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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Distance between any two notes






2. Phrase is imitated by turning it upsidedown.






3. Fourth tone in a major/minor scale






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






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






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






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






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






9. V - I






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






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






12. F- F






13. Scale made entirely of semitones.






14. Smallest unit of musical form. Can be as short as two notes or as long as six. A motif has Clear rhythmic patterns as well as a clear melodic outline.






15. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






16. Smallest complete unit of musical form containing about as much as can be held in a normal breath. Can be two to eight bars long.






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






18. Increasing the note values of a musical theme - usually to twice their value.






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






20. American Bandmaster's Association






21. Another word for key.






22. 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.






23. American Choral Director's Association






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






25. Middle C






26. Only occur in the melody over an independent bass.






27. Made larger.






28. E- E






29. Scales that share the same key signature (C major - A minor)






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






31. Combination of aggreable tones.






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






33. Natural Pitch






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






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






36. Repetition of a musical idea at a higher or lower pitch.






37. Journal of Research for Music Education






38. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






39. American Orff - Schulwerk Association






40. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers






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






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






43. I - IV - V






44. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






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






46. Two conflicting rhythms used at the same time. Also known as polyrhythm.






47. Third tone in a major or minor scale






48. Tone color or quality of sound.






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






50. Sounds major 16th lower. i.e. major second + two octaves