Musical Terms

5. is a series of single tones that add up to a recognized whole
6. is a system of writing so that specific pitches and rhythms can be communicated
10. Italian word for very soft
14. stop playing two notes at once
15. very thin piece of wood of cane used in woodwind instruments
16. relative highness or lowness that you hear in a sound
17. very high pitched tones
18. main tool for composers of electronic music during the 1950s
19. moderately loud

1. shows the music for each instrumental or vocal category in a performing group
2. Italian word for slow
3. Italian word for loud
4. degrees of loudness or softness in music
5. musicians use this on their instruments to muffle the sound
7. shows meter of a piece
8. is a musical effect that creates a vibrating tone. Played by string players
9. plucked string
11. highest range of pitch a woman can sing up to
12. a regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time
13. gradually louder