Across
- 3. Series of single tones that add up to a recognizable whole.
- 5. The second phrase in a period, and it ends with a strong cadence.
- 6. Very slow, broad
- 8. Means of playing a string instrument by which the strings are plucked usually with a finger of the right hand.
- 11. Moderately slow, a walking pace
- 12. Moderately fast
- 14. A set of five horizontal lines between or on which notes are posted.
- 17. How Chords are constructed and how they follow each other.
- 20. The first phrase of a period, which is a unit of melodic organization made up of two phrases.
- 21. gradually louder ( often abbreviated cresc.)
- 25. (1) Resting place at the end of a phrase in a melody. (2) Progression giving a sense of conclusion, often from the dominant chord to the tonic chord.
- 28. Tone combination that is stable and restful.
- 29. Moderate tempo
- 30. Relative highness or lowness of a sound.
- 33. A very fast tempo
- 34. A symbol to indicate the duration of silence in the music.
- 37. (f) loud
- 39. (pp) Very Soft
- 40. Forte- (mf) Moderately loud
- 41. Accenting a note at an unexpected time, as between two beats or on a weak beat. Syncopation is a major characteristic of jazz
- 42. Interval between two tones in which the higher tine has twice the frequency of the lower tone.
- 47. Term describing music in which one main melody is accompanied by chords
- 49. Organization of beats into regular groups.
- 50. Fast
- 51. Repeating pulsation that divides music into equal units.
- 53. Slow
- 54. Central note, scale, and chord within a piece, in relationship to which all other tones in the composition are heard.
Down
- 1. A fast a tempo as possible
- 2. Part of a melody
- 3. A series of 7 letters that represent the basic notes in music.
- 4. Lively tempo
- 7. Very slow, solemn
- 9. “Difference” in pitch between any two notes.
- 10. Performance of two or more melodic lines of relatively equal interest at the same time.
- 13. (ff) Very loud
- 15. See broken chord.
- 16. A note that is being played louder than the surrounding notes.
- 18. Shift from one key to another within a piece.
- 19. (Diminuendo) Gradually softer
- 22. The ordered durations of sounds and silence.
- 23. (mp) Moderately soft
- 24. Degrees of loudness or softness in music.
- 26. Becoming faster
- 27. Single melodic line without accompaniment
- 31. Tone Combination that is unstable and tense.
- 32. Term that means "with bow" and is used as a direction for Stringed instrument player to play with the bow
- 35. (Tone Color) Quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another.
- 36. Sharp or flat signs immediately following the clef sign at the beginning of a piece of music, indicating the key in which the music is to be played.
- 38. Combination of three or more tones sounded at once.
- 39. Widely used keyboard instrument of great range and versatility, whose sound is produced by felt- covered hammers striking against steel strings.
- 43. The basic pace of a piece of music, indicating how fast or slow the music should be played.
- 44. Series of pitches arranged in order from low to high or high to low
- 45. Becoming slower
- 46. The use of notes that are not part of the diatonic scale that a melody is based on
- 48. A Symbol at the beginning of the staff to show the precise pitch of notes placed on each line and space.
- 52. The distance between the highest and the lowest notes an instrument can play.