Activity:

🎶🧑‍👦‍👦Sometimes we provide music crossword puzzles in our group lessons and its so much fun🤓We've been able to teach them about different musicians and music genres while also strengthening our bond as a class. 💪🏼⁠
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Working together to fill in the blanks to uncover the solutions is fun and a great way to keep our brains sharp and challenged. 🧠 So for today's freebie calendar activity, we made a crossword puzzle for you to try at home with your child!⁠ To get started...

• Download the images below
• Fill in the blank boxes with letters to complete the crossword puzzle!
• Check with the answers to see if you got down the right words!

If your child is struggling to fill the puzzle, place letters in the puzzle to help them figure out which word belongs where.

Horizontal

1. What instrument has 88 keys?

2. Which key has 4 sharps?

3. Which brass instrument has a slide?

4. What is the highest instrument in the string family?

5. The notes D, F, A create a D minor ____.

Vertical

1. What is the interval between C and G?

2. How music is presented on a score/music staff.

3. What is the Italian term to describe a tempo that is at a moderate speed/walking pace?

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Once completed, discuss these questions:

• What family do the instruments belong to?
• What are other words to describe tempo? (Fast, Slow etc.)
• How does a P5 interval sound? How is it different from other intervals?