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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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






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






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






4. Smallest complete unit of musical form containing about as much as can be held in a normal breath. Can be two to eight bars long.






5. V - I






6. 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.






7. Sounds minor seventh higher.






8. 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.






9. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






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






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






12. E- E






13. Consists entirely of whole steps.






14. Distance between any two notes






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






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






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






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






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






20. Combination of aggreable tones.






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






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






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






24. Second tone in a major/minor scale






25. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






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






27. I - IV - V






28. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






29. Scale made entirely of semitones.






30. Idiophones - Membranophones - Chordophones - Aerophones - Electrophones






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. Piccolo - Guitar - Bass Guitar






36. 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.






37. Fifth tone in a major or minor scale.






38. Natural Pitch






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






40. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers






41. 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.






42. Sixth tone in a major or minor scale






43. Occur in all parts.






44. IV - I






45. American Bandmaster's Association






46. Glissando in vocal music






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






48. V - vi






49. Flutes - oboes - bassoons - trombones - tubas - string instruments






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