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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






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






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






4. Scale made entirely of semitones.






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. Alto and tenor clefs






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






12. An unessential note that falls on the beat






13. 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.






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

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






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






17. V - vi






18. Fourth tone in a major/minor scale






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






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






21. C- C






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






23. Sounds minor seventh higher.






24. American String Teachers Assocation






25. Clarinets - bass clarinets - trumpets - tenor saxes - baritones






26. B- B






27. Form of decoration; Unessential note that is not part of the harmony. Occurs off the beat.






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






29. Combination of aggreable tones.






30. Musical shaping and phrasing. Marks include staccato - legato - accent.






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






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






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






34. Phrase is imitated by turning it upsidedown.






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






36. Pick up bar.






37. Maelzel's Metronome






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






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. Without key center






41. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






42. 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.






43. 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.






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






45. Made larger.






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






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






48. 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.






49. Exact transposition of each note in a sequence.






50. Consists entirely of whole steps.