Professional Documents
Culture Documents
by Beatrice Wilder
Contents
Sheet 1 Music Symbols.
Sheet 2 Famous Composers.
Sheet 3 Orchestral Instruments.
Sheet 4 Musical Terms.
Sheet 5 Old and Traditional Songs.
Sheet 6 Percussion Instruments.
Sheet 7 Voices and Singing.
Sheet 8 Wind Instruments.
Sheet 9 Stringed Instruments.
Sheet 10 Jazz Men and Women.
Sheet 11 Music of the Sixties
Sheet 12 Singers of a Century
Sheet 13 Answers
Copyright © Beatrice Wilder 2003
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Music Wordsearch Name .........................................
Sheet 1
Music Symbols
A description of each symbol is given. You need to identify the symbol and then find it in the wordsearch.
E R U T A N G I S EM I T A D The Mini
T R E B L E C L E F J A U P A R E V A T S I G NW
N V Q O I Y F I N T E R V A L E RU T A NG I S H
E P P T Z R S E I A H Z E U S VB F V K GGE P C
R O T C H E T C T L S E A CC I D E N T A L
C L I U L I N E S YQ C E
C A E V A V M P R C D U M E G Q I G U T A E B E F
A H Z S B B I M E U S N R B N I N E V E R B T S I
V S P R T A B H G A L S F A O MMH T Y HR F O T
E CN J O PME TN
N Y N A J S R T E S T S A V L S I S U R C A N A X
N S L Y G X E S L A D S Q B M accidental phrase
Z F C O F O V V C M I N I M B anacrusis rhythm
beat semiquaver
D Q F S A F E C T MW K L G Z breve sign
V WN R E V A U Q D R H O A N clef signature
key spaces
I T O C S T R T J P B Z Y Y I lines stave
J X P E O Y C I S F A G S WM notes tempo
Lines and spaces we write music on ......................................... ..................................................
A note half the length of a crotchet ............................................ ..................................................
Extra lines for high or low notes ................................................. ..................................................
Music is divided by lines into ..................................................... ..................................................
This is also called an F clef ....................................................... ..................................................
Dots over notes tell you to play ................................................. ..................................................
Distance between two notes ..................................................... ..................................................
Tells you to play music again ..................................................... ..................................................
Periods of silence are marked by .............................................. ..................................................
This tells you to hold a note longer ............................................ ..................................................
A curved line over notes of the same pitch ................................ ..................................................
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Sheet 2
Famous Composers
The names of famous composers are scrambled.
You need to unscramble the names and then find them in the wordsearch.
To make this a bit easier we have left the first (capital) letters in place.
V MG V S S U A R T S G T WP The Mini
T O L B E S M H A R B E T C N NHOS S L E D N E M
O Z N S I I T D S Y A R R J J A N I R T S E L A P S
G A S I U S F R C K C S E P T O F F E N B A C H V M
B RR L I E L O G I E
E R J I N I K O A S H H B L D A A A HD R B R L V T
K T V A L A L W K V V WU Q E RMGAO L I E U A A
T E D B G E M E I O I I H Q B T E L MR I N L C L N
OA E L O O O L K D A
W B D R D P N H B K R N C P U K U F GB Z N I A I B
P F I N W P P O C I X P S G S VE RD I N I C C U P
N E A D U Y R U A A S K B K S Albinoni Mendelssohn
G H N M L E X V R H R YG M Y Bartok
Berlioz
Offenbach
Palestrina
Z S D N N A M U H C S Y D N A Borodin Puccini
Corelli Rameau
D K Y G N E V O H T E E B S O Elgar Smetana
C R A C H O P I N H Y L U RW Gluck Verdi
Mahler Vivaldi
X WH G M B T W V Z N X L Z C
Benethove ................................................................ Lizts ...................................................................
Marozt ...................................................................... Scherbut ............................................................
Bahrms ..................................................................... Scahmunn .........................................................
