Music Crossword Yulia Puckeridge 7-1 - Strings

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Across
  1. 2. the word 'violin' comes from the middle latin word '------'
  2. 6. the rapid succession of musical notes played on the ---- is called an arpeggio
  3. 7. there are 48 strings connected to a harp's ---------- which converts the vibration of the strings into audible sound
  4. 8. largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern orchestra.
  5. 10. ----------- is when you pluck the strings of a guitar to play it rather than strumming chords
  6. 12. violins' sound can go higher than this instrument
  7. 13. the shortened version of the violoncello (which means 'small large violin')
  8. 14. in Hawaiian, it means 'jumping flea'
  9. 16. the viola is ------ than the violin
Down
  1. 1. this instrument has frets and a bridge
  2. 3. this is used to tune the banjo
  3. 4. this instrument has five strings
  4. 5. the type of guitar starting with a 'c', also known as nylon string or Spanish guitar
  5. 6. a trick on a guitar/electric guitar that is an amplified overtone. Commonly played on the 12th, 7th or 5th fret.
  6. 7. the extension that allows the low E string drop to low C in the double bass
  7. 9. this is moved across the strings of a violin to create sound.
  8. 10. the openings on both sides of the violin/viola that are shaped like a lower-case 'f' that transmit the outside air vibrations within the body.
  9. 11. the --------- in a ukulele amplifies the vibration of the strings and lets it project sound.
  10. 12. the main body of this instrument is made out of 70 parts
  11. 15. the ------ on a cello makes contact with the floor to support the instrument's heavyweight