Conventions of Pop Mega Crossword

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  1. 4. A short, catchy melody that is repeated. Often played by a guitar.
  2. 5. The formal word for an upbeat.
  3. 7. A note that 'fills in' the gap between two chord notes.
  4. 9. A melodic shape in which the notes of chords are played individually but in one main direction.
  5. 10. A high-pitched countermelody that fits with the main melody.
  6. 12. A guitar technique where the player sweeps the fingers across multiple strings to make chords.
  7. 16. Often an instrumental section that comes at the very beginning.
  8. 17. The speed at which chords change.
  9. 18. A melodic shape where notes are a step, or 2nd, apart.
  10. 19. This is when the music of each section is the same.
  11. 22. A fairly steady, middle-of-the-road tempo.
  12. 23. A repeated phrase that sets up the the rhythm and tempo of a song.
  13. 24. The chord that precedes the tonic in a perfect cadence.
  14. 27. Sometimes solos sound like they have been made up on the spot.
  15. 30. A rap style that contains more explicit lyrics and controversial content.
  16. 31. The speed of a song or piece of music.
  17. 35. A studio technique that gives the impression of an echo.
  18. 38. When one syllable is sung to many notes.
  19. 40. A secondary melodic line that fits with the main tune.
  20. 42. When the chords used are from outside the key, or altered.
  21. 43. A vocal technique where singers (usually male) can sing very high and lightly.
  22. 44. A guitar technique where the player plucks a note, then places another finger quickly down to make a higher note.
  23. 48. This guitar usually plays the bass line.
  24. 49. A fast tempo that literally means 'bright'.
  25. 50. The process of recording multiple tracks.
  26. 51. A texture in which all parts move at the same time in harmony.
  27. 52. Playing three notes in the space of two.
  28. 54. A studio technique that gives the effect of 'moving' the sound from one speaker to another.
  29. 55. A common drum kit pattern where beats 2 and 4 are emphasised.
  30. 58. A guitar technique where the player plucks a note, then removes a finger which results in a lower note sounding.
  31. 59. A chord with the 7th degree of the scale added.
  32. 60. This British group had worldwide fame in the 60s and were pioneers in the use of music technology such as multitracking.
  33. 62. A type of song that is often slow and more reflective.
  34. 63. A melodic shape in which the chord notes are played separately.
  35. 65. The word that describes the quality of a musical sound.
  36. 66. When singers sing 'nonsense' words such as 'ooh' and 'aah'.
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  1. 1. Sometimes known as slide guitar.
  2. 2. The guitar technique where players pluck individual notes.
  3. 3. A tempo direction meaning to get slower.
  4. 6. A studio effect that gives the sense of a space to a recording.
  5. 7. The name for the three most important chords in a key, predominantly used in popular music.
  6. 8. Refers to sung music that has no accompaniment.
  7. 11. The most common structure found in Popular music.
  8. 13. A keyboard instrument developed in the 1960s that used recorded tape. It featured in The Beatles' 'Strawberry Fields Forever'.
  9. 14. The effect created when notes 'clash'.
  10. 15. This orchestral family often features in Pop Ballads, but can be heard in different genres.
  11. 17. A memorable, catchy melody, usually heard in the chorus.
  12. 20. A vocal technique where the singer uses a powerful chest voice to sing high notes.
  13. 21. The formal name for vocal slides.
  14. 25. A short ornamented drum passage.
  15. 26. The most popular acoustic keyboard instrument in Popular music.
  16. 28. Sometimes known as the 'bridge', this is a contrasting section roughly in the middle of a song.
  17. 29. A bass pattern where the notes seem to 'walk'.
  18. 32. A guitar technique where the player produces a dampened effect by placing the strumming hand over the strings.
  19. 33. An effect that makes a guitar sound 'rough'.
  20. 34. Sometimes also known as eighth notes.
  21. 36. A melodic device where notes are repeated but at a higher or lower pitch.
  22. 37. When each syllable is sung to a single note.
  23. 39. When musicians emphasise or stress certain notes.
  24. 41. When the chords used are from the key.
  25. 43. Common in Disco, this drum pattern consists of the bass drum playing on every beat.
  26. 45. Known as the King of Rock and Roll.
  27. 46. There are usually three of these in a drum kit.
  28. 47. A device that makes an electric guitar sound like a human voice.
  29. 53. An electric organ popular with the likes of The Beatles.
  30. 56. The rhythmic effect created when equal quavers are made unequal by lengthening the first and shortening the second.
  31. 57. A chord progression popular in 50s and 60s Rock and Roll.
  32. 61. The effect created when notes fall off or between the beats.
  33. 64. When melodies move by leap.