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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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






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






3. Way of playing or singing in which some of the notes are slightly hurried while others are slowed down. Free flowing expressiveness according to the performer.






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






5. Sounds major second lower. Same as B flat trumpets.






6. 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.






7. G- G






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






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






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






11. Chord without a third.






12. C- C






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






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






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






16. V - I






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






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






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






20. High - clear - pure sound produced on a string instrument by lightly stopping the string at its halfway point.






21. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






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






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






24. Interval of less than a semitone






25. Bars of music before the main tune begins.






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






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






28. Organization of musical notes in time.






29. 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.






30. IV - I






31. Between 3/4 and 7/8






32. An unessential note that falls on the beat






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






34. 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.






35. American Bandmaster's Association






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






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






38. Alternate singing or playing by different groups.






39. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






40. Highest natural adult male voice






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






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






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






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






45. Tone color or quality of sound.






46. Steady beat that is present in almost every musical composition.






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






48. Piccolo - Guitar - Bass Guitar






49. Fifth tone in a major or minor scale.






50. Glissando in jazz music