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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Scale made entirely of semitones.






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






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






4. G- G






5. Glissando in jazz music






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






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






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






9. Middle C






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






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






12. Instruction to use the bow after a plucked passage of music.






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Occur in all parts.






20. Alto and tenor clefs






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






22. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers






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






24. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






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






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






27. Exact transposition of each note in a sequence.






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






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






30. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






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






32. V - vi






33. E- E






34. Part of the total pitch range of an instrument that has a distinctive quality.






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






36. Sounds minor seventh higher.






37. General music is required until grade...






38. Combination of aggreable tones.






39. A long held note or series of repeated notes - usually in the bass - above which harmonies constantly change. Tonic and dominant pedals are the most common.






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






41. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






42. Teaching methods help teachers establish ewquential curricular objectives in accord with their own teaching styles and beliefs.

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43. I - IV - V






44. Interval of less than a semitone






45. Organization of musical notes in time.






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






47. Glissando in vocal music






48. Turning upside down. Change of the relative position of an interval - chord - or melody.






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






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