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Praxis II Music Education Vocab
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1. Phrase is imitated by turning it upsidedown.
Anacrusis
Augmented
Texture
Imitation by Inversion
2. Distance between any two notes
Interval
Ternary Form
Harmonic Minor Scale Semitones
Auxiliary Notes
3. Flutes - oboes - bassoons - trombones - tubas - string instruments
Tenor Clef
C instruments
Imperfect Cadence
Comenius
4. Form of decoration; Unessential note that is not part of the harmony. Occurs off the beat.
Pulse
Syncopation
Passing Notes
Imitation
5. Natural Pitch
C Clefs
Binary form
Augmentation
Natural Minor Scale
6. Clarinets - bass clarinets - trumpets - tenor saxes - baritones
Submediant
Polyphonic
Real Sequence
B flat instruments
7. Piccolo - Guitar - Bass Guitar
ASCAP
C instruments
Rubato
Instruments that transpose at the octave
8. V - I
Perfect Cadence
Dalcroze
Harmonic Sequences
Supertonic
9. Intervals of the first phrase are NOT reproduced exactly.
Passing Notes
Tonal Sequence
Melody
Mediant
10. IV - I
Friedrich Froebel
Tonic Minor
Plagal Cadence
Unrelated Chord
11. Stress placed on a particular note in relation to others around it.
Accent
B flat instruments
Ternary Form
Chromatic
12. Glissando in vocal music
Portamento
Arpeggio
Motif
Bassoon
13. Seventh tone in a major or minor scale
Binary form
Tonal Sequence
Leading Note
ASTA
14. Bars of music before the main tune begins.
Introduction
Chromatic
Comenius
Fanfare
15. C- C
ASTA
5%
Chromatic
Ionian
16. Exercises played by beginning pianists using only five consecutive notes of the scale.
Five finger exercise
Instruments that transpose at the octave
Melody
ASCAP
17. American String Teachers Assocation
Stretto
Blues
ASTA
JRME
18. A composition or part of a composition that can be performed backwards as well as forwards.
Harmonic Sequences
Introduction
Retrograde
Rubato
19. A B A C A. Usually sections B and C are in a different key.
Whole Tone Scale
Rondo Form
Dorian Mode
Supertonic
20. Musical shaping and phrasing. Marks include staccato - legato - accent.
Riff
Articulation
Retrograde
8
21. Where a composer imitates a passage - but the second part enters before the first part has ended.
Stretto
Inversion
Figured Bass
Bennet Reimer
22. Scale consisting of five notes. No semitones. One major third - two minor thirds. All fifths are perfect.
ACDA
Pentatonic Scale
Coda
Inverted Pedal
23. Sounds major 13th lower. i.e. major sixth + octave
Dalcroze
Interval
E flat Bass/E flat Baritone Saxophone Transposition
Inverted Pedal
24. V - vi
Primary Triads
Chromatic Scale
Accented Passing Note
Interrupted Cadence
25. Note that does not form part of the harmony and is approached by a leap and quitted by a step
Rubato
Accent
MM
Appoggiaturas
26. For these instruments to sound a major second lower than it is written - their music needs to be written a major second higher.
B flat instruments
Irregular rhythm
Semitone
Monophonic
27. Maelzel's Metronome
Accidentals
Bare chord
MM
Tenor Clef
28. Without key center
Interrupted Cadence
Development
Atonal
Imperfect Cadence
29. Another word for key.
8
Tonality
Absolute Music
Phrase
30. B- B
Inversions of chords
Arpeggio
Accented Passing Note
Locrian
31. General music is required until grade...
Accidentals
Polyphonic
8
Semitone
32. C clef used by the viola. C is on the middle line.
Bye - tones
Alto Clef
Stretto
Homophonic
33. Continuously repeated musical phrase in jazz music - played over changing harmonies.
Subdominant
Riff
Enharmonic
Blues
34. Notes that are not in the key of the composition. Romatic period is known as the period of chromaticism.
Chromatic
E flat Bass/E flat Baritone Saxophone Transposition
Glissando
Ionian
35. Made smaller.
Passing Notes
Major Scale Semitones
Auxiliary Notes
Diminished
36. Pick up bar.
Anacrusis
E flat Soprano Cornet Transposition
Portamento
Major Scale Semitones
37. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers
Bassoon
ASCAP
Mediant
Articulation
38. Fourth tone in a major/minor scale
Microtone
Subdominant
Absolute Music
Homophonic
39. D- D
Bye - tones
A instruments
Subdominant
Dorian Mode
40. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.
Antiphonal
Primary Triads
Atonal
Concert pitch
41. Rhythmic Gymnastics - teaches concept of rhythm - structure - and expression through movement.
Imperfect Cadence
Harmony
E flat Bass/E flat Baritone Saxophone Transposition
Dalcroze
42. Sounds major sixth lower. Written with key signature.
B flat Bass Transposition
Melody
Five finger exercise
E flat Tenor Horn/E flat Alto Sax Transposition
43. Sounds a minor third higher.
MM
ACDA
Interrupted Cadence
E flat Soprano Cornet Transposition
44. Between 2/3 - 5/6 - 7/8
C Clefs
Harmonic Minor Scale Semitones
Alberti Bass
E flat Tenor Horn/E flat Alto Sax Transposition
45. Used to give a more melodic bass part and to give variety to the music.
C instruments
Phrase
Inversions of chords
Leading Note
46. Scale made entirely of semitones.
Chromatic Scale
Portamento
Locrian
Glissando
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.
Whole Tone Scale
Kodaly
B flat Soprano Saxophone Transposition
Melodic Sequences
49. Two conflicting rhythms used at the same time. Also known as polyrhythm.
Arco
Cross Rhythm
Melodic Minor Scale
Pitch
50. Turning upside down. Change of the relative position of an interval - chord - or melody.
Inversion
Countermelody
Auxiliary Notes
JRME