Across
- 1. the foundation upon which notes are drawn.
- 3. a musical notation sign that indicates the absence of a sound
- 5. a very slow tempo
- 7. extremely fast tempo
- 8. a gradual decrease in volume of a musical passage
- 10. three or more single pitches heard simultaneously
- 12. a playing technique that involves plucking the strings of a string instrument
- 15. the impression of stability and repose (consonance) in relation to the impression of tension or clash (dissonance) experienced by a listener when certain combinations of tones or notes are sounded together
- 17. A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.
- 19. alphabet- the connection between notes on a page and notes on the keyboard
- 20. A combination of two (or more) tones of different frequencies that results in a musically pleasing sound
- 23. moderately soft music
- 25. a difference in pitch between two sounds
- 27. a temporary displacement of the regular metrical accent in music caused typically by stressing the weak beat
- 28. phrase- the phrase ending with the more conclusive cadence
- 31. a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity
- 33. very loud
- 35. phrase- the phrase ending with the less conclusive cadence
- 36. the placement of sounds in time
- 38. term used to indicate a piece of music should be played with gradually increasing speed (or tempo)
- 41. the simplest of musical textures, consisting of a melody, typically sung by a single singer or played by a single instrument player without accompanying harmony or chords
- 43. the process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions
- 44. fast, quickly and bright music
- 46. directive to perform the indicated passage of a composition in a moderate tempo; moderately, restrained
- 48. the ending of a phrase, perceived as a rhythmic or melodic articulation or a harmonic change or all of these
- 49. the speed of the pulse/beat of a piece of music
- 50. The slowest tempo in music
- 51. the position of a single sound in the complete range of sound
- 52. a musical scale with twelve pitches, each a semitone, also known as a half-step, above or below its adjacent pitches
Down
- 2. to designate a section of music in which the music should be played loudly
- 4. the sound quality, or tone quality, of a note played on a particular musical instrument
- 6. the change from one tonality to another
- 9. a direction in music; to be played very softly
- 10. a gradual increase especially in the loudness of music
- 11. A directive to perform the indicated passage of a composition with a gradual slowing of the tempo, or to gradually delay the tempo
- 13. faster than presto
- 14. music should be played slowly
- 16. the interval between one musical pitch and another with double its frequency.
- 17. a moderately slow tempo
- 18. the basic unit of time, the pulse (regularly repeating event), of the mensural level (or beat level).
- 19. moderately loudly
- 21. a unit of musical meter that has a complete musical sense of its own, built from figures, motifs, and cells, and combining to form melodies, periods and larger sections
- 22. any set of musical notes ordered by fundamental frequency or pitch
- 24. soft or loud
- 26. indicate the loudness of music
- 29. signature- any of several combinations of sharps or flats after the clef at the beginning of each stave, indicating the key of a composition
- 30. an indication to play in a very quick, upbeat tempo
- 32. indicate the loudness of music
- 34. the distance from the lowest to the highest pitch it can play
- 37. a type of musical texture consisting of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody, as opposed to a musical texture with just one voice, monophony, or a texture with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords, homophony
- 38. a chord in which the notes are sounded individually
- 39. symbol placed at the beginning of the staff, determining the pitch of a particular line and thus setting a reference for, or giving a “key” to, all notes of the staff
- 40. faster than andante but not so fast as allegro
- 41. rhythmic pattern constituted by the grouping of basic temporal units, called beats, into regular measures, or bars
- 42. the group of pitches, or scale, that forms the basis of a musical composition
- 45. a texture in which a primary part is supported by one or more additional strands that flesh out the harmony
- 47. momentary emphasis on a particular rhythmic or melodic detail