N5 Concepts Melody, Harmony, Rhythm and Tempo

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Across
  1. 2. Sliding rapidy up and down the notes
  2. 4. 2 chords at the end of a phrase. Chord V to chord I – the dominant to the tonic, sounds finished
  3. 5. A fast Scottish dance in compound time
  4. 7. A scale based on 5 notes. Very popular in folk (Scottish) Music
  5. 10. Music gets gradually slower
  6. 11. Each beat is divided into groups of 3 pulses 6/8, 9/8, 12/8
  7. 12. One note for each syllable
  8. 13. Moving in a downward direction
  9. 14. An interval of 2 semitones, e.g. from C to D or F to G etc.
  10. 15. A Scottish dance with four beats in the bar featuring dotted rhythms and a Scotch Snap
  11. 19. A change of key
  12. 20. An opening phrase in a melody
  13. 21. A scale built entirely on semitones
  14. 27. A musical decoration in the melody line
  15. 29. Two or more notes sounding together
  16. 32. Notes playing off or against the beat
  17. 33. Reply to an opening phrase
  18. 34. Musical idea heard more than once in exactly the same way by exactly that same instrument / voice
  19. 35. Another melody above the main tune, mainly in vocal music
  20. 37. A dance in simple time with three beats in the bar
  21. 38. Music gets gradually faster
  22. 39. Jumping between high notes and low notes
  23. 42. Fast
  24. 43. Moving in an upward direction
  25. 44. Music with a strong steady pulse with two or four beats in the bar (can be a Scottish dance)
  26. 45. A note which is held or repeated continuously in the bass part while the harmony changes over it
  27. 48. Notes which appear before the first strong beat of the bar. Almost like a very short lead-in
  28. 49. A fast Scottish dance in simple time with two or four beats in the bar.
  29. 50. A note which is held or repeated continuously in the upper part while the harmony changes below it
Down
  1. 1. Notes of the chord played separately
  2. 3. Music with 2, 3 or 4 beats in the bar. Each beat is usually 1 crotchet
  3. 6. A rapid repeated movement between 2 notes
  4. 8. A rhythmic accompaniment with a bass note played on the strong beat and a chord played off the beat
  5. 9. The shortest distance in music – half a tone C to C# or B to Bb, etc.
  6. 10. The performer plays pulls the tempo around to suit the music, “robbed time”
  7. 11. Two parts moving in opposite directions, one ascending, one descending
  8. 12. Moving by step to the note directly above or below
  9. 16. Nonsense words and sounds made up by a singer usually found in JAZZ music
  10. 17. A melody played against the main melody
  11. 18. Music made up on the spot
  12. 22. Music starts to slow down, “held back”
  13. 23. A scale built entirely on tones. Popular in 20th Century music and sometimes sounds strange to the ear
  14. 24. Several notes sung to one syllable
  15. 25. Notes that are stressed sounding louder than others.
  16. 26. A type of ornament played quickly before the note. Used mainly as a decoration
  17. 28. At a moderate pace
  18. 30. A pattern of notes repeated higher or lower
  19. 31. Music based on no particular key. Sounds dissonant and is hard to listen to
  20. 36. A rhythmic figure with a short accented note followed by a longer note. Mostly found in a Strathspey
  21. 40. Slow
  22. 41. The distance of eight notes
  23. 46. At a walking pace
  24. 47. 2 chords at the end of a phrase. Chord I to chord V – the tonic to the dominant, sounds unfinished