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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. I - V ii - V IV - V






2. C clef sometimes used by the cello - bassoon - and trombone. C is on the second to top line






3. Flutes - oboes - bassoons - trombones - tubas - string instruments






4. Tones that sound alike but have different names (C sharp and D flat)






5. Sound that results when two or more notes are played at the same time.






6. Maelzel's Metronome






7. Repeating a rhythm in a different part of the bar.






8. 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.






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






10. Way of playing or singing in which some of the notes are slightly hurried while others are slowed down. Free flowing expressiveness according to the performer.






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






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






13. General music is required until grade...






14. Bars of music before the main tune begins.






15. Note that does not form part of the harmony and is approached by a leap and quitted by a step






16. Accenting of a beat that is not normally accented






17. Gives stopping place to breathe. Signals the end of both small and large musical sections.






18. Occurs when a phrase is repeated immediately at exactly the same pitch.






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






20. Chord that is in a different key to the one before it with no notes in common.






21. Exact transposition of each note in a sequence.






22. American Bandmaster's Association






23. Third tone in a major or minor scale






24. Smallest interval in common use in western music. The interval between one note on the piano and the next.






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






26. Without key center






27. Sounds major second lower. Same as B flat trumpets.






28. Gliding or sliding from one note to another. Can be shown by a line between notes or by writing the actual notes to be played.






29. Idiophones - Membranophones - Chordophones - Aerophones - Electrophones






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






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






32. Sounds minor seventh higher.






33. Background support for a melody.






34. Journal of Research for Music Education






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






36. Pick up bar.






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






38. Founder of kindergarten. Advocated dance and music in regards to nature as they played outside. Wrote Mother Play and Nursery songs with tunes.






39. Made larger.






40. Between 2/3 - 5/6 - 7/8






41. High - clear - pure sound produced on a string instrument by lightly stopping the string at its halfway point.






42. Occur in all parts.






43. IV - I






44. Seventh tone in a major or minor scale






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






46. Music with a single melody line and no harmony.






47. How high or low a note is.






48. Continuously repeated musical phrase in jazz music - played over changing harmonies.






49. Music that attemtps to paint a picture or mood - describe an action - or tell a story. Very popular in the Romantic period.






50. Key note. Tonic of C major is C. The tonic triad is C E G.