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Praxis II Music Education Vocab
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praxis
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1. Modification of motif and themes. The main ways of developing a theme are by imitation - sequence - inversion - fragmentation - augmentation - and diminution.
A instruments
Rondo Form
Development
5
2. Sounds major sixth lower. Written with key signature.
Binary form
Ionian
E flat Tenor Horn/E flat Alto Sax Transposition
Bennet Reimer
3. Background support for a melody.
Kodaly Method
Melodic Minor Scale
Harmonic
Accompaniment
4. Made larger.
Riff
Augmented
Rhythmic displacement
Instruments that transpose at the octave
5. Piccolo - Guitar - Bass Guitar
Instruments that transpose at the octave
B flat instruments
ABA
E flat Soprano Cornet Transposition
6. Sounds major second lower. Same as B flat trumpets.
B flat Cornet Flugel Horn Transposition
Phrase
Monophonic
Submediant
7. Stress placed on a particular note in relation to others around it.
5
Accent
Accidentals
Blues
8. A- A
Aeolian
Imitation by Inversion
Pull off
Augmented
9. Alternate singing or playing by different groups.
Antiphonal
Natural Minor Scale
Melodic Sequences
Bye - tones
10. Instruction on string instruments begins no later than grade...
Tonic Minor
5
Note that is transposing figured around
Extension
11. Two conflicting rhythms used at the same time. Also known as polyrhythm.
Cross Rhythm
Subdominant
Inversions of chords
Repetition
12. Bars of music before the main tune begins.
Bennet Reimer
Imitation by Inversion
Leading Note
Introduction
13. Breaking of a theme into segments in order to develop it
B flat Cornet Flugel Horn Transposition
Texture
Fragmentation
Imperfect Cadence
14. Repetition of a musical idea at a higher or lower pitch.
Semitone
Figured Bass
Sequence
Dissonance
15. Interval of less than a semitone
Microtone
Whole Tone Scale
Chromatic
Chromatic Scale
16. G- G
Arpeggio
Mixolydian
Note that is transposing figured around
Countermelody
17. Sharpened 6 and 7 - but reverted to naturals when descending
ACDA
Melodic Minor Scale
Rhythmic displacement
B flat instruments
18. American Choral Director's Association
ACDA
Melodic Minor Scale
Phrase
Passing Notes
19. Journal of Research for Music Education
Inversion
Accent
Relative (Major/Minor)
JRME
20. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony
Inversion
Tonality
Bye - tones
Instruments that transpose at the octave
21. Scale made entirely of semitones.
Five finger exercise
Chromatic Scale
Pedal Point
Atonal
22. Short - constantly repeated motif. Usually - but not always in the bass.
Ostinato
Absolute Music
E flat Tenor Horn/E flat Alto Sax Transposition
Comenius
23. Maelzel's Metronome
C instruments
AOSA
MM
ABA
24. Series of tones arranged in a rhythmic pattern - often built by repeating and varying a motif.
Melody
Rondo Form
B flat Soprano Saxophone Transposition
Smear
25. Minor key with the same tonic as a major one. C major and C minor.
Alto Clef
Tonic Minor
Lydian
Tonal Sequence
26. 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.
Fanfare
Atonal
Gordon's Music Learning Theory
Motif
27. C clef used by the viola. C is on the middle line.
Interrupted Cadence
Alto Clef
Irregular rhythm
Harmonic
28. Glissando in jazz music
Lydian
Smear
Hocket
Bye - tones
29. 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.
Melody
Submediant
Tonic Minor
Phrase
30. Rhythmic Gymnastics - teaches concept of rhythm - structure - and expression through movement.
Chromatic
Rubato
Semitone
Dalcroze
31. Between 2/3 - 5/6 - 7/8
Harmonic Minor Scale Semitones
B flat instruments
Perfect Cadence
Polytonality
32. General music courses involve listening - composing - and performing for all students.
ABA
Bennet Reimer
Rondo Form
Bassoon
33. Glissando in vocal music
Portamento
Inversion
JRME
Consonance
34. C- C
Ternary Form
Pentatonic Scale
Ionian
Imperfect Cadence
35. Come at the end of a passage and anticipate the final chord.
Notes of Anticipation
Auxiliary Notes
Pedal Point
Tonic Minor
36. Clarinets - bass clarinets - trumpets - tenor saxes - baritones
B flat instruments
Perfect Cadence
Glissando
Dalcroze
37. Phrase is imitated by turning it upsidedown.
Imitation by Inversion
Hammer on
Development
Dalcroze
38. D- D
Dorian Mode
Accidentals
Inversions of chords
A instruments
39. Effect of tension or disturbance made by using discords in music. Jazz uses many colorful dissonant chords.
Accented Passing Note
Dissonance
Unrelated Chord
Pulse
40. Two part form - A B. The first section modulates (usually to the dominant). The second section is often longer than the first and uses similar material.
Riff
Imitation
Kodaly Method
Binary form
41. Articulation on guitar produced by sliding the finger from one fret to the next up and back.
45
Dominant
Hammer on
Whole Tone Scale
42. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.
Concert pitch
Tenor
Canon
Imitation
43. How high or low a note is.
Pitch
Imperfect Cadence
Programme Music
Diminished
44. Tone color or quality of sound.
Timbre
Ostinato
Melodic Sequences
Dissonance
45. 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.
Microtone
Pedal Point
C Clefs
Harmonic Minor Scale
46. Seventh tone in a major or minor scale
C Clefs
Leading Note
Chromatic Scale
French Horn Transposition
47. Notes that are not in the key of the composition. Romatic period is known as the period of chromaticism.
Accent
Chromatic
Phrase
Inverted Pedal
48. Breaking of a melody into single notes or very short phrases by using rests. The melody is then shared between different voices.
Hocket
Introduction
E flat Bass/E flat Baritone Saxophone Transposition
Baritone - Euphonium - Tenor Trombone Transposition
49. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending
Bennet Reimer
Harmonic Minor Scale
Primary Triads
Imitation by Inversion
50. Idiophones - Membranophones - Chordophones - Aerophones - Electrophones
Polyphonic
Semitone
Motif
Hornbostel - Sachs System of Musical Instruments Classification