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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Seventh tone in a major or minor scale






2. Distance between any two notes






3. Glissando in vocal music






4. Another word for key.






5. Consists entirely of whole steps.






6. Sounds major 13th lower. i.e. major sixth + octave






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






8. A- A






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






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






11. 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.






12. Used by composers in the Baroque period. Numbers underneath the bass line told the performer which chords to play. The bass part was called the continuo. Each number represents an interval between the bass and the note to be supplied.






13. 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.






14. Minor key with the same tonic as a major one. C major and C minor.






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






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






17. Exact transposition of each note in a sequence.






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






19. 1. Avoiding ledger lines 2. Provide a better key signature 3. Avoid changing the pattern of fingering for different pitches






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

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21. Sounds minor seventh higher.






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






23. Third tone in a major or minor scale






24. Scales that share the same key signature (C major - A minor)






25. I - V ii - V IV - V






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






27. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers






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






29. Thick or thin - How many instruments or voices are performing together.






30. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






31. An unessential note that falls on the beat






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






33. Between 2/3 - 5/6 - 7/8






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






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






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






37. Musical shaping and phrasing. Marks include staccato - legato - accent.






38. Piccolo - Guitar - Bass Guitar






39. Instruction to use the bow after a plucked passage of music.






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






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






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






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






44. Bars of music before the main tune begins.






45. 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.






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






47. IV - I






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






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






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