Music Terms

1. – To place emphasis on a particular note
5. Time – Each beat of the measure is divided into two equal parts
7. – Held to the full time value
8. – To place displace the usual rhythmic accent on the weak beat instead of the strong beat
11. – Very loud
13. – Suddenly with force
14. – Played by plucking strings with a finger instead of a bow
15. Time – Each beat of the measure is divided into three equal parts
16. – Heavily accented

1. – Gradually accelerating of tempo
2. – Becoming gradually louder
3. – To play smoothly
4. – Gradually becoming softer
6. – A pulsating effect produced in an instrument by small and rapid vibrations in pitch
9. – Very soft
10. – To play notes detached
12. – Gradually slowing of tempo
17. – To play with a flexible tempo