Music Terminology

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Style of music with improvisation, born in New Orleans (4)
  2. 3. A short musical composition with words (plural) (5)
  3. 5. An opportunity to state your case and be heard (8)
  4. 8. United States writer of Yiddish stories and novels (6)
  5. 9. A musician who plays the ___ (9)
  6. 10. Instrumentalists not including string players (4)
  7. 11. Set of keys you type on or play like a piano (8)
  8. 13. Loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat (10)

Down

  1. 1. The lowest part of the musical range (4)
  2. 4. A stringed instrument usually having six strings (6)
  3. 6. A device that requires skill for proper use (10)
  4. 7. Someone who plays a drum (7)
  5. 10. The color of the sky on a clear day (plural) (5)
  6. 12. A musical percussion instrument (4)