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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. American Orff - Schulwerk Association






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






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






4. Exact transposition of each note in a sequence.






5. Maelzel's Metronome






6. 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.






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






8. Steady beat that is present in almost every musical composition.






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






10. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






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






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






13. Background support for a melody.






14. Chord that is in a different key to the one before it with no notes in common.






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






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






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






18. Sounds a minor third higher.






19. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






20. G- G






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






22. Made smaller.






23. Made larger.






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






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






26. Part of the total pitch range of an instrument that has a distinctive quality.






27. Sounds minor seventh higher.






28. Highest natural adult male voice






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






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






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






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






33. Pick up bar.






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






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






36. Piccolo - Guitar - Bass Guitar






37. Sounds major 16th lower. i.e. major second + two octaves






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






39. Another word for key.






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






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






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






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






44. V - I






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






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






47. B- B






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






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

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