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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Only the rhythm of a passage is imitated - not the melody.






2. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






3. G- G






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






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






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






7. Accenting of a beat that is not normally accented






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






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






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






11. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






12. Sounds a perfect fifth lower than it is written. Music is written without a key.






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






14. Effect of tension or disturbance made by using discords in music. Jazz uses many colorful dissonant chords.






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






16. Sounds Major 9th lower. i.e. major second + octave






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






18. IV - I






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






20. American Bandmaster's Association






21. Tone color or quality of sound.






22. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






23. Ending section designed to round off a musical composition.






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






25. How high or low a note is.






26. Sounds a minor third higher.






27. Music where two or more equally important melodic lines are combined and woven together with rhythmic contrast happening between the voices.






28. E- E






29. Organization of musical notes in time.






30. An unessential note that falls on the beat






31. Sharpened 6 and 7 - but reverted to naturals when descending






32. General music is required until grade...






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






34. Combination of aggreable tones.






35. Without key center






36. 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.






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






38. A- A






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






40. Seventh tone in a major or minor scale






41. Between 3/4 and 7/8






42. V - I






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






44. B- B






45. Sounds major second lower. Same as B flat trumpets.






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






47. Steady beat that is present in almost every musical composition.






48. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






49. Glissando in jazz music






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