Across
- 4. Instruments that are typically hit, shaken or scraped to make a sound.
- 5. A group of musicians playing together.
- 6. The country from which Samba originates.
- 9. The place where Carnaval is held every year.
- 12. A double tone cowbell that plays fast, syncopated rhythms.
- 14. A small disc drum played with a plastic beater that looks like a chopstick. It plays fast rhythms.
- 16. Samba schools.
- 21. A friction drum that makes a 'monkey' type sound.
- 22. How loud or quiet the music is being played.
- 23. Different length notes played in a pattern.
Down
- 1. When a note is played off of the main pulse.
- 2. The correct term for an official Samba band.
- 3. Music phrasing where a soloist plays and other players respond by playing something similar.
- 7. The lead drum, played usually with one stick. It plays the fast, tricky rhythms.
- 8. A marching snare drum played with drum sticks.
- 10. A whistle played to signal the end of a section on the music.
- 11. Repeated pattern of music (either rhythm or melody).
- 13. A shaker.
- 15. How fast the music is played.
- 17. The event where Samba is played and celebrated.
- 18. The way a piece of music is set out.
- 19. A large bass drum that plays that plays the heartbeat rhythm, keeping everyone in time.
- 20. A large tambourine type instruments with metal jingles, that plays a steady rhythm.