Bhac ......................................................................... Proofkiev ...........................................................
Hendla ..................................................................... Silbiuse...............................................................
Tchayvokivsk ............................................................. Skinvartsy............................................................
Vidalvi ...................................................................... Handy ................................................................
Giger ........................................................................ Dusbesy .............................................................
Plurcle ...................................................................... Gwirshen ...........................................................
Ravmannioch ........................................................... Strussa ...............................................................
Chipon ...................................................................... Wragen ..............................................................
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Sheet 3
Orchestral Instruments
The names of instruments used in the orchestra are scrambled.
You need to unscramble the names and then find them in the wordsearch.
I T E P M U R T P OG T T H U The Mini
A E P A Q J M U R D E R A N S L O R C H E S T R A S
N N B C F K U F E NWR E M I A P O L Y P HO N YH
F I P A O J D M I C P T T U F C I O U N I TN OC X
R L H S R R E U Y R R J I T C O N C E R THN
V E D S A F S U S P J A A X
U A E O S S A B E L B U O D C S L Y D C S F R BMQ
O L K N I L O N F L T YM S M A Y N O H PMY S B J
V C O P C V E O G OR P B S E L O R Z H ORN S E K
C E S G N I R T S RC
D I Y S I H U U N L I K O A L P L A Y E R S S A R B
Z N S M B A H L E C A T N B O Baton Horns
Q A U T B R N O C E N I E C A Brass Italy
Chamber Orchestra
B P H U Y A B O R J G O S O P Classical Players
J M T V I O L A J N L H R Y H Concert Polyphony
Conductor Score
Q I W Y J O Q S R B E WC P D Continuo Strings
U TM I I D T C L V H R K K A Harmony Symphony
abut ...................................................................... obasons .............................................................
vilion ..................................................................... orc alasing .........................................................
policco ................................................................... chnerf rhon ........................................................
pantimi .................................................................. opian ..................................................................
bodule sabs .......................................................... oobe ...................................................................
bonemort .............................................................. sabs murd ..........................................................
tumpter ................................................................. phar ...................................................................
tufle ...................................................................... scambly .............................................................
aviol ...................................................................... nears murd ........................................................
locel ...................................................................... talinger ..............................................................
clainter .................................................................. sabs clainter ......................................................
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Sheet 4
Musical Terms
The names of terms used in music are given below.
Find the words in the word search. Two meanings are given. Circle the correct meaning.
O T A C C A T S J O T S E R P The Mini
D L N A Y T E C A V I V Z J I E S I A NO L O P S
N A L L E G R E T T O G D M A DG A L L I A R D T
E B E I S M I D G A Q D A R N NM P RMF E A E P
A I A OA K T R OR
U O N I U E T R F S F T L D O MN V N Z B N S P E
N K T L R Q E J Y V B E S F A E U A DU A A O U L
I H O O C A N T A B I L E O O L E N OR Y R N S U
L T E YK U U A DD
M O E F M H U A A L L E G R O A J I GA V O T T E
I T S E E N T C R H O R N T D B I N A R Y C A GM
D A K O I R O X S T X C O E T Allemande Opus
Binary Pavane
B G N E C N P C A S Q N O U N Courante Polonaise
Z E O I B O C M O L T O Z P P Galliard Prelude
Gavotte Rondo
R L D R I I I H E Y S F X T Q Jig Sarabande
G Z I Z V N L G Y S X N I Z J Mazurka Sonata
Minuet Ternary
L O Q U A I I C C B A H X L O
Piano ............(soft / playfully) Presto ...........(very fast / suddenly)
Animato ........(with animation / with animals) Allegretto ......(moderately fast / very fast)
Adagio ...........(slowly / softly) Allegro ..........(slowly / lively and fast)
Legato ............(smoothly / lightly) Staccato ........(short, detached / slower)
Tranquillo .......(calmly / slowly) Sempre ..........(quicker / always)
Molto ..............(majestic / very) Poco ...............(a little / without)
Vivace ............(lively / loudly) Lento ...............(slowly / lightly)
Con moto .......(with movement / with force) Giocoso ...........(merry / gracefully)
Forte ..............(loud / forcefully) Con brio ..........(with force / with spirit)
Diminuendo ....(getting louder / getting softer) Dal segno .......(from the sign / with feeling)
Cantabile ........(singing style / walking pace) Ritenuto ..........(immediately slower / without)
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Sheet 5
Old and Traditional Songs
How well do you know these songs? We have provided phrases or lines with a word missing.
