PRAXIS Review

What are the main incentives for aspiring performers to compete in local, regional, and national competitions?

When encountering a difficult passage, how do musicians most effectively practice that passage?

Which of the following is the articulation that indicates the note be played slightly longer and with rubato?

The Fibonacci sequence in mathematics can be seen in all of the following aspects of music EXCEPT...

what enlightenment opera form has three acts with alternating arias and recitatives with usually six or seven characters

Which American musical is considered to be the first complete Broadway musical with a beginning to end plot?

The Middle Eastern maqam system of melodic organization is most similar to which aspect of Western music theory?

The twelve-tone technique of music was created by:

What is the name of the motion of two musical lines where one line stays stationary while the other moves up or down?

Which major pedagogue developed the system of music education through movement called eurythmics?

In the example below, which articulation indicates that the note should be played with the shortest duration?

Which of the following best describes the melodic interval in the example below?

Ostinatos are found extensively in the world music of which of the following regions?

The rhythms of music are most related to...

Which movement of the 19th century featured music that evoked a place through the use of folk melodies?

Which of these was an early form of polyphony during the Medieval period in which voices were sung in parallel motion?

Which of the following chord progressions best describes the example below?

How did the orchestra shift the way it used certain instrument families from the Baroque to the Classical era?

Cajun music of Louisianna traces its roots back to which European culture?

How does the bow handling on the cello and bass differ from bow handling on the violin and viola? (#76)

Which of the following is an example of absolute music, as opposed to program music?

Which of the following should be performed at an extremely slow and broad tempo?

Which of the following articulations would best evoke a sense of raindrops?

What is the foundational tool for beginning improvisation?

Of the following, which is the most secure job in music (provides opportunities for high quality playing and benefits)?

Which of the following is a traditional form of Japanese theater that stems from the 1600s?

Which of the following is the name of the note in the example below?

Which of the following best describes the seventh chord in the example below?

Which of the following musical terms comes from the italian term meaning "to hurry"?

Which of the following instrument groups would an orchestrator choose to represent a lush canvas of passionate sound?

Which of the these would best help a music producer with career advancement in an increasingly competitive environment?

How does funk music differ from soul and R&B music?

Which of the following is an example of compound meter?

Which of the following compositional tools describes a group of closely spaced notes played simultaneously?

Which of the following careers is concerned with overseeing and promoting the health of the performing artist?

Which of the following best describes the harmonic interval in the example below?

What role did freedom songs play during the period of apartheid in South Africa?

Which of the following coursework would be most important to an aspiring audio engineer?

Which of the following forms is a monothematic composition (single subject is echoed through imitation and development)?

The bass in the above example uses which of the following rhytmic patterns?

The waltz form places rhythmic emphasis on which beat?

What is NOT a typical instrument of Appalachian folk music?

The second measure of the example below uses which rhythmic device?

Which of the following is the purpose of a leitmotif?

Which of the following best describes rondo form?

Musical phrasing, contour, and line can be most analogous to...

Which movement in music parallels the movement in visual arts by painters like Monet, Cézanne, Degas, Manet, and Renoir?

Name the harmony in the example below.

What is one of the earliest forms of jazz music?

The overtone series can best be understood within the context of which scientific discipline?

A career in music business would include which of the following job titles?

Which of the following is NOT an example of compound musical form?

A loud, forceful, and fast sound tends to convey which of the following moods?

Which of the following should be done first before harmonizing a given melody?

Which of the following is the name of the note in the example below?

Which of these composers wrote music that featured brass with large orchestrations and more powerful orchestral sounds?

A performer's decision to add dramatic intent within a certain musical piece is conceptually most similar to...

The structure of sonata form in music can be seen most similarly to which literary narrative structure?

Which period of classical Western music featured heavy ornamentation and improvised embellishment of a musical line?

The Sugarhill Gang helped to widely popularize which term in their 1979 song Rapper's Delight?

Which of the following best describes the cadence below?

Of these Cuban styles, which is derived from mambo with a rhythmic pattern of two eighths followed by a quarter note?

The black church heavily influenced which musical genre through improvisation, storytelling, and call and response?

The chord in the example above can be best described as which of the following?

Call and response singing, polyrhythms, and improvised rhythms, are all common features of music from:

What is the implied time signature of the example?

The "ballad" refers to a musical form orignially based on what literay form?

The exerpt is the best subdividedd into which pulse subdivisions?

The jazz improvisational style can be compared to what Classical musical style?

Identify the dissonance found above the asterisk in the given voice-leading exmple

Composers typically use which of the following musical modes to convey sadness?

What is the musical mode in the example below?

What is the minimum education requirement for those wishing to enter a career in music education?

Raggae music originated in which Caribbean nation in the 1960s?

Which of the following musical elements is stylistic of the African musical tradition?