World Music Term Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Moving animals in a specific direction
  2. 4. A form of singing which utilizes rapid switches between low and high vocal registers
  3. 8. Wooden sticks used on taiko drums
  4. 9. Dances set to music in reel time (simple meter, with eighth notes on the first and third beats of each measure, and with two part form)
  5. 10. Modifying a melody by adding extra notes or changing the rhythm
  6. 15. Customs passed from generation to generation
  7. 16. The reggae artist who popularized Jamaican music worldwide
  8. 19. A sequence of movements in dance
  9. 20. Casual gatherings specifically to play music
  10. 21. Singers who are recorded for a film and are not the actors
  11. 25. A genre of traditional Mexican music
  12. 27. Music that originates in popular culture or is written in the style
  13. 29. Any of the dance forms of Ireland and Britain starting in the 16th century up to today
  14. 30. Melodic guidelines for improvisation
Down
  1. 1. A song where the leader sings a phrase and everyone else sings something in response
  2. 3. Making up music as you go
  3. 5. American taiko musician
  4. 6. A West African percussion instrument with beads woven into a net
  5. 7. Music and dance originating in Dominican Republic
  6. 11. High mountains usually covered in snow
  7. 12. Not having electric amplification
  8. 13. A dance with leaping movements
  9. 14. Displacing beats to make weak beats strong and vice versa
  10. 17. An effect in music where a continuous note is played through most or all of the piece
  11. 18. Slow sentimental or romantic songs
  12. 22. Ceremony of actions performed in a specific order
  13. 23. A theatrical show consisting of mainly Irish dance and music
  14. 24. Musical instruments played by hitting the instrument
  15. 26. The region consisting of the Caribbean Sea and its twelve countries
  16. 28. A category of Japanese theatre known for choreography, singing, and elaborate makeup worn by an all male cast; uses square oak boards as an instrument