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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Without key center






2. 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.






3. G- G






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. F- F






9. Natural Pitch






10. Phrase is imitated by turning it upsidedown.






11. Music that attemtps to paint a picture or mood - describe an action - or tell a story. Very popular in the Romantic period.






12. Glissando in vocal music






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






14. Interval of less than a semitone






15. Made smaller.






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






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






18. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






19. Combination of aggreable tones.






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






21. V - I






22. Exact transposition of each note in a sequence.






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






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






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






26. American Bandmaster's Association






27. Clarinets - bass clarinets - trumpets - tenor saxes - baritones






28. 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.






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






30. Bars of music before the main tune begins.






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






32. Alternate singing or playing by different groups.






33. General music courses involve listening - composing - and performing for all students.






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






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






36. Middle C






37. Breaking of a theme into segments in order to develop it






38. B- B






39. American String Teachers Assocation






40. Chord without a third.






41. Maelzel's Metronome






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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49. Third tone in a major or minor scale






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