Across
- 4. progression from a dissonance to a consonance
- 5. music texture in which one main melody is accompanied by chords
- 7. smallest interval traditionally used in western music
- 11. music based on a minor scale
- 13. technique of combining two or more melodic lines into a meaningful whole
- 16. most basic chords, consisting of three alternate tones of the scale
- 17. the immediate repetition of a melodic pattern on a higher or lower pitch
- 18. interval twice as large as a half step
- 19. shift from one key to another within the same piece
- 22. built on the fourth note of the scale
- 23. music based on a major scale
- 27. sounding of the individual tones of a chord in sequence rather than simultaneously
- 29. built on the first/tonic note of the scale, usually begins and ends a piece
- 30. series of seven tones within an octave with a specific pattern of whole and half steps: WHWWHWW
- 31. creation of music at the same time as it is performed
- 32. tone combination that is stable and restful
- 33. progression giving a sense of conclusion
Down
- 1. series of chords
- 2. scale including all twelve tones of the octave, each tone is a half step away from the next
- 3. series of seven different tones within an octave, consisting of a specific pattern of whole and half steps: WWHWWWH
- 6. number of layers of sound that are heard at once, what kinds of layers they are, and how they relate to each other
- 8. series of pitches arranged in order from low to high or high to low
- 9. two part form, AB
- 10. performance of a single melodic line by more than one instrument or voice at the same pitch
- 12. sharps or flats immediately following the clef sign, indicating the key in which the music is to be played
- 14. ornamental tones that are either improvised or indicated on the music by signs or notes in small print
- 15. tone combination that is unstable and tense
- 16. three part form, ABA
- 20. built on the fifth note of the scale
- 21. single melodic line without accompaniment
- 24. tonality, central note/scale/chord within a piece
- 25. organization of musical ideas in time
- 26. characteristic way of using melody, rhythm, tone, color, dynamics, harmony, texture, and form in music
- 28. performance of two or more melodic lines of relatively equal interest at the same time