Fill in the missing words and find those words in the word search.
E N I T N EM E L C X J E D J The Mini
G J J N F N I A T N U OM D E GNOS K L O FM Y
H N F Y I YN O R G V J G A N VOC A L E CQU A
WM D J N R I O H C
J A O T R GR I D C J E B R K V E TMO TM TH E
T D V B Y RH A S U H R O L Q CC YOB S HDQ S
S B L B A S E T M K D I N I G A HNQA N Z E E R
I RO J E L I L UM E
R WF A A L U B B E U C N N ORN J L M L OC V
A Y L I N R L Z L Q S H I G U L U L L A B YP L V
E S N L K OK I K UWO E R U T S B F D I RGE F
H T J E D K D A B CMWR A A anthem folk song
ballad hum
S U Y Y Y O J C I S L C J C M blues hymn
W B N U C YO J A R P O N E H choir lullaby
chorus minstrel
O D O O D L E D O MG S D H D croon tune
W D R A G ON R L J S WK F V carol verse
dirge vocal
A C S I Z WE A S E L L K Y O
Pop goes the ............................................................ Fairwell to the well known Old .............................
Old ..........................................................had a farm Little brown ................................don’t I love thee
Yankee ...................................................................... Here we go round the ................................. bush
Puff, the magic .......................................................... All through the .....................................................
Click go the .............................................................. My .........................................lies over the ocean
Amazing ................................................................... Skip to my lou, my ............................................
Go, tell it on the ........................................................ Parsley, sage, ................................... and thyme
Joshua fought the battle of ...................................... Never smile at a ................................................
When the ..........................................go marching in Oh, my darling ...................................................
..was a swagman, camped by a ............................... Singing Polly Wolly ...........................................
When Johnny comes ......................................home ........................................................ in the straw
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Sheet 6
Percussion Instruments
See if you can find all these instruments in this word search.
They all need to be unscrambled first.
The Mini
L E E R E K E H S GN O G C E P D DR E MM A H C
S E N O H P O L L A T E M L L E T I N K L E EO I
R L I O B M A R A C A S G A G R R D E N U TNUH
A S E P H A N D B E L L S V N C H A I N A C TOS
T N T I S P S F E K I A T E A U O QDR UMP A A
S P B B S H A K E R
T A O I G N A S R S V B E S I S T I S K T VM I C
L R M W M H E R D WN M E L R I V I T E O I NWS
E E T B A B B K B R A Y L L T O O QHC HGS L R
M D O I O S A E C I U C D E I N J UWC H A C I O
Q R M S F U H L L O V M R B M Chain Pitch
T U B U L A R B E L L S U WP Chime Rattle
C M O R I U G I O S S G M O A Concussion Ring
Crash Shake
C H I M E S T E N A T S A C N Drum Tap
G X Y L O P H O N E R X A M I Hammer Tinkle
Hit Untuned
O N A I P V K C O L B D O OW Percussion Vibrate
vilan ....................................................... heerkees ................................................
sabs murd .............................................. heligs slleb .............................................
neatscast .............................................. nears rumd ............................................
shicem ................................................... etels durm .............................................
vascle .................................................... amotubrine ............................................
slowbelc ................................................ imbleats ................................................
byclams ................................................. mitpain ..................................................
slogpickenel .......................................... mot mot ................................................
gnog ...................................................... ratingle .................................................
rouig ...................................................... bulaurt ellbs .........................................
nadh slleb .............................................. hairpovneb ...........................................
mascara ................................................. hasbrowad ...........................................
themallepoon ......................................... codblowok ............................................
opani ...................................................... ploxyhone ............................................
tralet ....................................................... Copyright © Beatrice Wilder 2003
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Sheet 7
Voices and Singing
The answers to the clues below are the words to find in the word search.
