Musical Theory Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. Clef Lower register of notes on a musical staff starting with “G”
  2. 6. a combination of three of more notes built off of a single note, called the root
  3. 7. Symbol placed at the left-hand end of a staff, indicating the pitch of the notes written on it
  4. 8. Music's pattern in time and is the one indispensable element of all music
  5. 10. Musical notation that indicates a period of silence
  6. 13. Refers to a single unit of time featuring a specific number of beats played at a particular tempo
  7. 14. The speed at which a passage of music is or should be played. pace
  8. 16. Signature is the symbol that tells you the meter of the piece and how it is written
Down
  1. 1. The basic rhythmic unit of a measure, or bar, not to be confused with rhythm
  2. 2. An Acronym used to measure the tempo
  3. 3. Sets of musical notes organized by pitch and arranged on staff lines
  4. 4. A symbol that represents a sound in music, including its pitch and duration/rhythm
  5. 5. notes that are slightly lower in pitch (1/2 step)
  6. 9. Clef Higher register of notes on a musical staff starting with “E”
  7. 11. notes that are slightly higher in pitch (1/2 step)
  8. 12. A set of five lines and four spaces. Each line and space indicates a specific pitch
  9. 15. The frequency of the note’s vibration/how high or low notes sound