Basic Music Terminology

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