We have provided the answers they are the scrambled words on the right.
atancta
A R U T A R O L O C B C Q E S blacantie
S S A B G N O S N I A L P D Y covie
cutroolara
T J R A T D K G L N R GG C W dile
Y L Y R I C S X T A B T F H L domely
draimgal
T Y L I H F F A L S E T T O W loat
N J A T I X B T S N R D E I L manthe
orich
A O G O P I O T O R S WM R E poonars
H P I N L C M R S X H R E Z A ranxly
robberpash
S E R E N A D E N O O Y H T K ropea
Q R D C L N A Y L L P V T E K sabs
scrily
Q A A I K T R K X O H R N X T slongpain
A K M O I A N B M Y D A A D P sneeread
stealoft
E N D V L T Y K V E N Y D N Z thansy
X Q A H B A U F D S Q F U P O triboane
trone
Liturgical chant ............................................................ Lowest female voice ...........................................
A male voice between tenor and bass ........................ A love song .........................................................
A group of singers ....................................................... Ensemble singing style ‘ .........................’ quartet
A composition for voices .............................................. Italian ensemble song ........................................
A drama where the lines are sung .............................. Notes intended to be sung ..................................
An ornamented style of singing ................................... The words of a song ...........................................
A song of praise, eg. national ...................................... The oldest musical instrument ............................
Highest female voice ................................................... Music in a singing style .......................................
German word for ‘song’ ............................................... The lowest male voice ........................................
The highest adult male voice ....................................... Voice is produced in the ......................................
A voice higher than the normal range .......................... A sailor’s song is a sea .......................................
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Sheet 8
Wind Instruments
See if you can unscramble and find all these instruments in this word search
S T E N RO C B E U T The Mini
N F MU
R O R O T AG O R A T U K E M EON I N A R POS
NME J G S B V VO
O U O O O D I R E GD I D O A OA B P N Y R A E X
H S M S F P E A N P S N S B R H I V O I E E L RW
M A B E S HM N C I A O H O E P R I S U K A VB H
U P O P H A A G H P X HW L E O F B T G C T E L I
R L R H N L H SOS
R H N I A R B L H E O P D O D EOA O O F L UWT
C O E P W MU A O S P U I C P AWT R T D E E R L
A N N P M O T I R WH E L C I X T E N R O C C B E
N E O N W N B S N TO H V I P Aerophone Overblow
Airflow Posthorn
I M T A S I L H O R N P I P E Bell Reed
R H I P Q C F L A G E O L E T Breath Sopranino
Cornet Tonguing
A Y R L J AW R E D R O C E R Embouchure Valves
C L A R I N E T E PM U R T M Horn Vibrate
O A Keys Whistle
V B U G L E T U L F L Z F
pigbeaps .................................................
honipper .................................................
boatrine ..................................................
oobe ......................................................
saboons ................................................
oacrain ...................................................
ugbel ......................................................
paippens ................................................
tarcline ...................................................
cicpool ....................................................
bonstranoocas .......................................
errordec .................................................
orc aslaing ..............................................
eedipper .................................................
cetron .....................................................
enoshapox ..............................................
churnrom ................................................
asoneushop ............................................
dogodiride ..............................................
shwam ....................................................
euhumpion .............................................
atrogoat ..................................................
flategole .................................................
notbmorel ...............................................
futel ........................................................
muptter ...................................................
henfcr rhon .............................................
batu ........................................................
charinoma ............................................... Copyright © Beatrice Wilder 2003
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Sheet 9
Stringed Instruments
Find all these stringed instruments in this word search.
K H B G Z I T H E R D C T C Balalaika Kit
Y M A N D O L I N R C H E Q Banjo Lute
D D N D M Y O O O E E L A J Celestina Lyre
R O J A R I Y H R O L U T E Cello Mandolin
U U O E U O C R R O E O T E Chitarrone Piano
G B N C R I H B A R S I P M Cittern Sitar
Y L N R S E O C T T T Y C C Clavichord Theorbo
D E E P E T M V I V I O L A Double bass Ukulele
R B R O L T I I H V N S L F Dulcimer Vina
U A Y N E O T K C B A N I V Guitar Viola
H S S A L A K I A L A L A B Harp Violin
G S A I U E G Y C H U E C W Harpsichord Zither
Y X N P K V U B B D M D P A Hurdy gurdy
R A T I U G R K R H H E C T
Some Other Instruments
Find all these other instruments in this word search.
K C I T S P A L S CG T P Accordion Lur
S L I T D R U M P I H WO Biwa Pipe organ
R A N P R A H S W E J P S
E Bongo drums Serpent
S M I H C S S A L G S S
R E Z I S E H T N Y S C A Bull roarer Siren
N I L S M U R D O GN O B Celesta Slapstick
E U P I P E O R G A N A M Cimbalon Slit drum
R E R A O R L L U BWN I
Clarina Synthesizer
I F D R J N O L A BM I C
S A G C E L E S T A O R B Glass chimes Tambour
M A C C O R D I O N L A R Jews harp Theatre organ
N R U O B M A T Q P A L O Whip
T N E P R E S Y Z G P C B
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Sheet 10
Jazz Men and Women
Match the first and last names of these jazz greats.
Find all their last names in the word search.
The Mini
C D L A R E G Z T I F WL S E
S D S S B L U E S J
A OG N O R T S M R A L E E N D N A L E I X I D A
R R J P G I L L E S P I E M O Y A A EO P J GRM
M S T R M E N A H G U A V A M O B R B E OWO A C
I E T E E L L I N G T O N J I E G L T L B COG L
L I A I F ROB T E
C Y D V A B N O S R E T E P S X B TC F OOP I G
H H R I S G Y E I B M A N N Y F S I J I V E WM F
A E A N T N A I V R R X A B U S V NMK H J ME F
G N I WS S C A TN
E WH O R I D R A U M M S Z M
Be bop Jive
L N N N H R I A D B R OO I P Big band Latin
L A I N E A L E M E R N L N R Blues
Boogie
New Orleans
Ragtime
H J E H S E O D H C N L U B K Chicago Scat
O F R D Y H H J G K E N T O N Cool
Dixieland
Skiffle
Swing
E D N O M S E D Q R Z VO O L Jam Trad
Armstrong
Brubeck
Carmichael Billie ............................................... Louis ...............................................
Crosby Hoagy ............................................. Tommy ..........................................
Davis
Dearie Paul ............................................... Ella ................................................
Desmond
Dorsey Dave ............................................... Peggy ............................................
Ellington
Fitzgerald Woody ............................................ Jack ...............................................
Gillespie
Herman Dizzy .............................................. Glenn .............................................
Holiday
James Duke .............................................. George ...........................................
Kenton
Lee Sarah ............................................. Andre .............................................
Mann
Laine Miles ............................................... Bob ................................................
Miller
Monk Thelonious ...................................... Blossom ........................................
Peterson
Previn Cleo ............................................... Herbie.............................................
Reinhardt
Shearing
Oscar ............................................. Stan ...............................................
Simone Django ............................................ Harry ..............................................
Teagarden
Vaughan Nina ............................................... Dinah .............................................
Washington
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Sheet 11
Music of the Sixties
Connect the songs with the groups or artists. Some of these are used more than once.
The words which are in bold and underlined are hidden in the word search.
