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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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






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






3. 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.






4. Natural Pitch






5. Bars of music before the main tune begins.






6. Sounds a perfect fifth lower than it is written. Music is written with a key.






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






8. Only occur in the melody over an independent bass.






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






10. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






11. Sounds a minor third higher.






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






13. A- A






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






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






16. Made larger.






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






19. Interval of less than a semitone






20. Sixth tone in a major or minor scale






21. Between 3/4 and 7/8






22. 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.






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

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






25. American Orff - Schulwerk Association






26. Glissando in jazz music






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






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






29. Chord whose notes are played one after another. Sometimes it is written as a chord preceded by a wiggly line.






30. E- E






31. Made smaller.






32. Alternate singing or playing by different groups.






33. Highest natural adult male voice






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






35. 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.






36. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






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






38. Chord without a third.






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






40. Simultaneous use of two or more keys.






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






42. Type of counterpoint (polyphony) where one or more voices imitate a leading voice.






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






44. 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.






45. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers






46. Fourth tone in a major/minor scale






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






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






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






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