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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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






2. Chord whose notes are played one after another. Sometimes it is written as a chord preceded by a wiggly line.






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






4. Chord without a third.






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






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






7. Natural Pitch






8. Journal of Research for Music Education






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






10. Combination of aggreable tones.






11. G- G






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






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






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






15. Sharps - flats - and naturals placed in front of notes that alter their pitch.






16. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






17. A- A






18. American Orff - Schulwerk Association






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






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






21. C- C






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






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






24. Only the rhythm of a passage is imitated - not the melody.






25. I - V ii - V IV - V






26. American String Teachers Assocation






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






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






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






30. F- F






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






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






33. Tone color or quality of sound.






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






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






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






37. Maelzel's Metronome






38. Glissando in jazz music






39. An unessential note that falls on the beat






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






41. Between 3/4 and 7/8






42. Alto and tenor clefs






43. Only occur in the melody over an independent bass.






44. Third tone in a major or minor scale






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






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






47. Musical announcement played on brass instruments before the arrival of an important person. Usually played on trumpets and built from the notes of one major triad.






48. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






49. IV - I






50. Simultaneous use of two or more keys.