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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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






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






3. Increasing the note values of a musical theme - usually to twice their value.






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






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






6. Pick up bar.






7. Glissando in vocal music






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






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






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






11. Sounds Major 9th lower. i.e. major second + octave






12. Combination of aggreable tones.






13. A- A






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






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






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






17. Background support for a melody.






18. Alto and tenor clefs






19. IV - I






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






21. V - I






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






23. Seventh tone in a major or minor scale






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






25. 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.






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






27. Phrase is imitated by turning it upsidedown.






28. An unessential note that falls on the beat






29. V - vi






30. Second tone in a major/minor scale






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






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






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






34. Short - constantly repeated motif. Usually - but not always in the bass.






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






36. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






37. Fourth tone in a major/minor scale






38. Sounds a perfect fifth lower than it is written. Music is written with a key.






39. Simultaneous use of two or more keys.






40. 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.






41. Music where two or more equally important melodic lines are combined and woven together with rhythmic contrast happening between the voices.






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






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






44. Organization of musical notes in time.






45. Journal of Research for Music Education






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






47. C clef sometimes used by the cello - bassoon - and trombone. C is on the second to top line






48. Alternate singing or playing by different groups.






49. Natural Pitch






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