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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. 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.






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






3. E- E






4. American Bandmaster's Association






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






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






7. American Choral Director's Association






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






9. 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.






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






11. Sound that results when two or more notes are played at the same time.






12. V - I






13. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






14. An unessential note that falls on the beat






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






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






17. 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.






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






19. I - V ii - V IV - V






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






21. Combination of aggreable tones.






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






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






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






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






26. Background support for a melody.






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






28. Piccolo - Guitar - Bass Guitar






29. Made smaller.






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






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






32. V - vi






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






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






35. Modification of motif and themes. The main ways of developing a theme are by imitation - sequence - inversion - fragmentation - augmentation - and diminution.






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






37. General music is required until grade...






38. G- G






39. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






40. Phrase is imitated by turning it upsidedown.






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






42. B- B






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






44. A- A






45. Sounds minor seventh higher.






46. 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.






47. F- F






48. IV - I






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






50. Tone color or quality of sound.