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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Notes that are not in the key of the composition. Romatic period is known as the period of chromaticism.






2. Seventh tone in a major or minor scale






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






4. Founder of kindergarten. Advocated dance and music in regards to nature as they played outside. Wrote Mother Play and Nursery songs with tunes.






5. General music is required until grade...






6. Repeating a theme or motif with notes of smaller value (usually half)






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






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






9. American Choral Director's Association






10. Sounds minor seventh higher.






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






12. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






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






14. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






15. Third tone in a major or minor scale






16. Pure music - not linked to words or descriptive ideas. Opposite of program music.






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






18. IV - I






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






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






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






22. Another word for key.






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






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






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






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






27. Sounds a minor third higher.






28. Middle C






29. Alternate singing or playing by different groups.






30. Trademark teaching methods using solfege hand signs - musical shorthand - rhythm solmization






31. American Bandmaster's Association






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






33. Made larger.






34. Distance between any two notes






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






36. Journal of Research for Music Education






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






38. Chord without a third.






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






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






41. F- F






42. E- E






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






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






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






46. A B A C A. Usually sections B and C are in a different key.






47. 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.






48. Maelzel's Metronome






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






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