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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Occur in all parts.






2. Between 3/4 and 7/8






3. General music is required until grade...






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






5. Third tone in a major or minor scale






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






7. Flutes - oboes - bassoons - trombones - tubas - string instruments






8. 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.






9. Bars of music before the main tune begins.






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






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






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






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






14. Instruction on string instruments begins no later than grade...






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






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






17. B- B






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Second tone in a major/minor scale






25. I - IV - V






26. Natural Pitch






27. D- D






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






29. V - I






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






31. 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.






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






33. Piccolo - Guitar - Bass Guitar






34. Two part form - A B. The first section modulates (usually to the dominant). The second section is often longer than the first and uses similar material.






35. Maelzel's Metronome






36. C- C






37. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






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






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






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






41. E- E






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






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






44. IV - I






45. Where a composer imitates a passage - but the second part enters before the first part has ended.






46. Fourth tone in a major/minor scale






47. Sounds major second lower. Same as B flat trumpets.






48. Series of tones arranged in a rhythmic pattern - often built by repeating and varying a motif.






49. Consists entirely of whole steps.






50. 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.