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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Journal of Research for Music Education






2. 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.






3. Fourth tone in a major/minor scale






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






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






6. Accenting of a beat that is not normally accented






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






8. Seventh tone in a major or minor scale






9. Made larger.






10. Chord whose notes are played one after another. Sometimes it is written as a chord preceded by a wiggly line.






11. Chord without a third.






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






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






14. Distance between any two notes






15. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






16. Exact transposition of each note in a sequence.






17. 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.






18. Series of tones arranged in a rhythmic pattern - often built by repeating and varying a motif.






19. V - vi






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






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






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






23. General music is required until grade...






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






25. Interval of less than a semitone






26. Second tone in a major/minor scale






27. Ending section designed to round off a musical composition.






28. Part of the total pitch range of an instrument that has a distinctive quality.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Sixth tone in a major or minor scale






43. 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.






44. Sounds minor seventh higher.






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






46. 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.






47. Sharpened leading note ascending and descending






48. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






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






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







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