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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. I - IV - V






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






3. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers






4. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






5. 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.






6. Sixth tone in a major or minor scale






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






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






9. Maelzel's Metronome






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






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






12. Occur in all parts.






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






14. Natural Pitch






15. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






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






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






18. Organization of musical notes in time.






19. Come between notes of the same pitch - either a note higher or note lower.






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






21. Instruction to use the bow after a plucked passage of music.






22. Combination of aggreable tones.






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






24. Sharps - flats - and naturals placed in front of notes that alter their pitch.






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






26. (Elementary/Middle School) Every music course meets at least every other day in periods of at least ____ minutes.






27. Repetition of a musical idea at a higher or lower pitch.






28. An unessential note that falls on the beat






29. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






30. How high or low a note is.






31. A melody moves by inversion if it moves in ___________ when repeated. Sometimes the intervals are not exact.






32. Accenting of a beat that is not normally accented






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






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






35. American Orff - Schulwerk Association






36. Distance between any two notes






37. Key note. Tonic of C major is C. The tonic triad is C E G.






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






39. Tones that sound alike but have different names (C sharp and D flat)






40. American Choral Director's Association






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






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






43. 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.






44. Fourth tone in a major/minor scale






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






46. Journal of Research for Music Education






47. Series of tones arranged in a rhythmic pattern - often built by repeating and varying a motif.






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






49. Piccolo - Guitar - Bass Guitar






50. Way of playing or singing in which some of the notes are slightly hurried while others are slowed down. Free flowing expressiveness according to the performer.