Across
- 2. A sudden, strong emphasis.
- 6. An old jukebox.
- 7. Melodies that use many skips and leaps between notes are described as being ________.
- 10. An electronic instrument which is played without any point of contact.
- 11. A d minor triad.
- 16. A Spanish predecessor of the modern acoustic guitar.
- 17. An early keyboard instrument which uses a plucking mechanism.
- 20. Tells the musician to go back to the beginning of the piece.
- 22. The "Father of the Blues" was W.C. ________.
- 23. W+H, W, H, H, W+H, W
- 25. The nickname given to B.B. King's electric guitar.
- 27. In second inversion, the lowest note of the triad is the _______.
- 28. Blues music often describes the ______ of the artist's life.
- 29. A compositional form that uses a repeating bass line while other melodies are layered on top of it.
- 30. This economic catastrophe had an enormous impact on Bessie Smith's career.
- 33. A type of clavichord which uses the same strings for multiple notes.
- 34. Tells the musician to go back to the "S" sign.
- 36. When a triad is voiced with the third on the bottom, we say that the chord is in _____ inversion.
- 38. A G major triad.
- 40. The part inside a modern piano which supports the tension of the strings.
- 42. Melodies that use mainly stepwise motion are described as being _______.
- 44. A type of microphone which is highly sensitive.
- 45. A standard blues progression lasts for _____ bars.
- 48. A pick-up pattern which captures sound from a full 360 degrees.
- 49. Major and minor triads are built using a ____ 5th.
- 51. The articulation term that would instruct a violinist to pluck the string with their finger.
- 52. The marking for "the end".
- 53. A type of microphone known for its versatility and durability.
- 54. The expression term for "graceful".
- 55. The lyrical form of most blues verses.
Down
- 1. A concluding passage of music.
- 3. B.B. King bought his first guitar for ______ dollars.
- 4. A style of guitar which produces a louder sound.
- 5. The inventor of the fortepiano (last name).
- 8. The only note that is different between a major and minor triad built on the same root note is the ______.
- 9. Bessie Smith's record label was _______ Records.
- 10. B.B. King's first hit record was called "_____ O'Clock Blues".
- 12. The tempo term for "at a walking pace".
- 13. An improvisation technique that passes phrases back-and-forth between two musicians or groups.
- 14. The meaning of the term "largo".
- 15. The expression term that means "sweetly".
- 18. An indication to gradually perform at a faster tempo.
- 19. A style of blues music from Mississippi.
- 20. The concept of using hammers to strike strings inside the piano came from this instrument.
- 21. The nickname of B.B. King's tour bus.
- 24. A style of blues music that uses homemade instruments.
- 26. The tempo term for "lively".
- 31. The expression term that means "excited".
- 32. A non-chord tone that steps in the same direction between two chord tones.
- 35. A single-word phrase repeated again and again, much like field cries.
- 37. The notes E-flat, G, and B-flat form a ______ triad.
- 39. Flattened notes in the blues scale (3, 5, 7).
- 41. Bessie Smith assumed the title of "_______ of the Blues".
- 43. A pitch-bending technique used when playing blues on the guitar.
- 46. The tempo term for "as fast as possible".
- 47. A lyrical technique in blues music that employs words with double meanings.
- 50. A repeating bass line that cycles throughout a composition.