Blues Music

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Across
  1. 2. raises a pitch one half step
  2. 5. a song that is usually sung in a church, uses and has lyrics about the Bible or God
  3. 6. song made by African American slaves with simple beat and lyrics in English
  4. 8. three notes in a C chord
  5. 10. 3 notes played at the same time
  6. 11. Song with complex rhythms, in African language that uses call and response
  7. 12. three notes in an F chord
  8. 15. the specific name of the scale that uses the notes C D# F F# G A#
  9. 16. a collection of notes played one at a time
  10. 18. a popular blues rhythm that uses 3 notes on one beat
Down
  1. 1. a form of a song where a leader sings first and a group sings back
  2. 3. making up a musical phrase on the spot
  3. 4. lowers a pitch one half step
  4. 7. a common instrument used in the Blues, tiny and uses air flow in and out
  5. 9. a common stringed instrument used in the Blues
  6. 13. three notes in a G chord
  7. 14. a famous female vocalist who sang the Blues
  8. 17. Famous blues singer, the king of the Blues