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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. D- D






2. B- B






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






4. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers






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






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






7. Key note. Tonic of C major is C. The tonic triad is C E G.






8. Second tone in a major/minor scale






9. Alto and tenor clefs






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






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






12. Sounds major sixth lower. Written with key signature.






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






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






15. Exact transposition of each note in a sequence.






16. Simultaneous use of two or more keys.






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






18. Sounds a minor third higher.






19. I - V ii - V IV - V






20. 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.






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






22. Chord without a third.






23. Scales that share the same key signature (C major - A minor)






24. American String Teachers Assocation






25. 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.






26. Distance between any two notes






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






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






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






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






31. Interval of less than a semitone






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






33. IV - I






34. Sounds minor seventh higher.






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






36. Without key center






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






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






39. 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.






40. Maelzel's Metronome






41. American Choral Director's Association






42. Thick or thin - How many instruments or voices are performing together.






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






44. General music is required until grade...






45. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






46. Glissando in jazz music






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






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






49. Scale consisting of five notes. No semitones. One major third - two minor thirds. All fifths are perfect.






50. Occur in all parts.







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