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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Natural Pitch






9. Maelzel's Metronome






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






11. Interval of less than a semitone






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






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






14. Alto and tenor clefs






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






16. C clef used by the viola. C is on the middle line.






17. V - vi






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






19. Sixth tone in a major or minor scale






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






21. American Bandmaster's Association






22. American Orff - Schulwerk Association






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






24. Journal of Research for Music Education






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






26. Simultaneous use of two or more keys.






27. Chord that is in a different key to the one before it with no notes in common.






28. E- E






29. Sound that results when two or more notes are played at the same time.






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






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






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






33. Middle C






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






35. Made larger.






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






37. Fifth tone in a major or minor scale.






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






39. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






40. 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.






41. Piccolo - Guitar - Bass Guitar






42. Come at the end of a passage and anticipate the final chord.






43. Without key center






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






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






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






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






48. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






49. Accenting of a beat that is not normally accented






50. Fourth tone in a major/minor scale