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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. American Orff - Schulwerk Association






2. Sixth tone in a major or minor scale






3. Exact transposition of each note in a sequence.






4. Rhythmic Gymnastics - teaches concept of rhythm - structure - and expression through movement.






5. Sounds major 13th lower. i.e. major sixth + octave






6. An unessential note that falls on the beat






7. If the pedal is in any part other than the bass.






8. Turning upside down. Change of the relative position of an interval - chord - or melody.






9. Effect of tension or disturbance made by using discords in music. Jazz uses many colorful dissonant chords.






10. Another word for key.






11. D- D






12. C- C






13. Musical shaping and phrasing. Marks include staccato - legato - accent.






14. Minor key with the same tonic as a major one. C major and C minor.






15. Chord without a third.






16. Instruction on string instruments begins no later than grade...






17. Form of decoration; Unessential note that is not part of the harmony. Occurs off the beat.






18. A composition or part of a composition that can be performed backwards as well as forwards.






19. Between 3/4 and 7/8






20. Modification of motif and themes. The main ways of developing a theme are by imitation - sequence - inversion - fragmentation - augmentation - and diminution.






21. Music that moves in harmonic blocks (as opposed to the linear way polyphonic music moves)






22. Repeating a theme or motif with notes of smaller value (usually half)






23. Breaking of a melody into single notes or very short phrases by using rests. The melody is then shared between different voices.






24. Sharpened 6 and 7 - but reverted to naturals when descending






25. Tone color or quality of sound.






26. V - I






27. A melody moves by inversion if it moves in ___________ when repeated. Sometimes the intervals are not exact.






28. Steady beat that is present in almost every musical composition.






29. Music where two or more equally important melodic lines are combined and woven together with rhythmic contrast happening between the voices.






30. Sounds Major 9th lower. i.e. major second + octave






31. Where a composer imitates a passage - but the second part enters before the first part has ended.






32. Clarinets - bass clarinets - trumpets - tenor saxes - baritones






33. (Elementary/Middle School) Every music course meets at least every other day in periods of at least ____ minutes.






34. A- A






35. Sounds a minor third higher.






36. Developing a phrase or motif by making it longer.






37. Sounds a perfect fifth lower than it is written. Music is written with a key.






38. Notes that are not in the key of the composition. Romatic period is known as the period of chromaticism.






39. Intervals of the first phrase are NOT reproduced exactly.






40. A long held note or series of repeated notes - usually in the bass - above which harmonies constantly change. Tonic and dominant pedals are the most common.






41. Alternate singing or playing by different groups.






42. Come at the end of a passage and anticipate the final chord.






43. Sharps - flats - and naturals placed in front of notes that alter their pitch.






44. Combination of aggreable tones.






45. Repetition by one or more different voices of a phrase.






46. For these instruments to sound a major second lower than it is written - their music needs to be written a major second higher.






47. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






48. Sounds major sixth lower. Written with key signature.






49. B- B






50. Used to give a more melodic bass part and to give variety to the music.