Blues Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

Complete the crossword, then click on "Check" to check your answer. If you are stuck, you can click on "Hint" to get a free letter. Click on a number in the grid to see the clue or clues for that number.
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Across:

1. small group usually comprised of rhythm section and solo instruments; typically sax, trumpet, trombone
2. middle section (usually B) of a 32 bar song
4. the harmony (chords) that accompany the melody
6. a short beginning section before the first head
7. style of vocal improv that uses nonsense syllables, often imitating instruments
10. short melodic pattern
12. a series of two bar solos passed back and forth between the soloists and the drummer
14. usually comprised of drums, bass and a chording instrument (piano, guitar, vibraphone)
17. a short ending section that is tacked on to the end of the head
18. repeated melodic or rhythmic ostinato.
19. the words to a song

Down:

1. one entire repetition of the head and/changes
3. a series of four bar solos passed back and forth between the soloists and the drummer
5. the last time the melody is played, right before the end of the song
8. a form of music based on a 3 chord pattern. Usually in "12-bar" AAB form
9. a melody composed on the spot by a solist and performed over the changes played by the rhythm section.
11. both a style period (big band music of the 30s and 40s) and rhythmic feel
12. a song, a piece, an arrangement
13. a musical performance, a concert
15. the entire melody, usually 12 or 32 bars long
16. the written music, usually contains only the head, changes and lyrics