Music Key Terms

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Y A K N E F N H P M K R O W F K H W M F C
J Y A J C M T R A N S P O S I T I O N X P
C K A F N X I C N Q S A C Q H A Q I Y U I
N I M P E R F E C T C A D E N C E U K L G
M L K G D H K C O U N T E R P O I N T M S
U T I X A P N A R X U X L D L S N V B H H
W H Q G C H C I A R T I C U L A T I O N U
S R R E D S G J Y I M U C K Y G W Y A N N
R N B D E M M A N T I C I P A T I O N Q L
A R T G T T G S X B L H G H U P L I G H N
P D W W P E H A R I T T P Y X V D L R R X
M N J A U C H A R M O N I C R H Y T H M K
O I V V R V E I H T A Y N P D V X W R T C
E N H A R M O N I C E Q U I V A L E N T K
D N S X E P U D W S Y E X B C C G G D I A
I E J A T B L I P Q G T P V D R C X D B D
Q C F E N H B M H B I A I O C M W U M E M
J L M X I Y W H O L E T O N E S C A L E V
T I E R C E D E P I C A R D I E L T G J T
K G W A N Q F E T Y X A G U E Y W I F H S
T A N V G M T G V X W R H J K E S E E J Q

Clues

  • A cadence intended to create surprise or suspense, usually consisting of chord V followed by chord VI (11, 7)
  • A major 3rd in the final tonic chord of a passage in minor (6, 2, 8)
  • A note played immediately before the chord to which it belongs, creating a dissonance with the current chord (12)
  • A scale in which the interval between every successive note is a whole tone (5, 4, 5)
  • An open-ended or inconclusive cadence ending with dominant chord (V) with the preceding chord usually I, II or IV (9, 7)
  • Same pitch notated in 2 different ways (eg Bb and A#) (10, 10)
  • Simultaneous combination of two or more melodies that usually have different rhythms (12)
  • The manner in which notes are played with regards to separation or connection (12)
  • The rate at which the harmony changes in a piece (8, 6)
  • Writing or performing music at a different pitch than the original (13)

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