Basic Music Terminology

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Across
  1. 1. the relative highness or lowness of musical tones (determined by the number of vibrations per second)
  2. 6. two or more pitches played, or sung at the same time
  3. 9. loud
  4. 10. very soft
  5. 13. the gradual decrease in volume in music for expressive effect
  6. 15. a style of playing music tones in a "bell-like" or boing manner
  7. 16. indicates a raised pitch
  8. 17. medium loud
  9. 19. 168-200 beats per minute
  10. 20. always
  11. 22. medium soft
  12. 23. two different pitches that sound pleasant when played together
  13. 25. the tone is connected as smoothly as possible with the tone before it
  14. 28. 120-168 beats per minute
  15. 31. indicates a lowered pitch
  16. 32. a style of playing musical tones with space between them
  17. 33. the regular evenly spaced pulse that is the basis for rhythm
  18. 34. very loud
  19. 37. more
  20. 38. the symbol on a staff that indicates what the letter names will be for the lines and spaces of the staff
  21. 39. the process of slowing down of a tempo (rallentando seems to be more of a letting go or dying away)
  22. 41. the variation of volume/loudness in music, and the symbols that indicated volume
  23. 42. the gradual increase in volume in music for expressive effect
  24. 43. two different pitches that sound unpleasant when played together
Down
  1. 2. the speed of the beat
  2. 3. very
  3. 4. the process of slowing down of a tempo (ritardando seems to be a deliberate slowing or being late)
  4. 5. organized sound or silence that is intended to elicit an emotional response in the listener
  5. 7. 76-108 beats per minute
  6. 8. less
  7. 10. 200-208 beats per minute
  8. 11. signature the pattern of sharps and flats indicated on the staff at the beginning of a line of music
  9. 12. a sudden strong tone
  10. 14. the system used by musicians to measure the length of tones
  11. 17. MM=## indicating the speed of the beat in (beats per minute)
  12. 18. the pattern of strong and weak beats in a piece of music (usually grouped into 2s, 3, or 4)
  13. 20. volume emphasis on tone the happen between beats
  14. 21. soft
  15. 22. 108-120 beats per minute
  16. 24. a portion of music to be performed by one person
  17. 26. a style of playing musical tones connected and smoothly
  18. 27. the five parallel line used to notate music
  19. 29. 40-60 beats per minute
  20. 30. little
  21. 32. the process of dividing the time of individual beats into smaller/shorter lengths of time
  22. 35. the tone, or musical sound starts with a "t" sound
  23. 36. continue in a similar manner
  24. 40. 60-66 beats per minute
  25. 44. without
  26. 45. 66-76 beats per minute