Across
- 2. pattern that is repeated with the notes sustained for double their previous duration
- 3. a form -ABA
- 6. the 'height' of a sound, e.g. high, middle, low
- 9. a catchy section of a piece of music that draws the listener in
- 10. a slide from one note to another
- 15. the why in which specific parts or notes in a piece of music are played
- 16. underlying regular pulses in music
- 18. cross _______ are confilicting patterns of beats played simultaneously.
- 20. a pattern that is restated by the same or different instrument (unifying feature)
- 21. anything in music that is new or different, changing, or interesting. A composer will change musical aspects throughout the piece to make it interesting.
- 25. melodic or chordal pattern heard throughout the melody, usually only a few bars in length (mostly jazz or rock)
- 26. where string players pluck the strings rather than bow
- 27. the extend of the notes used in the melody
- 29. a timbre created from using electronic technology
- 31. a feel or grove based on two emphasised subdivisions in a triplet-style dotted rhythm
- 32. texture characterised by a single melody line and harmony (accompaniment)
- 33. in electronic music, the manipulation of sounds, the effect by which sound moves from one speaker to another
- 34. the thickness of sound (texture)
- 37. vocal technique of distorting the pitch by sliding around it
- 40. this form of music is where there is a returning main theme with contrasting sections between the returns
- 42. the ending to a piec of music or song, where it is musically resolved
- 43. where the 12 semitones of a scale are utilised
- 45. volume of sound in music
- 46. with sudden emphasisslur notes joined together (articulation)
- 47. a chord where all the notes are played simultaneously rather than one by one. A _____ chord.
- 51. two or more performers playing or singing at the same pitch
- 53. the major and minor scales used in Western music
- 54. the speed at which the meldoy is performed
- 55. the grouping of beats in a piece of music and the basis for measuring time
- 56. effect produced by the combination of voices and/or instruments in music (vertical)
- 57. this form is where the music contains verses only, each with the same melody but different lyrics(structure)
- 58. rapid alteration between two notes
- 59. emphasis on the wek or off beats
- 60. a melody that is heard at the same time as the main melody
- 62. the written representation of music )can be traditional or graphic)
- 63. texture in which two or more lines are played or sung at the same time, with different variations of the same melody
Down
- 1. played smoothly
- 4. a musical technique where the notes of a chord are played individually in succession, rather than simultaneously
- 5. the completion, or resolvingof a musical phrase or piece of music
- 7. quivering or shaking on a note, a rapid slight change in pitch to create tonal intensity/warmth
- 8. pitch that is untuned
- 11. very soft volume
- 12. another word for tone colour - the aspect of sound that allows the listener to identify the sound source, quality of sound
- 13. when a note is payed/sung before a strong beat, before the main phrase
- 14. notes around a note (higher and/or then lower) then the first note again
- 17. gradually getting louder
- 19. moderately volume
- 22. _____ composed music has lyrics and melody which change with each verse/section
- 23. an Indian musical form that expresses moods through micritones and features of improvisation and ornamentation
- 24. one or more notes held throughout a piece or section of music
- 28. constant reoccuring features that bind a piece together
- 30. harmonious sound that is 'easy' on the Western ear
- 31. improvised nonsense syllables that are sung, common in jazz
- 33. texture chracterised by two or more melodic lines played or sung simultaneously
- 35. part sung or played by itself
- 36. chord with three notes
- 38. a melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic fragment heard throughout a piece of music that helps to unify a piece
- 39. the decoration of a melody or harmony with special musical features to add interest and expressive qualities
- 41. sound created by a clash of discordant notes
- 44. a rhythmic device where two beats of equal value are played in the time normally occupied by three beats
- 48. the shape of the melody is the melodic _____
- 49. this type of technique relates to the way a performer plays a piece of music
- 50. a constantly repeated musical phrase in the same instrument or voice
- 52. the singing of several notes to one syllable
- 61. the pitch arrangement chosen by the composer, usally based on a scale or mode