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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Phrase is imitated by turning it upsidedown.






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






3. Accenting of a beat that is not normally accented






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






5. An unessential note that falls on the beat






6. 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.






7. Background support for a melody.






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






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






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






11. Second tone in a major/minor scale






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






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






14. C clef used by the viola. C is on the middle line.






15. 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.






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






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






18. I - IV - V






19. How high or low a note is.






20. Alto and tenor clefs






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






22. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers






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






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






25. Scale consisting of five notes. No semitones. One major third - two minor thirds. All fifths are perfect.






26. Between 3/4 and 7/8






27. Distance between any two notes






28. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






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






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






31. Simultaneous use of two or more keys.






32. Only occur in the melody over an independent bass.






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






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






35. Tone color or quality of sound.






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






37. V - I






38. Without key center






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






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






41. 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.






42. F- F






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






44. Seventh tone in a major or minor scale






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






46. Piccolo - Guitar - Bass Guitar






47. Third tone in a major or minor scale






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






49. General music courses involve listening - composing - and performing for all students.






50. Musical shaping and phrasing. Marks include staccato - legato - accent.