Instruments
Across
- 2. This pair of cymbals is essential for a trap kit, and can open and close using a foot pedal
- 5. This cymbal is commonly used by the drummer to keep a pulse, particularly in Jazz
- 7. Percussion instrument played by striking wooden bars with mallets
- 8. This type of clarinet is normally pitched one octave below the Soprano clarinet
- 11. This instrument has 88 white and black keys
- 13. Known for its bright and aggressive tone, especially compared to its siblings the cornet and flugelhorn
- 14. Aerophone woodwind with a high pitch, heard in many Jethro Tull songs
- 16. The wrap around marching version of a Tuba
- 20. Also called a baritone, this instrument is pitched like a Trombone and looks like a smaller Tuba
- 21. Type of guitar with 4 strings and a lower pitch, often plucked or slapped
- 22. Another name for the bass drum when played as part of a drum set, called this based on how it is played
- 23. Pitched drums often in the middle of a drum kit used primarily in fills
- 24. This woodwind subfamily is the largest and usually has the largest range of notes as well
- 25. Typically wood, these are what a drummer usually plays their kit with
- 26. Tall narrow style of drum frequently used in Latin music
- 27. This sax is the next down in pitch from the Alto and one above the Baritone
Down
- 1. Pairs of these come in many materials for different sounds when playing on a variety of percussion
- 3. Low brass known for its iconic slide
- 4. This type of horn is circularly wrapped and often has rotary valves
- 6. Percussion using a stretched membrane
- 9. The saxophone we think of when someone says sax
- 10. This cymbal is usually used to mark the beginning of a new bar or to accent the melody
- 12. A guitar that is not plugged into an amplifier but uses a hollow body to project its sound
- 15. This type of guitar has pickups and uses an amplifier
- 17. One of the smallest common instruments, higher-pitched flute
- 18. Common fretted string instrument, usually with 6 strings
- 19. 4 String Bowed instrument, higher pitched than a Double Bass but lower than a Viola
- 21. Low pitched double reed woodwind
- 27. Lowest pitched common brass instrument