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- 3. A performance by two musicians or singers
- 5. An accompanying group in Baroque music, often consisting of a keyboard instrument and a bass instrument
- 6. A style of improvised vocalising using nonsense syllables, particularly in jazz music
- 7. A style of playing or singing with short, detached notes
- 13. Plucking a stringed instrument
- 15. A large group of musicians playing various instruments
- 18. Rapidly repeating a note, particularly on a bowed string instrument, where it looks like the arm holding the bow is shaking
- 19. A technique used to alter the pitch of a note by pulling or pushing a string
- 20. A style of playing or singing with long, held notes
- 21. A rapid slide up or down in pitche
- 26. A style of singing with many notes per syllable
- 28. Quartet A group of four bowed string instruments
- 29. Playing a stringed instrument with a bow
- 30. A musical genre that involves rhythmic speech, particularly used in hip hop music
- 31. A performance by a single musician or singer
- 32. A technique used to soften the sound of a string or brass instrument by damping the vibrations
- 33. Section The part of a band that provides the foundation of the beat and bassline
- 36. Lots of drum strokes played very rapidly to sound like one continuous sound
- 38. A sound effect that repeats a sound with a delay
- 40. A style of playing or singing with smooth, connected notes
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- 1. A drum technique where the stick strikes both the head and side of a drum
- 2. A technique when a voice or instrument vibrates the sound rapidly in pitch
- 3. Playing two notes simultaneously on a stringed instrument
- 4. Emphasis on a particular note or syllable
- 6. A bass guitar technique involving slapping the strings with the fingers
- 8. A group of singers, particularly in a musical theatre production
- 9. An electronic instrument that can produce a wide range of sounds. It is usually a keyboard instrument but not always.
- 10. A sound effect created by slightly delaying one channel of an audio signal
- 11. A short recording of a sound, which can then be used in other pieces of music
- 12. A powerful vocal technique using the chest voice
- 13. The process of changing the balance between left and right speakers
- 14. An electronic device that increases the strength (volume) of a signal
- 16. Vocal accompaniment to a lead singer
- 17. A performance by three musicians or singers
- 22. An unnaturally high vocal register for a broken male voice
- 23. A technique used to articulate notes on a wind instrument
- 24. A sound effect that makes an electric guitar sound more ‘gritty’
- 25. A smooth connection between notes
- 27. A group of singers
- 34. Singing with your lips closed together
- 35. A sound effect that simulates the acoustic properties of a space
- 37. A group of musicians usually including vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar and drum kit
- 39. A guitar technique where a note is played by slamming a finger onto a fret, without plucking the string