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