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MIND THE MELODY

Easy · 5×5 · 4 words
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  1. 4. The words of a song

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  1. 1. A performance by a single musician
  2. 2. A popular genre of music featuring electric guitars
  3. 3. A percussion instrument played by striking with sticks

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music

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  1. 1. The words of a song
  2. 3. Keyboard instrument with black and white keys
  3. 4. A group of musicians performing together

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  1. 2. Three or more notes played simultaneously

Dolly Parton

Medium · 11×11 · 23 words
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  1. 2. Literacy gifts mailed monthly to millions via her foundation
  2. 5. Hour of the morning when the daily grind supposedly begins
  3. 7. Her world-famous Appalachian theme park founded in 1986
  4. 10. Tennessee music capital where she moved the day after high school graduation
  5. 11. Scraps of cloth used to sew her most famous patchwork coat
  6. 12. Imagination program providing free literature to children

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  1. 1. Garment stitched from colorful rags in a childhood ballad
  2. 3. Misty mountain range where the Queen of Country was raised
  3. 4. Plucked bluegrass instrument with a circular drum-like body
  4. 6. Word preceding 'Love You' in her immortal Whitney-covered ballad
  5. 8. First name of her duet partner on Islands in the Stream
  6. 9. Grand Nashville stage where she became a member in 1969

21st Night of September

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  1. 1. Last name of the visionary brothers who founded the band
  2. 4. Fluffy sky formation we were "chasing... away"
  3. 5. Celestial bodies that "stole the night away"
  4. 7. The ninth month, immortalized in a classic 1978 floor-filler
  5. 10. The middle element in Maurice White's iconic musical group
  6. 11. Emotion that was "changing the minds of pretenders"
  7. 12. Expressive R&B genre championed by the elements of the universe
  8. 13. Mainstream chart category where "September" reached number 8

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  1. 1. Last name of the co-writer who wondered if "ba-dee-ya" was just a placeholder
  2. 2. 1970s dance club genre that embraced the "Ba-dee-ya" groove
  3. 3. What we did "in the night" as the stars stole it away
  4. 6. Bass-playing brother who recently released an unearthed final track
  5. 8. Falsetto singer Bailey who initially thought the song was "kinda corny"
  6. 9. Chimes mentioned in the lyrics ("Some ___ were ringing")

90s grunge music

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  1. 4. Vocalist with a four-octave range who fronted Soundgarden
  2. 5. Friendly Unit Shifter on In Utero, or a dial-turned broadcast receiver
  3. 6. Chaotic uprising paired with grrrl in feminist punk circles
  4. 8. Emerald City that gave birth to the nineties flannel explosion
  5. 11. Stage unit cranked up for maximum distortion
  6. 13. Plaid woolen shirt worn loose over thermal undershirts
  7. 14. Initials shared by a motor oil brand and the Pilots from San Diego

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  1. 1. Neil Young killer guitar epic recorded with Crazy Horse
  2. 2. Dirty substance mixed with honey to form a pioneering band
  3. 3. First name chained in heavy Seattle harmonies
  4. 4. Bald frontman behind Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie
  5. 7. Sludge pioneers fronted by Buzz Osborne who shaped heavy alternative rhythms
  6. 8. Iconic label that issued Bleach and coined the Loser slogan
  7. 9. Instrument Krist Novoselic hurled into the air at the 1992 VMAs
  8. 10. Courtney Love fronted outfit behind Live Through This
  9. 12. Pearl of rock music history

rock music

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  1. 4. The raised platform where bands perform

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  1. 1. The instrument that provides the low frequency sounds
  2. 2. An individual song recorded on an album
  3. 3. The rhythmic pulse of a song

Music

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  1. 1. High-frequency portion of the musical range
  2. 6. Symbol indicating the pitch of written notes
  3. 7. Slight, rapid pulsation in pitch
  4. 9. Gradual increase in volume
  5. 13. Catchy melody you cannot get out of your head
  6. 14. Spotlight moment for a single player
  7. 15. Distinguished conductor or teacher

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  1. 2. Basic rhythmic pulse in a measure
  2. 3. Pacing set by the conductor
  3. 4. Highness or lowness of a sound
  4. 5. Notes of a chord played in sequence rather than together
  5. 8. Orchestral introduction to an opera
  6. 10. Concluding section of a track
  7. 11. Lowest end of the audio spectrum
  8. 12. Interval of silence on a staff

Hans zimmer

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  1. 3. A large keyboard instrument.
  2. 4. Relating to Germany.
  3. 6. A large predatory cat.

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  1. 1. A masked superhero.
  2. 2. Vibrations that travel through air.
  3. 5. Grand in scale or character.

music

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  1. 1. A measured silence on the staff
  2. 4. Interval between two notes where one has twice the frequency of the other
  3. 7. Composition written specifically for two performers
  4. 9. Gradual increase in volume marked by a widening hairpin symbol
  5. 12. Theatrical art form where dialogue is predominantly sung
  6. 13. Symbol indicating the pitch of written notes

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  1. 1. Vibrating cane strip that brings woodwinds to life
  2. 2. Spotlight performance by a single musician
  3. 3. Category of musical style such as rock or jazz
  4. 5. Sign like a sharp or flat that momentarily alters a note pitch
  5. 6. Device used by musicians to mark time with regular audible ticks
  6. 8. Large bowed string instrument played between the knees
  7. 10. Classical composition usually in three or four distinct movements
  8. 11. The five horizontal lines that hold written notation

Music

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  1. 1. Silence written directly into a composition
  2. 6. Catchy, recurring vocal climax of a modern pop song
  3. 7. Mechanical or digital device that ticks at exact beat intervals
  4. 9. Podium leader waving a baton to direct an orchestral performance
  5. 11. Theatrical art form delivered entirely through dramatic singing
  6. 12. Harmonious collaboration designed for a pair

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  1. 1. Pattern of sounds and silences flowing across musical time
  2. 2. Fundamental pulse that drives listeners to tap their feet
  3. 3. Portable box-shaped instrument powered by hand-pumped bellows
  4. 4. Spotlight performance by an unassisted musician
  5. 5. Memorable sequence of pitches that sticks in your head
  6. 8. Unscheduled bonus piece played after sustained applause
  7. 10. Symbol indicating pitch at the start of a staff
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