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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. I - V ii - V IV - V






2. Minor key with the same tonic as a major one. C major and C minor.






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






4. Another word for key.






5. Breaking of a theme into segments in order to develop it






6. Smallest complete unit of musical form containing about as much as can be held in a normal breath. Can be two to eight bars long.






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






8. American Orff - Schulwerk Association






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






10. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






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






12. Piccolo - Guitar - Bass Guitar






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






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






15. Middle C






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






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






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






19. A- A






20. Pick up bar.






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






22. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers






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






24. Made larger.






25. American Choral Director's Association






26. Gliding or sliding from one note to another. Can be shown by a line between notes or by writing the actual notes to be played.






27. Tone color or quality of sound.






28. Bars of music before the main tune begins.






29. V - vi






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






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






32. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






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






34. I - IV - V






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






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






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






38. Music that attemtps to paint a picture or mood - describe an action - or tell a story. Very popular in the Romantic period.






39. Idiophones - Membranophones - Chordophones - Aerophones - Electrophones






40. Thick or thin - How many instruments or voices are performing together.






41. Alto and tenor clefs






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






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






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






45. An unessential note that falls on the beat






46. Simultaneous use of two or more keys.






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






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






49. C- C






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