Across
- 3. a group of musicians who perform together
- 7. a scale of half steps
- 8. how fast or slow the music is
- 10. the language that most musical terms (like 'accelerando' or 'allegro')are written in
- 13. a person who plays an instrument
- 14. how notes that are marked 'staccato' should be played
- 16. a symbol that lowers the pitch by a half step
- 17. a specific grouping of beats, separated by bar lines on a musical staff
- 18. a symbol placed at the beginning of a musical staff to indicate the pitch range of notes (treble or bass)
- 19. the person who directs the performance of an ensemble
Down
- 1. symbols at the beginning of music that tell you which notes are sharp or flat throughout a piece
- 2. symbols that control the way a note is performed, like the punctation of music
- 4. more than two notes played at the same time
- 5. a symbol that raises the pitch by a half step
- 6. a sequence of notes played one after the other to produce a tune
- 9. a symbol that tells you to play the note louder or with emphasis
- 11. how well a musical ensemble plays in tune with each other
- 12. the person who writes the music
- 14. a series of notes organized by pitch in an ascending or descending pattern
- 15. markings that tell us how loudly or softly to play the music