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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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






2. IV - I






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






4. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






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






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






7. I - IV - V






8. Made smaller.






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






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






11. Without key center






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






13. V - I






14. 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.






15. An unessential note that falls on the beat






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






17. Natural Pitch






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






19. Glissando in vocal music






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






21. American Bandmaster's Association






22. 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.






23. Chord that is in a different key to the one before it with no notes in common.






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






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






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






27. Another word for key.






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






29. Second tone in a major/minor scale






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






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






32. American Choral Director's Association






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






34. Fifth tone in a major or minor scale.






35. Sounds a minor third higher.






36. Pure music - not linked to words or descriptive ideas. Opposite of program music.






37. Simultaneous use of two or more keys.






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






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






40. Alto and tenor clefs






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






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






45. Music with a single melody line and no harmony.






46. A- A






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






48. Highest natural adult male voice






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






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