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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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






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






3. Used to give a more melodic bass part and to give variety to the music.






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






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






6. Educator in Moravian church in 1600s. Believed music ed was instinctual for children who first learn to make sounds through vocalizations..






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






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






9. Natural Pitch






10. Chord that is in a different key to the one before it with no notes in common.






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






12. Glissando in vocal music






13. American Orff - Schulwerk Association






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






15. E- E






16. B- B






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






18. Interval of less than a semitone






19. A- A






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






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






22. Rate of speed at which a musical composition is to be played.






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






24. Another word for key.






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






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






27. Without key center






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






29. 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.






30. Breaking of a melody into single notes or very short phrases by using rests. The melody is then shared between different voices.






31. Where a composer imitates a passage - but the second part enters before the first part has ended.






32. F- F






33. 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.






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






35. Journal of Research for Music Education






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






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






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






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






40. A composition or part of a composition that can be performed backwards as well as forwards.






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






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






43. Phrase is imitated by turning it upsidedown.






44. Articulation on guitar produced by sliding the finger from one fret to the next up and back.






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






46. Consists entirely of whole steps.






47. V - I






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






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






50. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony