Musical Genres Crossword

only voices, usually small groups, high, medium, low, bass, beatbox (Pitch Perfect!)
brass, woodwinds, drums, piano, voices and instruments, swung eighths, improvisation!
guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, voices, roots of country music, similar to folk
strong beat, fast tempo, synthesizers, DJ
orchestral instruments, chamber ensembles, piano, voices, sometimes in a foreign language
sometimes acoustic, sometimes electronic, no or few voices, chill
foundation of rock/pop, voice, guitar, drums, bass, same chords over and over
singer/songwriter, sometimes sounds like bluegrass, guitar/piano and voices
guitar, drums, bass, keyboard, amplified!, many kinds through the decades
Rock + Horns, can be upbeat or slow, originally African-American groups
stories through music, classical singing, orchestras, typically no dialogue
Chant (simple melodies, just voices), Choral (voices and accompaniment), Gospel/Spirituals (originated in Black churches), Contemporary (pop/rock/hip-hop but about Jesus)
reflects African-American rhythms and improv, beginning of funk and hip-hop
rap, typically upbeat, drums, keyboard, bass, or electronic
from the Caribbean, electric guitar, drums, bass, and vocals
Rock + Bluegrass, sometimes sounds ‘twangy’, typically from the South, Southwest US, lyrics often about rural living
spans many genres, but is usually fairly simple and ALWAYS catchy
telling a story through speaking and singing, comes from opera, usually singing in a chest voice (belting), think Disney and Broadway