Texes Music Ec-12 (177) Secrets Study Guide: Texes Test Review for the Texas Examinations of Educator Standards

***Includes Practice Test Questions***

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The TExES (177) Music EC-12 Exam is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. TExES Music EC-12 Exam Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the TExES Music EC-12 exam.

Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the TExES Music EC-12 Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer.

TExES (177) Music EC-12 Exam Secrets Study Guide includes:

• A thorough review for the TExES Music EC-12 Exam
• A breakdown of listening
• An examination of music theory and composition
• An analysis of music history and culture
• A guide to music classroom performance
• An in-depth look at music education
• Comprehensive practice questions with detailed answer explanations

It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam.

The Listening section covers:

• Audiation
• Acoustics
• Pitch and musical tone
• Introduction of musical instruments
• Vocal exploration
• Creative and synchronized movement
• Exploring rhythm, beat, and tempo

The Music Theory and Composition section covers:

• Intervals
• Triads
• Chords
• Scales
• Cadence
• Harmonic analysis
• Modulation types
• Musical notation

The Music History and Culture section covers:

• Style and classifications of music
• Emergence of music
• Secular music
• Renaissance
• Bach and Handel
• Pre-Classical and Classical Periods
• Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven
• Romantic Period

The Music Classroom Performance section covers:

• Brass instruments
• Woodwind instruments
• Stringed instruments
• Keyboard and Percussion instruments
• Singing
• Sight-reading/sight-singing
• Electro-acoustic music

The Music Education section covers:

• Music curriculum
• Music and the arts
• Special needs children
• Behavioral disabilities
• Concert etiquette
• Music education at home
• Equipment and Materials

These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the TExES Music EC-12 Exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language.
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