Across
- 2. a bamboo flute from Japan
- 4. a gradual increase in loudness; what Mariah Carey did in her Christmas song
- 8. a Chinese wind instrument
- 10. a harp-lute that originated in West Africa
- 14. a long-neck flute from Iran
- 15. A tempo marking indicating a lively and fast pace.
- 16. The process of changing from one key to another within a piece.
- 18. A smooth, connected style of playing notes.
- 20. A very short grace note played quickly before the main note.
- 21. Playing the notes of a chord in succession, rather than simultaneously.
- 22. a Chinese plucked lute
- 23. Expressive and rhythmic freedom by slightly speeding up or slowing down
- 24. a marking tempo indicating a walking pace
- 25. a dulcimer from Ukraine
Down
- 1. a Chinese dulcimer
- 3. tempo.
- 5. notes that sound the same but are written differently
- 6. an instrument that is very popular in India
- 7. The art of combining different melodic lines in a musical composition.
- 9. a stringed instrument from Russia
- 11. A symbol indicating that a note should be held longer than its value.
- 12. The first note of a scale, serving as the home base.
- 13. a double-reed woodwind
- 17. The distance between two pitches.
- 19. a large double-headed drum from the Balkans
- 22. multiple independent melody lines played simultaneously.