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This 40-word band word search covers musical terms, notation, and instruments for middle school band students. Hidden words include legato, staccato, crescendo, French horn, and tempo, spanning performance techniques, dynamics, and musical forms. Use it as a vocabulary warm-up, a sub plan paired with a definitions worksheet, or part of a music-theory unit on ensemble performance.

Subject:
Music
Topic:
Band
Grade Level:
5th – 8th Grades
Updated December 2016

Word List

  • BAND
  • MUSIC
  • LEGATO
  • STACCATO
  • MARCATO
  • INTONATION
  • TONE
  • RHYTHM
  • BALANCE
  • TRUMPET
  • FLUTE
  • TROMBONE
  • CLARINET
  • SAXOPHONE
  • TUBA
  • FRENCHHORN
  • SUBDIVIDE
  • METRONOME
  • ALLEGRO
  • CODA
  • FERMATA
  • MELODY
  • HARMONY
  • PHRASING
  • TEMPO
  • SOLO
  • DUET
  • TRIO
  • PERCUSSION
  • BARITONE
  • OBOE
  • FORTE
  • PIANO
  • MEZZO
  • CRESCENDO
  • ARTCULATION
  • RITARDANDO
  • TRIPLET
  • SHARP
  • FLAT

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