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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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






2. Articulation for guitar produced by sliding the finger from one fret to the next down and back. Similar to a slur.






3. Highest natural adult male voice






4. Alto and tenor clefs






5. Without key center






6. Idiophones - Membranophones - Chordophones - Aerophones - Electrophones






7. I - IV - V






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






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






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






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






12. General music is required until grade...






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






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






15. Third tone in a major or minor scale






16. D- D






17. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






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






22. Increasing the note values of a musical theme - usually to twice their value.






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






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






25. Smallest unit of musical form. Can be as short as two notes or as long as six. A motif has Clear rhythmic patterns as well as a clear melodic outline.






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






27. Seventh tone in a major or minor scale






28. Continuously repeated musical phrase in jazz music - played over changing harmonies.






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






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






31. Distance between any two notes






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






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






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. How high or low a note is.






36. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






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






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






39. Tones that sound alike but have different names (C sharp and D flat)






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






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






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






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






44. Organization of musical notes in time.






45. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






46. Journal of Research for Music Education






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






48. Maelzel's Metronome






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






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