Basic Music Terminology

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