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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Phrase is imitated by turning it upsidedown.






2. Distance between any two notes






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






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






5. Natural Pitch






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






7. Piccolo - Guitar - Bass Guitar






8. V - I






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






10. IV - I






11. Stress placed on a particular note in relation to others around it.






12. Glissando in vocal music






13. Seventh tone in a major or minor scale






14. Bars of music before the main tune begins.






15. C- C






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






17. American String Teachers Assocation






18. A composition or part of a composition that can be performed backwards as well as forwards.






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






20. Musical shaping and phrasing. Marks include staccato - legato - accent.






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






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






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






24. V - vi






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






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






27. Maelzel's Metronome






28. Without key center






29. Another word for key.






30. B- B






31. General music is required until grade...






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






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






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






35. Made smaller.






36. Pick up bar.






37. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers






38. Fourth tone in a major/minor scale






39. D- D






40. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






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






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






43. Sounds a minor third higher.






44. Between 2/3 - 5/6 - 7/8






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






46. Scale made entirely of semitones.






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

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48. Consists entirely of whole steps.






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






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