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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Sounds a minor third higher.






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






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

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






5. Tone color or quality of sound.






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






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






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






9. Repeating a rhythm in a different part of the bar.






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






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






12. Bars of music before the main tune begins.






13. Maelzel's Metronome






14. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






15. American Orff - Schulwerk Association






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






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






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






19. 1. Avoiding ledger lines 2. Provide a better key signature 3. Avoid changing the pattern of fingering for different pitches






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






21. 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.






22. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






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






24. Based on a chord pattern using primary chords (I IV V).






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






26. F- F






27. Interval of less than a semitone






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






29. Fourth tone in a major/minor scale






30. Second tone in a major/minor scale






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






32. E- E






33. American Bandmaster's Association






34. Distance between any two notes






35. Smallest interval in common use in western music. The interval between one note on the piano and the next.






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






37. American String Teachers Assocation






38. Natural Pitch






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






40. Between 3/4 and 7/8






41. IV - I






42. Made smaller.






43. 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.






44. Way of playing or singing in which some of the notes are slightly hurried while others are slowed down. Free flowing expressiveness according to the performer.






45. Steady beat that is present in almost every musical composition.






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






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






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






49. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






50. V - vi