Music Vocabulary Review
Across
- 4. Play softly
- 5. Repeat back to the beginning and play until you see "Fine"
- 10. Gradually slower
- 11. Play in a smooth and connected style
- 12. A curved line that connects two or more different pitches, notes are played in the same bow stroke
- 13. The distance between two notes
- 14. Extends the music staff higher or lower
- 16. A lively tempo, faster than Andante, but slower than Allegro
- 18. Indicates a medium tempo
- 19. Indicates how many beats are in each measure and what note value equals one beat
- 23. Emphasize the note by adding weight or increasing speed at the beginning of the bow stroke
- 26. Time Another term that indicates 4/4 time signature
- 27. Sign Go back and play the music again
- 28. Note or notes that come before the first full measure of a piece of music. These "extra" beats are borrowed from the last measure.
- 29. An Italian term indicating that music should be played in a "singing" style
- 32. How well each note is played in tune
- 35. Return to the original tempo
- 37. A group of three notes that are spread evenly across one or more beats
- 38. A sequence of notes ascending or descending step-by-step
Down
- 1. Indicates that the note or rest should be held longer than normal
- 2. A chord whose pitches are played one at a time
- 3. Notes that are altered with sharps, flats and naturals - two or more pitches in half steps
- 5. These markings indicate what volume to play
- 6. The art of freely creating your own music as you play
- 7. Playing two strings at once
- 8. Indicates what notes will be sharp, flat or natural for a piece of music
- 9. Two or more notes played in the same bow direction with a stop between each note
- 15. Notes are played with a stopped bow stroke, indicated by a dot above or below the note
- 17. A very slow tempo
- 19. Indicates the speed of the music
- 20. Occurs when the time signature changes in music
- 21. Occurs when an accent or emphasis is given to a note that is not on a strong beat (offbeat)
- 22. Indicates that you should play with the bow
- 24. Indicates a walking tempo
- 25. A curved line that connects two or more of the same pitches
- 30. Indicates a fast tempo
- 31. Indicates that you should pluck the notes
- 33. Another term that indicates cut time
- 34. Two or more pitches sounding at the same time
- 36. Play loudly