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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. D- D






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






3. Between 3/4 and 7/8






4. Made larger.






5. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






6. 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.






7. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






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






9. Pick up bar.






10. An unessential note that falls on the beat






11. Used by composers in the Baroque period. Numbers underneath the bass line told the performer which chords to play. The bass part was called the continuo. Each number represents an interval between the bass and the note to be supplied.






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






13. Idiophones - Membranophones - Chordophones - Aerophones - Electrophones






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






15. Accenting of a beat that is not normally accented






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






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






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






19. Series of tones arranged in a rhythmic pattern - often built by repeating and varying a motif.






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






21. Sixth tone in a major or minor scale






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






23. B- B






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






32. Maelzel's Metronome






33. Organization of musical notes in time.






34. American Bandmaster's Association






35. Music that moves in harmonic blocks (as opposed to the linear way polyphonic music moves)






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






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






38. Articulation for guitar produced by sliding the finger from one fret to the next down and back. Similar to a slur.






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






40. Occur in all parts.






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






46. Fourth tone in a major/minor scale






47. Background support for a melody.






48. Thick or thin - How many instruments or voices are performing together.






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






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