Musical Elements

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Across
  1. 1. the main tune in a piece of music
  2. 3. The speed of the music
  3. 6. the note is held for four beats in common time
  4. 8. this symbol tells you that music is soft
  5. 9. this divides music into groups of beats
  6. 11. When music gradually gets louder
  7. 12. this symbol raises the pitch by one half step
Down
  1. 2. the term for playing notes smoothly and connected
  2. 3. This symbol looks like a fancy letter "G" and tells you the pitch of the notes
  3. 4. A pattern of strong and weak beats; triple or duple
  4. 5. a musical sentence or idea
  5. 7. a set of notes arranged in order, often used to create a melody
  6. 9. the opposite of major in harmony often sounding sad
  7. 10. a symbol that shows silence in music
  8. 11. a combination of three of more notes played together