Music Terms

3. Music performed by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment.
5. a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range is the lowest female voice type
7. A scale is any consecutive series of notes that form a progression between one note and its octave, typically by order of pitch or fundamental frequency.
9. type of classical singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types.
12. the words of a song in popular music.
14. a song that tells a story, and it can be dramatic, funny, or romantic
17. the speed or pace of a given composition.
18. a contrasting section that prepares for the return of the original material section.
20. when the music is interrupted, spaced out, or intervened with in some way
22. a clef placing G above middle C on the second-lowest line of the staff.
24. Italian for 'lively' or 'cheerful'

1. writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme.
2. the most common voice types for males
4. It is the highest male chest voice type.
6. lip-vibrated instrument.
8. a part of a song that is repeated after each verse
10. a rapid, slight variation in pitch in singing or playing some musical instruments, producing a stronger or richer tone.
11. when the notes of a chord are performed one after the other instead of all at the same time.
13. s the end of a phrase in which the melody or harmony creates a sense of full or partial resolution.
15. music without any vocals
16. The beat is often defined as the rhythm listeners would tap their toes to when listening to a piece of music, or the numbers a musician counts while performing
19. the layering of several tones played simultaneously - usually built on superposed thirds
21. In music, notes are distinct and isolatable sounds that act as the most basic building blocks for nearly all of music.
23. the second highest part in four-part music for males
25. a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.