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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. Between 3/4 and 7/8






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. F- F






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






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






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






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






15. Gives stopping place to breathe. Signals the end of both small and large musical sections.






16. An annual budget is provided for the replacement of school - owned instruments that is equivalent to at least ______ of the current replacement value of the total inventory.






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






18. Combination of aggreable tones.






19. Three part musical form created by repeating the first section without changing. A B A.






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






21. Simultaneous use of two or more keys.






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

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






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






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






26. Sounds a perfect fifth lower than it is written. Music is written without a key.






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






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






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






30. General music is required until grade...






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






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






33. A B A C A. Usually sections B and C are in a different key.






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






35. Chord without a third.






36. Sixth tone in a major or minor scale






37. Occur in all parts.






38. Alto and tenor clefs






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






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






41. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






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






43. Smallest complete unit of musical form containing about as much as can be held in a normal breath. Can be two to eight bars long.






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






45. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






46. B- B






47. Distance between any two notes






48. Middle C






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






50. Second tone in a major/minor scale