Music Crossword Yulia Puckeridge 7-1 - Strings
Across
- 2. the word 'violin' comes from the middle latin word '------'
- 6. the rapid succession of musical notes played on the ---- is called an arpeggio
- 7. there are 48 strings connected to a harp's ---------- which converts the vibration of the strings into audible sound
- 8. largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern orchestra.
- 10. ----------- is when you pluck the strings of a guitar to play it rather than strumming chords
- 12. violins' sound can go higher than this instrument
- 13. the shortened version of the violoncello (which means 'small large violin')
- 14. in Hawaiian, it means 'jumping flea'
- 16. the viola is ------ than the violin
Down
- 1. this instrument has frets and a bridge
- 3. this is used to tune the banjo
- 4. this instrument has five strings
- 5. the type of guitar starting with a 'c', also known as nylon string or Spanish guitar
- 6. a trick on a guitar/electric guitar that is an amplified overtone. Commonly played on the 12th, 7th or 5th fret.
- 7. the extension that allows the low E string drop to low C in the double bass
- 9. this is moved across the strings of a violin to create sound.
- 10. the openings on both sides of the violin/viola that are shaped like a lower-case 'f' that transmit the outside air vibrations within the body.
- 11. the --------- in a ukulele amplifies the vibration of the strings and lets it project sound.
- 12. the main body of this instrument is made out of 70 parts
- 15. the ------ on a cello makes contact with the floor to support the instrument's heavyweight