Music Vocabulary Quiz

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Across
  1. 3. the measured distance between two musical pitches
  2. 7. the element of music as it unfolds in time
  3. 9. beats organized into recurring and recognizable accent patterns
  4. 11. usually refers to a type of violin/string playing in which a string is plucked by the fingers
  5. 13. a common meter with three beats per measure
  6. 14. the combination of instruments that a composition is written for
  7. 15. short, detached notes
  8. 16. a group of musical performers
Down
  1. 1. the lowest-sounding non-pitched percussion instrument
  2. 2. an "off-beat" accent
  3. 4. an indication for all performers to play together
  4. 5. a slow, solemn tempo
  5. 6. a short rhythmic/melodic idea that is repeated exactly over an over throught a musical section or work
  6. 8. the rendering of a single melodic line by several performers simultaneously
  7. 10. gradually getting quieter
  8. 12. momentarily emphasizing a note with a dynamic attack