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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. C- C






2. F- F






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






4. B- B






5. How high or low a note is.






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






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






8. Intervals of the first phrase are NOT reproduced exactly.






9. Between 3/4 and 7/8






10. IV - I






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






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






13. Scale made entirely of semitones.






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






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






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






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






18. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






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






20. Made larger.






21. 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.






22. Rhythms that constantly change or are grouped in a different way.






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






24. Simultaneous use of two or more keys.






25. General music is required until grade...






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






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






28. Fifth tone in a major or minor scale.






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






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






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






32. Interval of less than a semitone






33. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






34. Highest natural adult male voice






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






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






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






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






39. Fourth tone in a major/minor scale






40. Bars of music before the main tune begins.






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






42. A melody moves by inversion if it moves in ___________ when repeated. Sometimes the intervals are not exact.






43. V - I






44. Combination of aggreable tones.






45. 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.






46. Background support for a melody.






47. Only the rhythm of a passage is imitated - not the melody.






48. Sixth tone in a major or minor scale






49. Phrase is imitated by turning it upsidedown.






50. Sound that results when two or more notes are played at the same time.