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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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






2. Bars of music before the main tune begins.






3. Combination of aggreable tones.






4. 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.






5. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






6. Interval of less than a semitone






7. IV - I






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






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






10. Part of the total pitch range of an instrument that has a distinctive quality.






11. Flutes - oboes - bassoons - trombones - tubas - string instruments






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. V - vi






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






15. American Choral Director's Association






16. 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.






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






18. If the pedal is in any part other than the bass.






19. Maelzel's Metronome






20. Instruction to use the bow after a plucked passage of music.






21. Chord without a third.






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. Sounds major second lower. Same as B flat trumpets.






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






29. Based on a chord pattern using primary chords (I IV V).






30. Type of counterpoint (polyphony) where one or more voices imitate a leading voice.






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






32. B- B






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






34. Sounds a minor third higher.






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






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






37. Instruction on string instruments begins no later than grade...






38. 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.






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






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






41. A- A






42. American Orff - Schulwerk Association






43. I - V ii - V IV - V






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






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






46. G- G






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






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






49. D- D






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