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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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1. Another word for key.






2. An unessential note that falls on the beat






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






4. Sounds minor seventh higher.






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






6. Rate of speed at which a musical composition is to be played.






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






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






9. Used by composers in the Baroque period. Numbers underneath the bass line told the performer which chords to play. The bass part was called the continuo. Each number represents an interval between the bass and the note to be supplied.






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






11. Sounds major sixth lower. Written with key signature.






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers






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






19. Made smaller.






20. Glissando in jazz music






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






22. Articulation on guitar produced by sliding the finger from one fret to the next up and back.






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






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






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






26. F- F






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






28. American Bandmaster's Association






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






39. Where a composer imitates a passage - but the second part enters before the first part has ended.






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






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






42. Occur in all parts.






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






44. Journal of Research for Music Education






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






46. American Orff - Schulwerk Association






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






48. D- D






49. Highest natural adult male voice






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