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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Without key center






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






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






4. Occur in all parts.






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






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






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






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






9. Sounds minor seventh higher.






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






11. A- A






12. F- F






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






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






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






16. Consists entirely of whole steps.






17. I - V ii - V IV - V






18. Accenting of a beat that is not normally accented






19. Accompaniment style popular in the classical period. Instead of writing simple chords for the left hand - the composer arranges the same notes in a pattern of broken chords.






20. Rhythms that constantly change or are grouped in a different way.






21. Third tone in a major or minor scale






22. Series of tones arranged in a rhythmic pattern - often built by repeating and varying a motif.






23. V - vi






24. I - IV - V






25. General music is required until grade...






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






27. Combination of aggreable tones.






28. IV - I






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






30. Scale made entirely of semitones.






31. Tone color or quality of sound.






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






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






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






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






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






37. Simultaneous use of two or more keys.






38. Scale consisting of five notes. No semitones. One major third - two minor thirds. All fifths are perfect.






39. Rate of speed at which a musical composition is to be played.






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






41. Educator in Moravian church in 1600s. Believed music ed was instinctual for children who first learn to make sounds through vocalizations..






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






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






44. V - I






45. Exercises played by beginning pianists using only five consecutive notes of the scale.






46. Sounds a minor third higher.






47. Pure music - not linked to words or descriptive ideas. Opposite of program music.






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






49. Sounds a perfect fifth lower than it is written. Music is written without a key.






50. American Orff - Schulwerk Association