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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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






2. Simultaneous use of two or more keys.






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






4. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers






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






6. I - IV - V






7. Idiophones - Membranophones - Chordophones - Aerophones - Electrophones






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






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






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






11. Gives stopping place to breathe. Signals the end of both small and large musical sections.






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






13. IV - I






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






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






16. Organization of musical notes in time.






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






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






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






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






21. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






22. Educator in Moravian church in 1600s. Believed music ed was instinctual for children who first learn to make sounds through vocalizations..






23. Glissando in jazz music






24. Short - constantly repeated motif. Usually - but not always in the bass.






25. An unessential note that falls on the beat






26. Middle C






27. Made larger.






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






29. Rate of speed at which a musical composition is to be played.






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






31. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






32. F- F






33. Made smaller.






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






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






36. Highest natural adult male voice






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






38. Third tone in a major or minor scale






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






40. How high or low a note is.






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






42. Between 3/4 and 7/8






43. Alternate singing or playing by different groups.






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






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






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






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






49. Background support for a melody.






50. Sounds minor seventh higher.







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