Across
- 4. The smallest distance between two notes in Western music
- 5. Playing notes smoothly and connected
- 6. The lower-pitched clef used for deeper sounds
- 8. The higher-pitched clef used for many instruments and voices
- 10. A section played by one performer alone
- 15. A small musical section that forms a musical idea
- 16. The words of a song
- 19. A direction to play music softly
- 20. Musical parts that support the main melody
- 21. Gradually getting louder
- 23. A sequence of musical notes that forms a recognizable tune
- 24. A direction to play music loudly
- 26. Adjusting pitch so instruments sound correct together
- 28. The system used to write music with symbols
- 31. A vertical line that divides measures on a staff
- 32. A group of musicians performing together
- 38. A supporting musical line that complements the melody
- 40. Gradually getting softer
- 43. The musical sound produced by singing
- 44. A symbol that lowers a note by a half step
- 46. A symbol that represents a musical sound
- 47. A symbol that cancels a sharp or flat
- 49. A practice session for musicians
Down
- 1. A symbol at the beginning of the staff that shows note pitch
- 2. A piece of written music
- 3. The distance equal to two half steps
- 7. A series of notes arranged from low to high
- 9. The combination of notes played together to support a melody
- 10. Playing notes short and separated
- 11. The speed at which music is played
- 12. How high or low a musical sound is
- 13. The pattern of beats or timing in music
- 14. Emphasis placed on a particular note
- 17. A symbol that represents silence in music
- 18. Numbers that show how many beats are in each measure
- 22. A group of beats separated by bar lines
- 25. A musical sound with a specific pitch
- 27. The distance between two notes
- 29. A person who writes music
- 30. A device used to produce musical sounds
- 33. A symbol that raises a note by a half step
- 34. Three or more notes played together
- 35. The volume or loudness of music
- 36. The set of five lines where musical notes are written
- 37. The basic unit of time in music
- 39. The distance between one note and the next note with the same name
- 41. The act of playing or singing music for an audience
- 42. A person who directs musicians during a performance
- 45. A sign that tells musicians to play a section again
- 48. The group of notes that a piece of music is based on
