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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Second tone in a major/minor scale






2. Idiophones - Membranophones - Chordophones - Aerophones - Electrophones






3. Third tone in a major or minor scale






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






5. Sounds minor seventh higher.






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.






7. Pure music - not linked to words or descriptive ideas. Opposite of program music.






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






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






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






11. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






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






13. Chord without a third.






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.






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






16. Breaking of a melody into single notes or very short phrases by using rests. The melody is then shared between different voices.






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. V - vi






24. An unessential note that falls on the beat






25. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






26. D- D






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






28. Glissando in vocal music






29. Seventh tone in a major or minor scale






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






31. Sounds a perfect fifth lower than it is written. Music is written with a key.






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






33. Pick up bar.






34. Bars of music before the main tune begins.






35. Alto and tenor clefs






36. Organization of musical notes in time.






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






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






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






40. Only occur in the melody over an independent bass.






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






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






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






44. General music courses involve listening - composing - and performing for all students.






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.






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






47. Scales that share the same key signature (C major - A minor)






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






49. Made larger.






50. Sounds a minor third higher.