Semester 1 Vocabulary

1. Five lines that music is notated on
6. A group of musicians
9. A piece of music, written by a composer
10. Notes that accent the melody
12. The sound and silences in time
13. Someone who writes music
15. A passage that brings a piece of music to an end.
16. A symbol that notates the pitches and their Frequency
17. - Sharps or flats at the beginning of a composition to indicate the key of a composition
19. Music that is played along with the melodic and harmonic lines
20. A category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a set of conventions

2. The sections of the music and where they are placed within
3. The pitch accuracy of a note
4. The “main idea” of the music
5. How something sounds
7. The mouth and facial muscle placement needed to play an instrument
8. Playing music in a non performance setting with other musicians
11. To compose a melody or musical idea without prior planning, during a performance or rehearsal
14. A category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a set of conventions
18. A sequence of notes in a designated key