Across
- 2. step: an interval equal to two half steps or semitones, commonly used in Western music to refer to the distance between two adjacent notes on a keyboard or fretted instrument.
- 5. the main melodic refrain of a song
- 8. scale: a scale consisting of all twelve pitches of the Western chromatic system, in ascending or descending order
- 11. a person who leads an orchestra or choir
- 12. a succession of musical notes that create a recognizable tune
- 13. staff: the combination of the treble and bass staves in sheet music, commonly used for piano music and other keyboard instruments
- 14. the volume of sound in music
- 16. the musical pulse that divides time into equal divisions
- 18. an informal term for a measure
- 19. lowest musical range, the bass clef is used for the notation of notes in this range
- 20. the speed of a piece of music, typically measured in beats per minute
Down
- 1. a person who writes music
- 3. beats per minute, a measure of tempo
- 4. lowest male voice
- 6. the note from which a chord or scale is built
- 7. the simultaneous sounding of musical notes
- 9. musical harmony that is pleasing to the ear
- 10. two or more notes played simultaneously
- 15. a musical performance before an audience
- 17. a musical chord consisting of a root, third, and fifth