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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Sixth tone in a major or minor scale






2. Phrase is imitated by turning it upsidedown.






3. B- B






4. Made larger.






5. C- C






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






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






8. Exact transposition of each note in a sequence.






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






10. Breaking of a theme into segments in order to develop it






11. Actual pitch at which an instrument sounds.






12. Interval of less than a semitone






13. 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.






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






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






16. Needs to be written a minor third higher.






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






18. Occur in all parts.






19. Highest natural adult male voice






20. Natural Pitch






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






22. American Choral Director's Association






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






24. V - I






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






26. Sounds minor seventh higher.






27. General music is required until grade...






28. 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.






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






30. How high or low a note is.






31. Distance between any two notes






32. Exercises played by beginning pianists using only five consecutive notes of the scale.






33. F- F






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






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






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






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






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






39. Simultaneous use of two or more keys.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. An unessential note that falls on the beat






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






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