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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Between 3/4 and 7/8






2. Second tone in a major/minor scale






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






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






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






6. Without key center






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






8. E- E






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






10. Child - developmental approach. Quarter note = ta. Eight note pairs = ti ti. Half note = ta - a. Moveable do and hand signs.






11. Sounds minor seventh higher.






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






13. Alternate singing or playing by different groups.






14. Phrase is imitated by turning it upsidedown.






15. F- F






16. Turning upside down. Change of the relative position of an interval - chord - or melody.






17. American Choral Director's Association






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






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






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






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






22. Journal of Research for Music Education






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






24. C- C






25. Based on a chord pattern using primary chords (I IV V).






26. How high or low a note is.






27. Pick up bar.






28. 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.






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






30. Occur in all parts.






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






32. Clarinets - bass clarinets - trumpets - tenor saxes - baritones






33. Exact transposition of each note in a sequence.






34. I - V ii - V IV - V






35. Tone color or quality of sound.






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






37. Used by composers in the Baroque period. Numbers underneath the bass line told the performer which chords to play. The bass part was called the continuo. Each number represents an interval between the bass and the note to be supplied.






38. D- D






39. Natural Pitch






40. Accenting of a beat that is not normally accented






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






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






43. Sounds a minor third higher.






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






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






46. Two conflicting rhythms used at the same time. Also known as polyrhythm.






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






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






49. American Bandmaster's Association






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