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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. F- F






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






3. Child - developmental approach. Quarter note = ta. Eight note pairs = ti ti. Half note = ta - a. Moveable do and hand signs.






4. Exact transposition of each note in a sequence.






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






6. V - vi






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






8. V - I






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






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






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






12. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






13. Second melody above or below the main melody. Descant is a type of countermelody.






14. Sounds minor seventh higher.






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






16. General music is required until grade...






17. American Choral Director's Association






18. Made smaller.






19. Repetition by one or more different voices of a phrase.






20. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






21. Teaching methods help teachers establish ewquential curricular objectives in accord with their own teaching styles and beliefs.

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






23. Pick up bar.






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






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






26. Fifth tone in a major or minor scale.






27. Musical announcement played on brass instruments before the arrival of an important person. Usually played on trumpets and built from the notes of one major triad.






28. Highest natural adult male voice






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. Sounds major 13th lower. i.e. major sixth + octave






34. Part of the total pitch range of an instrument that has a distinctive quality.






35. An unessential note that falls on the beat






36. Idiophones - Membranophones - Chordophones - Aerophones - Electrophones






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






38. Distance between any two notes






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






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






41. Scale made entirely of semitones.






42. Trademark teaching methods using solfege hand signs - musical shorthand - rhythm solmization






43. Made larger.






44. Phrase is imitated by turning it upsidedown.






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






46. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






47. Sixth tone in a major or minor scale






48. Thick or thin - How many instruments or voices are performing together.






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






50. C- C