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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. G- G






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






3. Tone color or quality of sound.






4. Accenting of a beat that is not normally accented






5. Repeating a theme or motif with notes of smaller value (usually half)






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






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






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






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






10. Middle C






11. Without key center






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






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






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






15. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers






16. Exact transposition of each note in a sequence.






17. Seventh tone in a major or minor scale






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






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






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






21. Third tone in a major or minor scale






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






23. Scale made entirely of semitones.






24. I - V ii - V IV - V






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






26. 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.






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






28. E- E






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






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






31. An unessential note that falls on the beat






32. Glissando in vocal music






33. B- B






34. 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.






35. Scale consisting of five notes. No semitones. One major third - two minor thirds. All fifths are perfect.






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






37. Sounds minor seventh higher.






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






39. Pick up bar.






40. Bars of music before the main tune begins.






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






42. Highest natural adult male voice






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






44. Maelzel's Metronome






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






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






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






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






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






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