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Praxis II Music Education Vocab
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1. Sounds major 16th lower. i.e. major second + two octaves
B flat Bass Transposition
Glissando
Arco
Anacrusis
2. A melody moves by inversion if it moves in ___________ when repeated. Sometimes the intervals are not exact.
Semitone
Development
Contrary motion
Atonal
3. Sounds Major 9th lower. i.e. major second + octave
Whole Tone Scale
Countermelody
Baritone - Euphonium - Tenor Trombone Transposition
Binary form
4. Founder of kindergarten. Advocated dance and music in regards to nature as they played outside. Wrote Mother Play and Nursery songs with tunes.
Pull off
Phrase
Friedrich Froebel
Rhythm
5. Combination of aggreable tones.
Fragmentation
Blues
Consonance
Introduction
6. Only the rhythm of a passage is imitated - not the melody.
Ostinato
Passing Notes
8
Rhythmic Imitation
7. Child - developmental approach. Quarter note = ta. Eight note pairs = ti ti. Half note = ta - a. Moveable do and hand signs.
Countermelody
Kodaly Method
Rhythmic Imitation
Coda
8. Highest natural adult male voice
Tenor
B flat Bass Transposition
Alto Clef
Harmony
9. 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.
Consonance
C instruments
Imperfect Cadence
Alberti Bass
10. E- E
Phrygian
Aeolian
Whole Tone Scale
Primary Triads
11. Where a composer imitates a passage - but the second part enters before the first part has ended.
Harmonic Minor Scale
Inverted Pedal
Locrian
Stretto
12. Sounds a minor third higher.
Appoggiaturas
E flat Soprano Cornet Transposition
Binary form
JRME
13. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.
Tenor
Countermelody
Concert pitch
Diminution
14. I - V ii - V IV - V
Imperfect Cadence
Accent
Inversions of chords
Tonic Minor
15. Scale made entirely of semitones.
Homophonic
Chromatic Scale
Absolute Music
Coda
16. V - I
Perfect Cadence
E flat Bass/E flat Baritone Saxophone Transposition
Chromatic
5
17. Occurs when a phrase is repeated immediately at exactly the same pitch.
Repetition
Phrase
Dalcroze
Glissando
18. Tones that sound alike but have different names (C sharp and D flat)
Cor Anglais Transposition
Leading Note
Enharmonic
Pentatonic Scale
19. Interval of less than a semitone
Interrupted Cadence
Gordon's Music Learning Theory
Rondo Form
Microtone
20. Sounds minor seventh higher.
B flat Soprano Saxophone Transposition
Aeolian
Smear
Alto Clef
21. Fifth tone in a major or minor scale.
Dominant
Extension
Passing Notes
Harmonic Minor Scale Semitones
22. Sounds major sixth lower. Written with key signature.
E flat Tenor Horn/E flat Alto Sax Transposition
Arco
Rubato
Enharmonic
23. Modification of motif and themes. The main ways of developing a theme are by imitation - sequence - inversion - fragmentation - augmentation - and diminution.
Concert pitch
Arco
Development
Rhythmic displacement
24. Come between notes of the same pitch - either a note higher or note lower.
Hornbostel - Sachs System of Musical Instruments Classification
Auxiliary Notes
Unrelated Chord
Chromatic Scale
25. Series of tones arranged in a rhythmic pattern - often built by repeating and varying a motif.
Melody
Kodaly Method
B flat Soprano Saxophone Transposition
Rhythmic Imitation
26. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending
Portamento
Harmonic Minor Scale
Fanfare
Inversions of chords
27. Rhythmic Gymnastics - teaches concept of rhythm - structure - and expression through movement.
Dalcroze
Primary Triads
Real Sequence
Bennet Reimer
28. Continuously repeated musical phrase in jazz music - played over changing harmonies.
Pull off
Hocket
Riff
Interval
29. A- A
Aeolian
Natural Minor Scale
JRME
Binary form
30. Between 2/3 - 5/6 - 7/8
Harmonic Minor Scale Semitones
Imitation
Aeolian
Irregular rhythm
31. C clef used by the viola. C is on the middle line.
Hammer on
French Horn Transposition
Bare chord
Alto Clef
32. Exact transposition of each note in a sequence.
Baritone - Euphonium - Tenor Trombone Transposition
Real Sequence
Coda
Accidentals
33. Thick or thin - How many instruments or voices are performing together.
Register
Rubato
Baritone - Euphonium - Tenor Trombone Transposition
Texture
34. General music courses involve listening - composing - and performing for all students.
Ternary Form
Tenor
Fragmentation
Bennet Reimer
35. Exercises played by beginning pianists using only five consecutive notes of the scale.
Binary form
Rhythmic displacement
Rubato
Five finger exercise
36. I - IV - V
Rhythm
Primary Triads
Irregular rhythm
Hammer on
37. V - vi
E flat Bass/E flat Baritone Saxophone Transposition
Motif
Interrupted Cadence
Augmented
38. American Choral Director's Association
Dominant
Bennet Reimer
ASTA
ACDA
39. Scales that share the same key signature (C major - A minor)
8
Harmonic
Relative (Major/Minor)
Pull off
40. 1. Avoiding ledger lines 2. Provide a better key signature 3. Avoid changing the pattern of fingering for different pitches
Syncopation
Note that is transposing figured around
Reasons for Transposing
Natural Minor Scale
41. Used to give a more melodic bass part and to give variety to the music.
Riff
Ternary Form
Gordon's Music Learning Theory
Inversions of chords
42. Bed post - double reed - connected with a bocal
Bassoon
5%
Tempo
Pedal Point
43. Simultaneous use of two or more keys.
Homophonic
Polytonality
Reasons for Transposing
Coda
44. Developing a phrase or motif by making it longer.
Harmonic Minor Scale Semitones
Extension
Irregular rhythm
Note that is transposing figured around
45. Breaking of a melody into single notes or very short phrases by using rests. The melody is then shared between different voices.
Canon
Hocket
Sequence
Timbre
46. Sounds major second lower. Same as B flat trumpets.
B flat Cornet Flugel Horn Transposition
French Horn Transposition
Semitone
Retrograde
47. Sharps - flats - and naturals placed in front of notes that alter their pitch.
Bye - tones
Melodic Sequences
Accidentals
Mixolydian
48. Rhythms that constantly change or are grouped in a different way.
Relative (Major/Minor)
Countermelody
Irregular rhythm
Rhythmic Imitation
49. Smallest interval in common use in western music. The interval between one note on the piano and the next.
Semitone
Notes of Anticipation
Rondo Form
ASTA
50. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers
ASCAP
Melody
Blues
Bye - tones