Nathan's Music Crossword

4. A melodic or, sometimes a harmonic idea presented in a musical form.
6. In sheet music, a symbol at the beginning of the staff defining the pitch of the notes found in that particular staff.
8. The element of music pertaining to time, played as a grouping of notes into accented and unaccented beats.
10. To repeat a previous part of a composition generally after other music has been played.
13. The movement of chords in succession.
14. A group singing in unison.
15. One of the two modes of the tonal system. Identified by the dark, melancholic mood.
16. Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord.
20. Indicating speed.
22. Quick repetition of the same note or the rapid alternation between two notes.
24. Eight full tones above the key note where the scale begins and ends.

1. Signature A numeric symbol in sheet music determining the number of beats to a measure.
2. The unit of musical rhythm.
3. A symbol indicating the note is to be raised by one semitone.
5. Pleasing combination of two or three tones played together in the background while a melody is being played.
6. Group of singers in a chorus.
7. A repeating phrase that is played at the end of each verse in the song.
9. One of the two modes of the tonal system. These have a positive affirming character.
11. Arrangement of music for a combined number of instruments.
12. Harsh, discordant, and lack of harmony. Also a chord that sounds incomplete until it resolves itself on a harmonious chord.
17. A chord comprised of three whole tones resulting in an augmented fourth or diminished fifth.
18. A piece of music written for two vocalists or instrumentalists.
19. System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note.
21. The frequency of a note determining how high or low it sounds.
23. Made up of five horizontal parallel lines and the spaces between them on which musical notation is written.