Across
- 3. - Tone color, quality of sound that distinguishes one verse or instrument to another. It is determined by the harmonies of sound.
- 5. - Rapid alternation between notes that are a half tone or whole tone apart.
- 6. : relative loudness or softness
- 8. - A rhythmic succession of musical tones, a melody for instruments and voices.
- 9. - A melodic or, sometimes a harmonic idea presented in a musical form.
- 11. - Three note chords consisting of a root, third, and fifth.
- 13. : the speed at which a regular pulse is repeated
- 14. - A composition written for three voices and instruments performed by three
- 16. - A form of Italian opera beginning at the end of the 19th century. The setting is contemporary to the composer’s own time, and the characters are modeled after every day life.
- 17. : being in tune with accompaniment or others
- 18. : vocal term--where the sound is placed in the head
- 21. : the highness or lowness of sound measured in Hz.
- 24. beginning of a sound
- 27. music - Music composed such that each note is used the same number of times.
- 28. meter: Meter that is made up of simple meters 2/4+3/4
- 30. - The tonal characteristics determined by the relationship of the notes to the tone.
- 32. : mentally breaking down a rhythm into divisions
- 36. time - Time signature with three beats to the measure.
- 37. : sitting/standing correctly and efficiently
- 39. - Three notes played in the same amount of time as one or two beats.
- 42. cappella:Singing without accompaniment
- 43. : how a sound is ended
- 44. note - A whole note is equal to 2 half notes, 4 quarter notes, 8 eighth notes, etc.
- 47. - Passage for the entire ensemble or orchestra without a soloist.
- 48. : two or more pitches sounding together
- 49. : emphasis on a note, word, or phrase
Down
- 1. : the system of moving from chord to chord
- 2. - Quick repetition of the same note or the rapid alternation between two notes.
- 4. less - Unmusical, without tone.
- 5. - The playing or singing the upper half of the vocal range. Also the highest voice in choral singing.
- 6. : moving within a key without changes
- 7. : playing a series of pitches without tonguing
- 9. - The first tone of a scale also known as a keynote.
- 10. : notes played or sung in one breath
- 12. : the way a sound is started and ended
- 15. : mouth position in brass and woodwinds
- 19. - Creating variation pitch in a note by quickly alternating between notes.
- 20. - Two or more voices or instruments playing the same note simultaneously.
- 22. : music that is written for spiritual or religious use
- 23. : moving in half-steps
- 25. : pitches in sequence that form a pattern
- 26. -The range of an instrumental or a vocal part.
- 29. : italian system of pitch and interval ear training
- 31. scale - A scale consisting of only whole-tone notes. Such a scale consists of only 6 notes.
- 33. : one cycle of inspiration/expiration
- 34. - Pertains to tone or tones.
- 35. : feeling where the beat is
- 38. - The raising and lowering a pitch of an instrument to produce the correct tone of a note.
- 40. : the division of time into units
- 41. : music that is written for entertainment
- 45. Signature - A numeric symbol in sheet music determining the number of beats to a measure.
- 46. : how a sound is placed in time