Black History Month Music

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Across
  1. 1. 12-___ blues
  2. 6. make it up as you go
  3. 7. music with slow, sad lyrics
  4. 10. Wade in the _____
  5. 11. Mahalia _______, singer of spirituals
  6. 14. Scott _________, Ragtime composer
  7. 15. jazz instrument
  8. 16. popular American music
  9. 17. Louis ________, most famous jazz musician
Down
  1. 2. fast music, created by Scott Joplin
  2. 3. Secret _____ are found in spirituals
  3. 4. Bass line in ragtime
  4. 5. ______ Fit the Battle of Jericho,
  5. 8. style of rhythms in jazz
  6. 9. popular instrument in ragtime
  7. 12. music that is religious and sung
  8. 13. Bessie _____, Empress of the Blues