15 Music Words

2. How a piece is organized or fits together; its structure.
5. The unique sound and acoustical properties of an individual instrument or passage.
6. The underlying chord progression or accompaniment could also be called:
8. A collection of notes with an underlying quality (or organizational principle) upon which music is built.
9. Changes to the volume as applied by the performer, or the symbols that indicate such changes.
13. Notes played "off of" or "against" the beat instead of "on" or "with" the beat.
15. An often large ensemble of musicians that can include strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.

1. The name of an individual pitch; the fundamental building block of music.
3. The underlying pattern of strong and weak beats, represented in the music by the time signature.
4. The speed of the beat.
7. An articulation that indicates a note should be emphasized, or played with extra force.
10. The recognizable or singable part of the music; the "tune."
11. The timing of the music on top of the beat.
12. A group of notes played at the same time. A triad.
14. The overall sound with all the instruments and timbres combined into their final effect.