Basic Music Terminology

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