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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Natural Pitch






2. Sounds a minor third higher.






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






4. Three part musical form created by repeating the first section without changing. A B A.






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






6. C clef sometimes used by the cello - bassoon - and trombone. C is on the second to top line






7. Used by composers in the Baroque period. Numbers underneath the bass line told the performer which chords to play. The bass part was called the continuo. Each number represents an interval between the bass and the note to be supplied.






8. Alternate singing or playing by different groups.






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. General music is required until grade...






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






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






16. Occurs when a phrase is repeated immediately at exactly the same pitch.






17. Accenting of a beat that is not normally accented






18. Between 3/4 and 7/8






19. Seventh tone in a major or minor scale






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






21. If the pedal is in any part other than the bass.






22. American Orff - Schulwerk Association






23. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






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






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






26. Repeating a rhythm in a different part of the bar.






27. 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.






28. Consists entirely of whole steps.






29. Modification of motif and themes. The main ways of developing a theme are by imitation - sequence - inversion - fragmentation - augmentation - and diminution.






30. Music with a single melody line and no harmony.






31. Fifth tone in a major or minor scale.






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






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






34. Another word for key.






35. Made smaller.






36. Articulation on guitar produced by sliding the finger from one fret to the next up and back.






37. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






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






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






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






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






42. Occur in all parts.






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






44. V - I






45. IV - I






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






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






48. 1. Avoiding ledger lines 2. Provide a better key signature 3. Avoid changing the pattern of fingering for different pitches






49. Bed post - double reed - connected with a bocal






50. Highest natural adult male voice