Musical Terms Word Search
By Reggie J·Published ·Updated
Musical terms word search puzzles for theory and rehearsal vocabulary — tempo, dynamics, intervals and quiet classroom English. Free online for adults; no artist names. Easy to hard plus large print. No timer, no account.
Musical Terms puzzles
Easy · 10×10 · 10 words
Musical Terms: Basics
Easy · 10×10 · 10 words
Musical Terms: On the Staff
Easy · 10×10 · 10 words
Musical Terms: Gentle Walk
Hard · 15×15 · 18 words
Hard Musical Terms: Full Lexicon
Large print · 9×9 · 8 words
Large Print Musical Terms: Soft Beat
Medium · 12×12 · 14 words
Musical Terms: Theory Desk
Medium · 12×12 · 14 words
Musical Terms: Rehearsal Marks
Medium · 12×12 · 14 words
Musical Terms: Warm Corner
Part of our Music word search collection.
What words are in the musical terms word search?
Musical-terms lists cover theory English — tempo, interval, fermata, cadence — with no artist names.
The full musical terms word bank has 40 words. Each puzzle picks a set from this list, so no two grids are quite the same:
ACCENT · BAR · BEAT · CADENCE · CHORD · CLEF · DYNAMICS · FERMATA · FLAT · HALF · HARMONIZE · HARMONY · INTERVAL · KEY · LEDGER · MEASURE · MELODY · METER · MODULATE · NATURAL · NOTE · OCTAVE · PHRASE · PITCH · QUARTER · REST · RHYTHM · SCALE · SHARP · SIGNATURE · SLUR · STAFF · TEMPO · TIE · TIME · TONE · TRILL · UNISON · VOLUME · WHOLE
Who is this theme good for?
Rehearsal warm-ups, adult learners and choir members refreshing vocabulary.
A solving tip
Short words like BAR, KEY and TIE hide on edges; find DYNAMICS and SIGNATURE first on harder grids.
How these puzzles work
Every puzzle is free and plays in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Drag across a word, or tap its first and last letter. Easy grids are 10×10 with words across and down; medium grids are 12×12 and add diagonals; hard grids are 15×15 with words in all eight directions. Press Large print above any grid for bigger letters. Progress is saved on your device, and there is never a timer. New to word searches? Read how to play.
Sources & notes
Word lists on Words at Rest use American English spelling (for example color, not colour). Merriam-Webster records colour as chiefly the British spelling of color. Merriam-Webster: colour.
“chiefly British spelling of color”
