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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Consists entirely of whole steps.






2. I - V ii - V IV - V






3. Sounds a perfect fifth lower than it is written. Music is written without a key.






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






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






6. Exact transposition of each note in a sequence.






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






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






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






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






11. American Orff - Schulwerk Association






12. Accompaniment style popular in the classical period. Instead of writing simple chords for the left hand - the composer arranges the same notes in a pattern of broken chords.






13. Only the rhythm of a passage is imitated - not the melody.






14. Idiophones - Membranophones - Chordophones - Aerophones - Electrophones






15. Accenting of a beat that is not normally accented






16. Highest natural adult male voice






17. Continuously repeated musical phrase in jazz music - played over changing harmonies.






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






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






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






21. Without key center






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






23. Sixth tone in a major or minor scale






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






25. Repetition by one or more different voices of a phrase.






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






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






28. Organization of musical notes in time.






29. Chord whose notes are played one after another. Sometimes it is written as a chord preceded by a wiggly line.






30. Journal of Research for Music Education






31. 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.






32. A- A






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






34. Sharpened 6 and 7 - but reverted to naturals when descending






35. E- E






36. G- G






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






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






39. Fifth tone in a major or minor scale.






40. Background support for a melody.






41. D- D






42. Made larger.






43. (Elementary/Middle School) Every music course meets at least every other day in periods of at least ____ minutes.






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






45. 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.






46. Articulation on guitar produced by sliding the finger from one fret to the next up and back.






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






48. Two part form - A B. The first section modulates (usually to the dominant). The second section is often longer than the first and uses similar material.






49. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






50. American Bandmaster's Association