Music vocabulary
Across
- 4. lower half a note in pitch b
- 6. gradually increasing in speed. accel.
- 12. very softly. pp
- 13. a note having the time value of two quarter notes or half of a whole note
- 16. performed with sudden emphasis.sfz
- 19. indicates that musical notes are played or sung smoothly and connected
- 20. soft.p
- 22. the variation in loudness between notes or phrases.
- 25. notation to specify how many of a particular note value are contained in each measure
- 26. a gradual increase in loudness.<
- 28. loud or strong f
- 29. a decrease in loudness. dim.
- 30. a continuous slide upward or downward between two notes.
Down
- 1. note that lasts 4 beats
- 2. each note sharply detached or separated from the others. .
- 3. gradually decreasing in speed. rit
- 5. used to notate pitches above middle C on the piano.
- 7. a set of sharp, flat, or rarely, natural symbols placed on the staff at the beginning of a section of music.
- 8. how fast a piece of music is
- 9. a clef placing F below middle C on the second-highest line of the staff.
- 10. note that lasts for half a beat
- 11. moderately soft. mp
- 14. half step up in pitch#
- 15. a pause of unspecified length on a note or rest
- 17. very loud.ff
- 18. note played for one quarter of the duration of a whole note
- 21. suddenly sub.
- 23. moderately loud. mf
- 24. momentary emphasis on a particular rhythmic or melodic detail
- 27. a gradual decrease in loudness in a piece of music.>