Ethnic Music- Folk Instruments

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Across
  1. 2. A high-energy Brazilian dance and musical genre known for its heavy percussion and syncopation.
  2. 6. A frame drum used in Irish music, played with a wooden stick called a "tipper."
  3. 7. A box-shaped instrument with bellows and keys, often used in folk and polka music.
  4. 9. A massive public festival in Brazil and the Caribbean featuring parades, costumes, and loud music.
  5. 11. A small "mouth organ" that uses breath to vibrate internal metal reeds.
  6. 14. A long-necked string instrument from India with a distinctive shimmering "buzzing" sound.
  7. 17. A type of folk dance where the dancer's footwear is used percussively by striking the floor.
  8. 18. A popular dance music style from the Caribbean that blends Spanish and African elements.
  9. 19. HARP A triangular harp traditional to Ireland and Scotland, often featured on national emblems.
  10. 20. A stringed instrument with a circular body and a membrane head, central to American folk and bluegrass.
  11. 22. A small, four-stringed instrument from the lute family, popularized in Hawaii.
  12. 23. A West African shaker made of a dried gourd covered in a net of beads or seeds.
Down
  1. 1. A traditional Mexican musical group typically featuring trumpets, violins, and large guitars.
  2. 3. Also known as a "thumb piano," this African instrument has metal tines plucked with the thumbs.
  3. 4. Handheld shakers often used in Latin music, originally made from dried gourds.
  4. 5. The folk name for the violin, especially when playing fast-paced jigs or reels.
  5. 8. A reed instrument with a wind reservoir (bag), famously associated with Scottish Highlands.
  6. 10. A double-headed metal bell used in Samba music to provide a high-pitched metallic "clank."
  7. 12. AND RESPONSE A musical "conversation" where a leader sings a phrase and a group answers.
  8. 13. BAND – A traditional Irish ensemble that plays music specifically for social dancing.
  9. 15. The simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms.
  10. 16. A goblet-shaped drum from West Africa played with bare hands.
  11. 17. A box-shaped percussion instrument from Peru that the player sits on while striking the front face.
  12. 21. The rhythmic "key" or pattern that serves as the foundation for Afro-Cuban music.