T B C S U M R E I R The Animals
M B A I N The Beach Boys
D O S U R F C I T Y O V N S E The Beatles
L Y N R I S I N G I F I E C V The Bee Gees
E U R K E V O L T O C L N J I Chubby Checker
I S D R E K D C U N T E O F R Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Dave Clark Five
F L P A E E A R A A D K S B N Dusty Springfield
G A L V V F S M E E E B I E O Four Seasons
N M E R S E Y B E A T S B E O Freddie & The Dreamers
I I H I A U C R E C M T R G M Gerry & The Pacemakers
R N T S U Q C L E L A E O E T Henry Mancini
The Merseybeats
P A O P E T U L A D I P R E S The Monkees
S N A E J E U L B R U E R S I Petula Clark
S Y O B H C A E B H K J V U W The Rolling Stones
S E N O T S T N A H P E L E T Roy Orbison
C H U B B Y K A E T O O R The Swinging Blue Jeans
R S
A Hard Day's Night ........................................ Last Train To Clarksville ..............................
Moon River ................................................. I Can’t Get No Satisfaction .........................
Oh, Pretty Woman ...................................... Downtown ...................................................
The Twist ...................................................... Help! ............................................................
No Milk Today ............................................. I Know A Place .............................................
Hey Jude ...................................................... I think Of You ................................................
Glad All Over ................................................. I'm A Believer ..............................................
Surf City........................................................ Big Girls Don’t Cry .....................................
Please don’t Tease ...................................... Little Red Rooster .......................................
Ferry Cross The Mersey .............................. Wishin’ and Hopin’ ......................................
Bad Moon Rising ......................................... Baby Elephant Walk ....................................
House Of The Rising Sun ............................ Bits and Pieces ...........................................
Over You ....................................................... The Last Time ..............................................
It’s Love That Counts ................................... I Started A Joke ...........................................
Hippy Hippy Shake ..................................... Yellow Submarine .......................................
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Sheet 12
Singers of a Century
Across a wide range of styles!
Match the first and last names of these well known artists. Find all their last names in the word search.
The Mini
D N A L R E H T U S S I Z M L
C A R P E N T E R S
N L H W G SM M T E C O L E E D F GN I T S I U L
A B A O I K P R E S L E Y L N YA I R S U P P L Y
H R A R L T E O K I N GO B N OOK C A C E L SM
L L I HN R I A I A
H H T S E I T E K A N AW A O F T S E T U D T S D
H H F A S GD O R O B E S O N K A S R A S N T EO
F K S A N E Z A R E E D E Y U N E AWN H O E NN
N C N F K I Y T A H L F I MH B A C L R E N
Y X B PO L I C E B S GA
S D I B G D S K I WV S C S J
Air Supply Pink Floyd
G V B I O MC S M F O A E O B Blondie Platters
W P B D R A H C I R L N P S K Carpenters Police
Cher Rush
K D O A L L R T C L O L D P V Genesis Santana
E J R B D AM E A J I J O E L Kiss
Madonna
Sting
Supertramp
B N R M E D Y S J NO M I S R Meat Loaf Who
Armstrong
Bassey Bing ............................................... Louis ...............................................
Black
Callas Frank ............................................. Peggy ............................................
Cole
Crosby Luciano .......................................... Shirley..............................................
Fitzgerald
Holiday Elvis ............................................... Cilla ................................................
Joel
Jones Joan ............................................... Tom .................................................
Joplin
King Dame Kiri ........................................ Billy .................................................
Lee
Lennon
Carmen ........................................... Janis ..............................................
McRae Ella ................................................. Carole .............................................
Melba
Pavarotti Billie ............................................... Cliff .................................................
Presley
Reed Paul ............................................... Marty ..............................................
Richard
Robbins Dame Nellie .................................... Carly................................................
Robeson
Simon Nat King .......................................... Barbra .............................................
Sinatra
Streisand Maria .............................................. Stevie ..............................................
Sutherland
Te Kanawa John ............................................... Lou .................................................
Wonder
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