Basic Music Terminology

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Across
  1. 2. the symbol on a staff that indicates what the letter names will be for the lines and spaces of the staff
  2. 4. organized sound or silence that is intended to elicit an emotional response in the listener
  3. 5. the five parallel line used to notate music
  4. 6. always
  5. 9. soft
  6. 12. the regular evenly spaced pulse that is the basis for rhythm
  7. 13. signature the pattern of sharps and flats indicated on the staff at the beginning of a line of music
  8. 14. very loud
  9. 15. 120-168 beats per minute
  10. 17. 200-208 beats per minute
  11. 21. MM=## indicating the speed of the beat in (beats per minute)
  12. 23. very
  13. 24. 60-66 beats per minute
  14. 27. the process of dividing the time of individual beats into smaller/shorter lengths of time
  15. 28. a style of playing music tones in a "bell-like" or boing manner
  16. 31. the process of slowing down of a tempo (rallentando seems to be more of a letting go or dying away)
  17. 33. the process of slowing down of a tempo (ritardando seems to be a deliberate slowing or being late)
  18. 35. volume emphasis on tone the happen between beats
  19. 37. without
  20. 39. the variation of volume/loudness in music, and the symbols that indicated volume
  21. 41. the speed of the beat
  22. 42. a sudden strong tone
  23. 43. less
  24. 44. 40-60 beats per minute
  25. 45. a portion of music to be performed by one person
  26. 46. the tone, or musical sound starts with a "t" sound
Down
  1. 1. continue in a similar manner
  2. 3. indicates a lowered pitch
  3. 5. indicates a raised pitch
  4. 7. the system used by musicians to measure the length of tones
  5. 8. a style of playing musical tones with space between them
  6. 9. 168-200 beats per minute
  7. 10. medium soft
  8. 11. medium loud
  9. 16. a style of playing musical tones connected and smoothly
  10. 18. 76-108 beats per minute
  11. 19. loud
  12. 20. the gradual decrease in volume in music for expressive effect
  13. 21. 108-120 beats per minute
  14. 22. very soft
  15. 25. the tone is connected as smoothly as possible with the tone before it
  16. 26. more
  17. 28. the pattern of strong and weak beats in a piece of music (usually grouped into 2s, 3, or 4)
  18. 29. the gradual increase in volume in music for expressive effect
  19. 30. two or more pitches played, or sung at the same time
  20. 32. 66-76 beats per minute
  21. 34. two different pitches that sound unpleasant when played together
  22. 36. two different pitches that sound pleasant when played together
  23. 38. the relative highness or lowness of musical tones (determined by the number of vibrations per second)
  24. 40. little