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Praxis II Music Education Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. Tone color or quality of sound.






6. (Elementary/Middle School) Every music course meets at least every other day in periods of at least ____ minutes.






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






8. Fifth tone in a major or minor scale.






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






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






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






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






13. Articulation for guitar produced by sliding the finger from one fret to the next down and back. Similar to a slur.






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






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






16. Music where two or more equally important melodic lines are combined and woven together with rhythmic contrast happening between the voices.






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. 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.






19. IV - I






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






21. American String Teachers Assocation






22. V - vi






23. Teaching methods help teachers establish ewquential curricular objectives in accord with their own teaching styles and beliefs.

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






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






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






27. Exact transposition of each note in a sequence.






28. Scales that share the same key signature (C major - A minor)






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






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






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






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






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






34. Fourth tone in a major/minor scale






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






36. An unessential note that falls on the beat






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






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






39. Another word for key.






40. Second melody above or below the main melody. Descant is a type of countermelody.






41. Increasing the note values of a musical theme - usually to twice their value.






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






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






44. How high or low a note is.






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






46. Background support for a melody.






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






48. A composition or part of a composition that can be performed backwards as well as forwards.






49. Unessential note that forms part of the harmony






50. Third tone in a major or minor scale