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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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






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






3. Alto and tenor clefs






4. Accenting of a beat that is not normally accented






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






6. A B A C A. Usually sections B and C are in a different key.






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






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






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






10. Come between notes of the same pitch - either a note higher or note lower.






11. Phrase is imitated by turning it upsidedown.






12. Natural Pitch






13. Journal of Research for Music Education






14. Three part musical form created by repeating the first section without changing. A B A.






15. Type of counterpoint (polyphony) where one or more voices imitate a leading voice.






16. Articulation on guitar produced by sliding the finger from one fret to the next up and back.






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






18. Based on a chord pattern using primary chords (I IV V).






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






20. Between 3/4 and 7/8






21. American String Teachers Assocation






22. F- F






23. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






24. Chord whose notes are played one after another. Sometimes it is written as a chord preceded by a wiggly line.






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






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






27. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






28. I - V ii - V IV - V






29. Tone color or quality of sound.






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






31. Second tone in a major/minor scale






32. Piccolo - Guitar - Bass Guitar






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






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






35. Without key center






36. Fourth tone in a major/minor scale






37. I - IV - V






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






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






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






41. A- A






42. Glissando in jazz music






43. Pick up bar.






44. How high or low a note is.






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






46. C clef used by the viola. C is on the middle line.






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






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






49. Made larger.






50. B- B