Musical Terms

4. An instruction in sheet music to play softly abbreviated by a “p”
6. The element of music pertaining to time, played as a grouping of notes into accented and unaccented beats
7. Pertaining to the loudness or softness of a musical composition. Also the symbols in sheet music indicating volume
11. Three notes played in the same amount of time as one or two beats
13. 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony
14. The principal note of a triad
15. Successive notes of a key or mode either ascending or descending

1. A dance written in triple time, where the accent falls on the first beat of each measure
2. A single line of music played or sung (A musical sentence)
3. One who directs a group of performers
5. A set of four musicians who perform a composition written for four parts
8. Three note chords consisting of a root, third, and fifth
9. A curve over notes to indicate that a phrase is to be played legato
10. A symbol indicating the note is to be raised by one semitone
12. Rapid alternation between notes that are a half tone or whole tone apart
16. In sheet music, a symbol at the beginning of the staff defining the pitch of the notes found in that particular staff