Musical Terms, Crossword Puzzle

Musical Terms, Crossword Puzzle
Answer key’s included.

The terms used in the puzzle are:

tempo: the speed of the musical beat
tenor: a high-ranged male voice
baritone: a moderately low male voice; in range between a tenor and a bass
bass: the lowest male voice
soprano: the highest ranged woman’s voice
alto: a low-ranged female voice
mezzo-soprano: a dramatic woman’s voice that combines the power of an alto with the primary high range of a soprano
metronome: a mechanical (or electric) device that precisely measures tempo
mezzo: an Italian prefix that means “medium”
bar: a common term for a musical measure
beat: a musical pulse
conductor: the leader of a performing group of musicians
crescendo: gradually getting louder
dynamic: the musical element of relative musical loudness or quietness
ensemble: a group of musical performers
falsetto: a vocal technique that allows a male to sing in a much higher, lighter register (by vibrating only half of the vocal cord)
genre: a category of musical composition (the specific classification of a musical work)
key: the central note, chord or scale of a musical composition or movement
note: in music notation, a black or white oval-shaped symbol (with or without a stem/flag) that represents a specific rhythmic duration and/or pitch
octave: a musical interval between two pitches in which the upper pitch vibrates twice as fast as the lower
transition: a bridge section between two musical ideas
transposition: shifting a piece to a different pitch level
tremolo: rapid repetition of a pitch (i.e.: bowing a string rapidly while maintaining a constant pitch)
vibrato: small fluctuations in pitch used to make a sound more expressive
syncopation: an “off-the-beat” accent
modulation: the process of changing from one musical key to another
chord: a harmonic combination that has three or more pitches sounding simultaneously
accent: momentarily emphasizing a note with a dynamic attack