Band Crossword Puzzle (7th and 8th Grade)

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Across
  1. 1. a note with two beats
  2. 4. a note with one beat
  3. 6. the number of flats in the Bb Major scale
  4. 8. the number of minutes each day you should practice at home (at least)
  5. 11. pianissimo
  6. 12. gradually get louder
  7. 13. mezzo piano
  8. 14. a short, detached note
  9. 17. gradually get softer
  10. 19. mezzo forte
  11. 20. to play music for the first time without studying it
  12. 21. a marking which indicates that the player should use more air
  13. 24. the type of beat between two “true” beats
  14. 26. a note with four beats
Down
  1. 2. the number of sharps in the E Major scale
  2. 3. a symbol which adds half the value of a note to itself
  3. 5. how to “attack” and “release” each note
  4. 6. how fast the music should be played
  5. 7. fortissimo
  6. 9. the volume of the music
  7. 10. a note that lasts for only half of one beat
  8. 15. a marking on a note which suggests that the player should hold it until the director cuts them off
  9. 16. practice makes “_________”
  10. 18. gradually slow in tempo
  11. 22. a word for “quality of sound”
  12. 23. a marking which indicates that a note should be played smoothly
  13. 25. the constant, underlying heartbeat of the music