Name: Bluegrass Terms I
No.: 001
Difficult: Easy

ACROSS
[1] Guitar technique using a single pick for melody lines
[4] Ensemble made up entirely of string instruments
[5] Fast instrumental tune often used to showcase skill
[6] Small, eight-string instrument often providing the chop rhythm
[8] The speed at which a tune is played
[9] Five-string instrument central to bluegrass rhythm and drive
[13] The steady beat that drives a song
[16] Describes bluegrass instruments played without amplification
[17] Vocal style featuring a high lead with lower harmonies
[20] Words of a song
DOWN
[2] Genre named after a type of grass and a Kentucky band
[3] Style rooted in early acoustic American music
[7] Fast mandolin technique that creates the signature chop sound
[10] Instrumental solo within a song
[11] Repeating banjo picking pattern
[12] Bowed string instrument essential to traditional bluegrass melodies
[14] Informal group music session
[15] Layered vocal style that defines the bluegrass sound
[18] Resonator guitar commonly used for sliding bluegrass leads
[19] Outdoor event where bluegrass music is commonly performed
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