Rhythms Around the World Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• dynamics: musical element for volume
• forte: musical term for loud
• piano: musical term for quiet
• concerto: a piece for soloist and orchestral accompaniment
• apito: leader's instrument in a samba band
• surdo: large low pitch drum used in samba bands
• bateria: name for a samba band
• modal: type of harmony that uses different scales to major and minor
• trill: type of ornament that rapidly alternates between two pitches
• diatonic: music that sticks to a major or minor key
• ostinato: a continually repeating musical pattern
• syncopation: rhythmic affect where the weak beats are accented
• drone: a sustained pitch that doesn't change
• stepwise: melodic movement that goes up or down a scale
• disjunct: melodic movement that uses leaps between notes
• bouzouki: a plucked greek string instrument with high pitch
• staccato: type of articulation where notes are played short and snappy