GCSE Music Performance Techniques
Across
- 1. Rhythmically spoken vocal style
- 5. (6,2)Guitar technique sounding a note by fretting alone
- 7. Rapid repetition creating a trembling effect
- 9. Overdriven, gritty guitar tone
- 13. Sound produced by pulling and releasing a string
- 15. (3,4)Drum hit striking rim and head at once
- 16. Short, sharply detached notes
- 17. Singing with lips closed
- 19. Male head‑voice register above normal range
- 21. Played with dampened or softened tone
- 22. Plucked orchestral string technique.
- 23. Played with a bow, not plucked
- 24. (6,8)Technique producing two notes at once on strings
- 25. Strong, projected high chest voice
- 26. (5,4)Subtle controlled change in pitch
Down
- 2. Mark indicating emphasised attack.
- 3. bass (4,4)Funky percussive bass technique using slaps and pops
- 4. (4,4)Rapid strokes producing a continuous sound
- 6. Smooth, joined‑up phrasing
- 7. Wind‑player articulation using the tongue
- 8. Many notes on a single syllable
- 10. Jazz style using improvised nonsense syllables
- 11. Separated articulation similar to staccato
- 12. One note per unit of text
- 14. Wavering effect to warm a pitch
- 18. Sliding continuously between pitches
- 20. Notes grouped smoothly under a single curved line