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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. V - I






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






3. Sounds a minor third higher.






4. Modification of motif and themes. The main ways of developing a theme are by imitation - sequence - inversion - fragmentation - augmentation - and diminution.






5. Minor key with the same tonic as a major one. C major and C minor.






6. Note that does not form part of the harmony and is approached by a leap and quitted by a step






7. Interval of less than a semitone






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






9. American String Teachers Assocation






10. Smallest unit of musical form. Can be as short as two notes or as long as six. A motif has Clear rhythmic patterns as well as a clear melodic outline.






11. D- D






12. Bed post - double reed - connected with a bocal






13. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. Sounds minor seventh higher.






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






18. Fourth tone in a major/minor scale






19. Without key center






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






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






22. Child - developmental approach. Quarter note = ta. Eight note pairs = ti ti. Half note = ta - a. Moveable do and hand signs.






23. Between 3/4 and 7/8






24. Smallest interval in common use in western music. The interval between one note on the piano and the next.






25. Natural Pitch






26. IV - I






27. Form of decoration; Unessential note that is not part of the harmony. Occurs off the beat.






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






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






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






31. Second melody above or below the main melody. Descant is a type of countermelody.






32. Sounds major 16th lower. i.e. major second + two octaves






33. Glissando in vocal music






34. Third tone in a major or minor scale






35. Piccolo - Guitar - Bass Guitar






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






37. Fifth tone in a major or minor scale.






38. Between 2/3 - 5/6 - 7/8






39. Phrase is imitated by turning it upsidedown.






40. G- G






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






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






43. Repeating a theme or motif with notes of smaller value (usually half)






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. Alternate singing or playing by different groups.






49. Music that attemtps to paint a picture or mood - describe an action - or tell a story. Very popular in the Romantic period.






50. 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.