Middle School Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. raises a pitch by a half step
  2. 5. A vertical line which separates measures
  3. 9. with fire
  4. 10. songlike
  5. 11. sweetly
  6. 12. Lines of the bass clef staff are G, B, D, F, A. Spaces of the bass clef staff are A, C, E, G. The two ‘dots’ of the bass clef are placed on either side of the fourth line of the staff, indicating the pitch “F”.
  7. 14. lowers a pitch by a half step
  8. 15. moderately loud
  9. 16. a group of performers
  10. 18. Two numbers at the beginning of a musical section which indicate howmany of a certain kind of beat are present in every measure
  11. 21. indicates which pitches are sharp or flat consistently throughout the music
  12. 26. quiet
  13. 28. walking tempo
  14. 30. a piece of music played by three performers
  15. 32. very quiet
  16. 33. moderately
  17. 36. the volume in relation to loudness
  18. 37. extremely fast
  19. 38. cappella unaccompanied singing
  20. 39. A happy-sounding key signature
  21. 41. a piece of music played by two performers
  22. 42. loud
Down
  1. 2. fast
  2. 3. very loud
  3. 4. a device which can be set to any consistent tempo
  4. 6. animated
  5. 7. Two barlines which indicate the end of a piece or song
  6. 8. providing background music for the performance
  7. 13. gradually speeding up
  8. 15. School Music Vocabulary
  9. 17. slow
  10. 19. Two barlines with two dots in front of them telling the performer to repeat the section of music
  11. 20. moderately quiet
  12. 22. Five horizontal lines and four spaces on which music is placed
  13. 23. Also called G-clef, the treble clef wraps around the second line of the staff indicating the pitch “G”. Lines of the treble clef staff are E, G, B, D, F. Spaces of the treble clef staff are F, A, C, E.
  14. 24. gradually slowing down
  15. 25. majestically
  16. 27. A mellow or sad-sounding key signature
  17. 29. mysteriously
  18. 31. a group of singers
  19. 34. the speed of the music
  20. 35. lively and fast
  21. 39. Box of music on the staff which contains a certain amount of beats as defined by the time signature (also sometimes referred to as a ‘bar’)
  22. 40. a piece of music played by only one performer