and score reading.
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- Apply knowledge of common beat patterns, expressive techniques, and cuing techniques used in conducting.
- Analyze score excerpts (e.g., instrumentation, expressive requirements, potential performance problems).
Competency 0008–Understand principles of music methodology.
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- Apply knowledge of basic philosophies of music education and research to advocate for the inclusion of music within the school curriculum.
- Evaluate various approaches to music education (e.g., Orff, Kodály, Jaques-Dalcroze), including strategies for planning and delivering sequential lessons based on these approaches.
- Demonstrate knowledge of various sight-singing methods and strategies for teaching and assessing such methods at each grade level.
- Demonstrate knowledge of various rhythm-reading systems and strategies for teaching and assessing such methods at each grade level.
- Evaluate strategies for modifying instruction for students with diverse backgrounds, strengths, and needs, including students with exceptionalities.
- Apply knowledge of the competencies in General Music in Oklahoma's core curriculum and strategies for incorporating them into various instrumental music classes.
- Apply knowledge of how music integrates with all other academic disciplines (e.g., math, science, visual arts, drama) and enhances student life experiences.
- Apply knowledge of promoting music and other arts in the community and school (e.g., group motivational strategies, group management methods).
- Apply knowledge of participation in ongoing professional development (e.g., involvement with professional associations, performing endeavors).
- Demonstrate knowledge of how to use technology in the music classroom (e.g., MIDI, sequencing and notational software programs, sound-system setup, recording equipment).
Subarea 3—Music Theory and Composition
Competency 0009–Analyze musical notation.
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- Identify key signatures and pitches using a given clef.
- Demonstrate knowledge of note values, rest values, and time signatures.
- Demonstrate knowledge of musical symbols and terms, including dynamic indications, tempo markings, articulation symbols and markings, bowings, common embellishments, and expression markings.
Competency 0010–Understand the elements of melody.
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- Identify scales, modes, and melodic intervals.
- Analyze melodic characteristics, including diatonicism, skips, leaps, stepwise motion, repetition, contour, and phrasing.
Competency 0011–Understand the elements of harmony.
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- Identify harmonic intervals, chord types, and chord inversions.
- Analyze cadences, harmonic progressions, modulations, and nonchord tones.
Competency 0012–Apply knowledge of musical composition and arrangement.
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- Demonstrate knowledge of musical forms, textures, compositional devices, and transposition.
- Examine strategies for arranging or adapting music effectively and appropriately to meet the needs and ability levels of individuals, school performing groups, and classroom ensembles.
Subarea 4—Music History and Culture
Competency 0013–Demonstrate knowledge of Western music history from the Middle Ages through the Classical period.
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- Demonstrate knowledge of major historical periods, styles, characteristics, and genres of Western music from the Middle Ages through the Classical period.
- Demonstrate knowledge of major composers and major works of Western music from the Middle Ages through the Classical period.
- Compare and contrast music from different periods of Western music history from the Middle Ages through the Classical period.
Competency 0014–Demonstrate knowledge of Western music history from the Classical period through the present.
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- Demonstrate knowledge of major historical periods, styles, characteristics, and genres of Western music from the Classical period through the present.
- Demonstrate knowledge of major composers and major works of Western music from the Classical period through the present.
- Compare and contrast music from different periods in Western music history from the Classical period through the present.
Competency 0015–Demonstrate knowledge of U.S. and world music outside the Western tradition.
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- Demonstrate knowledge of styles, characteristics, instruments, major works, major composers, and genres of music from the U.S. and world music outside the Western tradition.
- Compare and contrast various styles and genres of music from a variety of world cultures, including the United States.
Subarea 5—Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Competency 0016–Analyze instructional objectives and activity plans, students' assignments and work, and assessment strategies and information in music education; and explain developmentally appropriate strategies to effectively address students' strengths and needs and inform instruction.
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- Apply knowledge of standards-based learning goals for music content and processes.
- Explain how specific developmentally appropriate instructional strategies and activities promote students' learning and inclusion in the music classroom.
- Apply knowledge of assessment strategies to promote student learning and inform future instruction in the content area of music.