Music theory recap

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Across
  1. 4. A genre of music born in the deep south of America by African American communities in the late 1800's.
  2. 6. A note that is exactly double or half the frequency of another note.
  3. 8. The 'spaces' on a bass clef stave.
  4. 10. A genre of music that developed in the mid 1980's in America. Characterised by its use of heavily distorted guitars, extended guitar solo sections, male dominated fan bases, aggressive vocal styles. This genre could be described as a reaction and back lash against the clean cut pop super stars of the time who weren't accessible to the young male audiences.
  5. 12. A note value that lasts for 2 beats.
  6. 13. The smallest distance between one note and the next.
  7. 14. A genre of music born in the USA in the late 1940's / early 1950's that predominantly featured the guitar and blues forms.
  8. 19. A note value that lasts for 1/4 of a beat.
  9. 21. A type of accidental which restores a note to its natural state.
  10. 22. A note value that lasts for 1/16 of a beat.
  11. 26. A note whose pitch does not belong to the most recently applied key.
  12. 28. A female British singer songwriter who has released the albums 19 and 21.
  13. 30. The 'lines' on a treble clef stave.
Down
  1. 1. The amount of notes in one octave (all piano keys within one octave).
  2. 2. A genre of music that developed out of R&B in the mid 1960's in America. It's main characteristics were its danceable grooves and its use of percussive techniques on all instruments.
  3. 3. A genre of popular world music born out of Jamaica in the mid 1970's. Bob Marley is often seen as the father of this genre.
  4. 5. A note value that lasts for 4 beats.
  5. 7. The order of white notes on a piano starting on C.
  6. 9. A genre of music the developed out of funk and R&B in the mid to late 1970's. Pioneering artists include Nile Rogers and Bernard Edwards.
  7. 11. A notational convention used to specify how many beats are in one bar and what type of note value constitutes one beat.
  8. 15. A note value that lasts for 1/8 of a beat.
  9. 16. A genre of music that originally fused European harmony and African based rhythms in America during the early 1900's.
  10. 17. A genre of sophisticated rock music that developed in the late 1960's / early 1970s. Pioneered by bands such as Pink Floyd, Yes, Rush, Genesis, King Crimson.
  11. 18. A type of accidental which lowers a note by one semi tone.
  12. 20. A note value that lasts for 1/2 a beat.
  13. 22. A genre of music that developed in NYC America during the mid 1980's. It originally relied upon sampled music to provide a backbeat.
  14. 23. A type of accidental which raises a note by one semi tone.
  15. 24. A typical form of blues music (amount of bars).
  16. 25. The distance between 2 notes.
  17. 27. A note value that lasts for 1 beat.
  18. 29. The 'lines' on a bass clef stave.
  19. 31. The 'spaces' on a treble clef stave.