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Already? Wow, it's almost March, but I woke up to more snow. I love this theme. 🎵 Many of my South American and Latin American books involve music or dance. Too bad Tango isn't on the list.
Emily, I can't believe you don't have jazz as one of the phrases. I want to make sure I understand this correctly. A way to fill a prompt is that the phrase contains BOTH letters of the author. I'm currently reading a Marlon James book. None of the phrases contain a M & a J so I can't fill a prompt that way. Correct?
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And that's correct about the author name. You only need the first letter of the title, but you need both author initials.
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Good question! March 1 through May 31. Sorry! I'll edit the first post to reflect that!.
It is great to have this new challenge. First I have to finish listening to the last hour of the book that will complete my winter challenge. A couple of my in progress books are going to fit nicely for this challenge.
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Emily wrote: "I thought about including jazz, Sherri, but I figured it would be too hard to fill with the requirements!, but..."
Could she (as an easier alternative), change "music" to the phrase "jazz music?" Jazz music, Jazz vocalist, or Jazz festival are all real phrases I think.
If anyone is looking for books where the phrase is found somewhere in the text, I cannot recommend The Violin Conspiracy enough!! It would work for either "arpeggio" or "orchestra".
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What about an author with an initial instead of a first name - do you go with the initial or the middle name (e.g., M. Louisa Locke)?
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For the phrase fox trot, would fox-trot or foxtrot acceptable as well?
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Thanks! I thought fox trot was two words, too! Only after chatting with someone today who said it was one word, did I question it and looked it up.
Spring brings sunshine, new flowers, and outdoor festivals and music (especially when you're from Louisiana). For this seasonal challenge, you are given a set of words and phrases about MUSIC, and you must match books to these phrases in one of four ways.
How It Works:
Create a thread in this folder, or use our spreadsheet to track your reading for the challenge. When you've completed all twelve phrases, post in our Spring Reading Challenge Completion Thread and let us cheer you on!
The Phrases
1. music
2. vocalist
3. midnight blues
4. rapper
5. marching band
6. fox trot
7. heavy metal
8. arpeggio
9. marimba
10. chanting
11. festival
12. orchestra
How to Fill the Prompts:
1. Phrase contains BOTH letters of the author's name (ignore middle initial)
2. Phrase contains the first letter of the title (ignore or include A, An, and The)
3. Phrase is exemplified on the cover (your interpretation)
4. Phrase is found somewhere in the text (should be exact word)