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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Accenting of a beat that is not normally accented






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


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






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






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






6. General music is required until grade...






7. I - V ii - V IV - V






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






9. Music with a single melody line and no harmony.






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






11. C clef used by the viola. C is on the middle line.






12. Background support for a melody.






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






14. Piccolo - Guitar - Bass Guitar






15. Glissando in vocal music






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






17. F- F






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






19. Repetition by one or more different voices of a phrase.






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






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






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






23. Scale made entirely of semitones.






24. 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.






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






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






27. Tone color or quality of sound.






28. E- E






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






30. IV - I






31. Bed post - double reed - connected with a bocal






32. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






33. Idiophones - Membranophones - Chordophones - Aerophones - Electrophones






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






35. G- G






36. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






37. Chord without a third.






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






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






40. American Bandmaster's Association






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






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






43. Stress placed on a particular note in relation to others around it.






44. Occur in all parts.






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






46. Music where two or more equally important melodic lines are combined and woven together with rhythmic contrast happening between the voices.






47. Combination of aggreable tones.






48. American String Teachers Assocation






49. Seventh tone in a major or minor scale






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