Across
- 4. A short, catchy melody that is repeated. Often played by a guitar.
- 5. The formal word for an upbeat.
- 7. A note that 'fills in' the gap between two chord notes.
- 9. A melodic shape in which the notes of chords are played individually but in one main direction.
- 10. A high-pitched countermelody that fits with the main melody.
- 12. A guitar technique where the player sweeps the fingers across multiple strings to make chords.
- 16. Often an instrumental section that comes at the very beginning.
- 17. The speed at which chords change.
- 18. A melodic shape where notes are a step, or 2nd, apart.
- 19. This is when the music of each section is the same.
- 22. A fairly steady, middle-of-the-road tempo.
- 23. A repeated phrase that sets up the the rhythm and tempo of a song.
- 24. The chord that precedes the tonic in a perfect cadence.
- 27. Sometimes solos sound like they have been made up on the spot.
- 30. A rap style that contains more explicit lyrics and controversial content.
- 31. The speed of a song or piece of music.
- 35. A studio technique that gives the impression of an echo.
- 38. When one syllable is sung to many notes.
- 40. A secondary melodic line that fits with the main tune.
- 42. When the chords used are from outside the key, or altered.
- 43. A vocal technique where singers (usually male) can sing very high and lightly.
- 44. A guitar technique where the player plucks a note, then places another finger quickly down to make a higher note.
- 48. This guitar usually plays the bass line.
- 49. A fast tempo that literally means 'bright'.
- 50. The process of recording multiple tracks.
- 51. A texture in which all parts move at the same time in harmony.
- 52. Playing three notes in the space of two.
- 54. A studio technique that gives the effect of 'moving' the sound from one speaker to another.
- 55. A common drum kit pattern where beats 2 and 4 are emphasised.
- 58. A guitar technique where the player plucks a note, then removes a finger which results in a lower note sounding.
- 59. A chord with the 7th degree of the scale added.
- 60. This British group had worldwide fame in the 60s and were pioneers in the use of music technology such as multitracking.
- 62. A type of song that is often slow and more reflective.
- 63. A melodic shape in which the chord notes are played separately.
- 65. The word that describes the quality of a musical sound.
- 66. When singers sing 'nonsense' words such as 'ooh' and 'aah'.
Down
- 1. Sometimes known as slide guitar.
- 2. The guitar technique where players pluck individual notes.
- 3. A tempo direction meaning to get slower.
- 6. A studio effect that gives the sense of a space to a recording.
- 7. The name for the three most important chords in a key, predominantly used in popular music.
- 8. Refers to sung music that has no accompaniment.
- 11. The most common structure found in Popular music.
- 13. A keyboard instrument developed in the 1960s that used recorded tape. It featured in The Beatles' 'Strawberry Fields Forever'.
- 14. The effect created when notes 'clash'.
- 15. This orchestral family often features in Pop Ballads, but can be heard in different genres.
- 17. A memorable, catchy melody, usually heard in the chorus.
- 20. A vocal technique where the singer uses a powerful chest voice to sing high notes.
- 21. The formal name for vocal slides.
- 25. A short ornamented drum passage.
- 26. The most popular acoustic keyboard instrument in Popular music.
- 28. Sometimes known as the 'bridge', this is a contrasting section roughly in the middle of a song.
- 29. A bass pattern where the notes seem to 'walk'.
- 32. A guitar technique where the player produces a dampened effect by placing the strumming hand over the strings.
- 33. An effect that makes a guitar sound 'rough'.
- 34. Sometimes also known as eighth notes.
- 36. A melodic device where notes are repeated but at a higher or lower pitch.
- 37. When each syllable is sung to a single note.
- 39. When musicians emphasise or stress certain notes.
- 41. When the chords used are from the key.
- 43. Common in Disco, this drum pattern consists of the bass drum playing on every beat.
- 45. Known as the King of Rock and Roll.
- 46. There are usually three of these in a drum kit.
- 47. A device that makes an electric guitar sound like a human voice.
- 53. An electric organ popular with the likes of The Beatles.
- 56. The rhythmic effect created when equal quavers are made unequal by lengthening the first and shortening the second.
- 57. A chord progression popular in 50s and 60s Rock and Roll.
- 61. The effect created when notes fall off or between the beats.
- 64. When melodies move by leap.