| MEDIANT | In music, the third degree of a major or minor scale (7) |
| LAH | The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization. |
| TREMOLO | In music, the rapid repetition of a single note produced by a back-and-forth movement of the bow on a string instrument (7) |
| TONIC | Keynote of a major or minor scale |
| COMPASS | In music, the complete range of notes that any voice or instrument is capable of producing (7) |
| REPRISE | In music, the repeating of an earlier theme (7) |
| MELODIC | Musical sort of minor scale (7) |
| AEOLIAN | Of the natural minor scale |
| ENVELOPE | Paper wrapper for a letter; the canopy of a hot-air balloon; or, in music, the "shape" of a sound |
| BIND | A stem of the hop plant; a tie in music; the clay between layers of coal; or, a statutory constraint (4) |
| BEAR | Bring forth a major or minor constellation in English (4) |
| URSA | Is bearish in a major or minor sense (4) |
| DOMINANT | Relating to the fifth note or degree of a diatonic scale (8) |
| CODA | In music, the final part of a fairly long piece which is added in order to finish it off in a pleasing way (4) |
| NOTE | In music, the sound of a particular pitch, or a written symbol representing that sound (4) |
| MAMBA | It takes 1000 to get up in the morning to get the degree of a snake (5) |
| KEY | A major or minor |
| ARTS | They may be graphic, or applied to a degree of a sort (4) |
| QUOTIENT | A degree of a specified quality or characteristic (8) |
| SIGNATURE | (In music) the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key (9) |