Across
- 4. very loud
- 8. series of single tones that add up to a recognizable whole
- 11. as fast a tempo as possible
- 12. a single melodic line without accompaniment
- 14. playing a stringed instrument by which the strings are plucked
- 15. gradually louder
- 18. fast
- 19. a broken chord, or a chord in which individual notes are struck one by one, rather than all together at once
- 20. central note, scale, and chord within a piece, in a relationship to which all other tones in the piece are heard
- 21. gradually softer
- 24. highs or lows of sound
- 25. keyboard instrument with great range and versitlity
- 26. phrase ending with a more conclusive cadence
- 27. interval between two tones in which the higher tone is twice the frequency of the lower tone
- 32. moderately fast
- 34. accenting a note at an unexpected time
- 37. tone that is unstable and tense
- 38. becoming faster
- 41. distance in pitch between two tones
- 42. moderate tempo
- 43. symbol to indicate silence in music
- 46. very slow, broad
- 47. moderately soft
- 48. becoming slower
- 52. phrase ending with less conclusive cadence
- 54. basic pace of music
- 55. notation; set of five horizontal lines
- 56. moderately slow, walking pace
Down
- 1. slow
- 2. notation; indicates bow use in a certain way
- 3. very slow, solemn
- 5. loud
- 6. music in which one main melody is accompanied by chords
- 7. degrees of loudness or softness in music
- 9. moderatley loud
- 10. emphasis of a note
- 13. distance between the highest and lowest tones that a given voice or instrument can produce
- 16. combination of three or more tones sounded at once
- 17. performance of two or more melodic lines of relatively equal interest at the same time
- 22. tone combination that is stable and restful
- 23. shift from one key to another within the same place
- 28. describes scales or notes that are half step away from each other
- 29. part of a melody
- 30. regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time
- 31. a set of letters used to designate all musical sounds
- 33. quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another
- 35. very soft
- 36. series of pitches arranged in order from low to high or high to low
- 39. organization of beats into regular groups
- 40. very fast tempo
- 44. resting place at the end of a phrase in a melody
- 45. lively tempo
- 49. how chords are constructed and how they follow each other
- 50. notation; indicating what key to play the music
- 51. symbol placed at the beginning of the staff to show the exact pitch of notes placed on each line and space
- 53. the ordered duration of sounds and silences
