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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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






2. Natural Pitch






3. 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.






4. Sounds a minor third higher.






5. IV - I






6. Modification of motif and themes. The main ways of developing a theme are by imitation - sequence - inversion - fragmentation - augmentation - and diminution.






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






8. Alto and tenor clefs






9. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






10. Teaching methods help teachers establish ewquential curricular objectives in accord with their own teaching styles and beliefs.

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11. Made smaller.






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






13. Consists entirely of whole steps.






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






15. Accenting of a beat that is not normally accented






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






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






18. A- A






19. Music that moves in harmonic blocks (as opposed to the linear way polyphonic music moves)






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






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






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






23. Pick up bar.






24. Third tone in a major or minor scale






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






26. American Orff - Schulwerk Association






27. Scale made entirely of semitones.






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






29. F- F






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






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






32. Type of counterpoint (polyphony) where one or more voices imitate a leading voice.






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






34. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers






35. G- G






36. Highest natural adult male voice






37. Fourth tone in a major/minor scale






38. An unessential note that falls on the beat






39. Phrase is imitated by turning it upsidedown.






40. Stress placed on a particular note in relation to others around it.






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






42. E- E






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






44. Sounds minor seventh higher.






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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