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Praxis II Music Education Vocab
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1. Second tone in a major/minor scale
5
Accent
C Clefs
Supertonic
2. Idiophones - Membranophones - Chordophones - Aerophones - Electrophones
Melodic Sequences
Hornbostel - Sachs System of Musical Instruments Classification
Harmony
Programme Music
3. Third tone in a major or minor scale
Mediant
Microtone
Dalcroze
Semitone
4. Where a composer imitates a passage - but the second part enters before the first part has ended.
Submediant
Stretto
Interrupted Cadence
Primary Triads
5. Sounds minor seventh higher.
Lydian
Dominant
Imperfect Cadence
B flat Soprano Saxophone Transposition
6. 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.
Pentatonic Scale
Imperfect Cadence
Motif
Pedal Point
7. Pure music - not linked to words or descriptive ideas. Opposite of program music.
Countermelody
Absolute Music
Bennet Reimer
Leading Note
8. Steady beat that is present in almost every musical composition.
Sequence
Imperfect Cadence
Pulse
Five finger exercise
9. Scale consisting of five notes. No semitones. One major third - two minor thirds. All fifths are perfect.
Pentatonic Scale
Binary form
Fanfare
Pitch
10. A composition or part of a composition that can be performed backwards as well as forwards.
Consonance
Figured Bass
Retrograde
Appoggiaturas
11. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending
Kodaly
Harmonic Minor Scale
Harmonic Sequences
Augmented
12. Come at the end of a passage and anticipate the final chord.
Contrary motion
Interrupted Cadence
Aeolian
Notes of Anticipation
13. Chord without a third.
Tonal Sequence
Bare chord
Five finger exercise
Relative (Major/Minor)
14. An annual budget is provided for the replacement of school - owned instruments that is equivalent to at least ______ of the current replacement value of the total inventory.
ASCAP
Introduction
Timbre
5%
15. C clef sometimes used by the cello - bassoon - and trombone. C is on the second to top line
Portamento
Major Scale Semitones
Bare chord
Tenor Clef
16. Breaking of a melody into single notes or very short phrases by using rests. The melody is then shared between different voices.
Harmonic Sequences
Hocket
E flat Bass/E flat Baritone Saxophone Transposition
Diminished
17. Between 2/3 - 5/6 - 7/8
Repetition
Unrelated Chord
Gordon's Music Learning Theory
Harmonic Minor Scale Semitones
18. Sharpened 6 and 7 - but reverted to naturals when descending
Kodaly Method
Atonal
Repetition
Melodic Minor Scale
19. Repeating a theme or motif with notes of smaller value (usually half)
Alberti Bass
Diminution
Hornbostel - Sachs System of Musical Instruments Classification
Reasons for Transposing
20. Music where two or more equally important melodic lines are combined and woven together with rhythmic contrast happening between the voices.
Polyphonic
5%
Anacrusis
Bye - tones
21. Used to give a more melodic bass part and to give variety to the music.
Harmonic Sequences
C instruments
Inversions of chords
Interval
22. Sounds major sixth lower. Written with key signature.
Melodic Minor Scale
Bassoon
E flat Tenor Horn/E flat Alto Sax Transposition
Irregular rhythm
23. V - vi
Ostinato
Primary Triads
B flat Cornet Flugel Horn Transposition
Interrupted Cadence
24. An unessential note that falls on the beat
A instruments
Real Sequence
Programme Music
Accented Passing Note
25. Needs to be written a minor third higher.
Kodaly
Register
A instruments
Tenor Clef
26. D- D
Rondo Form
Dorian Mode
Melodic Minor Scale
Monophonic
27. If the pedal is in any part other than the bass.
Inverted Pedal
Dissonance
Kodaly Method
Binary form
28. Glissando in vocal music
B flat Cornet Flugel Horn Transposition
Hornbostel - Sachs System of Musical Instruments Classification
Glissando
Portamento
29. Seventh tone in a major or minor scale
Comenius
Sequence
Leading Note
Mediant
30. Trademark teaching methods using solfege hand signs - musical shorthand - rhythm solmization
B flat Bass Transposition
Submediant
Kodaly
Glissando
31. Sounds a perfect fifth lower than it is written. Music is written with a key.
Tonic
Cor Anglais Transposition
Texture
Dissonance
32. Music with a single melody line and no harmony.
Interval
Melody
Diminution
Monophonic
33. Pick up bar.
Auxiliary Notes
Cor Anglais Transposition
Anacrusis
Phrygian
34. Bars of music before the main tune begins.
Harmonic Sequences
Introduction
JRME
Passing Notes
35. Alto and tenor clefs
Coda
Tonality
Leading Note
C Clefs
36. Organization of musical notes in time.
Ionian
Rhythm
Kodaly
Lydian
37. Sounds a perfect fifth lower than it is written. Music is written without a key.
French Horn Transposition
Accidentals
Motif
Tonality
38. Note that does not form part of the harmony and is approached by a leap and quitted by a step
Arpeggio
Appoggiaturas
Gordon's Music Learning Theory
Accented Passing Note
39. Continuously repeated musical phrase in jazz music - played over changing harmonies.
Mediant
Auxiliary Notes
B flat Bass Transposition
Riff
40. Only occur in the melody over an independent bass.
Rhythmic Imitation
Leading Note
Melodic Sequences
Natural Minor Scale
41. Instruction on string instruments begins no later than grade...
Inversions of chords
5
Note that is transposing figured around
Notes of Anticipation
42. Chord that is in a different key to the one before it with no notes in common.
Pitch
Consonance
Rondo Form
Unrelated Chord
43. Form of decoration; Unessential note that is not part of the harmony. Occurs off the beat.
ASCAP
Passing Notes
B flat Cornet Flugel Horn Transposition
Homophonic
44. General music courses involve listening - composing - and performing for all students.
Whole Tone Scale
Harmonic Minor Scale Semitones
8
Bennet Reimer
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.
Cadence
Pedal Point
Dalcroze
AOSA
46. Intervals of the first phrase are NOT reproduced exactly.
Repetition
Pulse
Dissonance
Tonal Sequence
47. Scales that share the same key signature (C major - A minor)
Melodic Minor Scale
Relative (Major/Minor)
A instruments
Introduction
48. Exercises played by beginning pianists using only five consecutive notes of the scale.
Cross Rhythm
Five finger exercise
Inversions of chords
Tonal Sequence
49. Made larger.
Antiphonal
Tempo
Augmented
Auxiliary Notes
50. Sounds a minor third higher.
Inversions of chords
E flat Soprano Cornet Transposition
Fanfare
Melody