School of Country Day One

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Across
  1. 2. Our concert will happen in the month of _________
  2. 6. Rehearsals will now all be in the SoR ______
  3. 7. This 5 string instrument originates from Africa and is often played with fingerpicks
  4. 8. A genre of music and movies popular in the 40s-50s, usually following stories of cowboys
  5. 10. A queen of country music and “Jolene” singer: _______ Parton
  6. 11. Country music’s capital city located in Tennessee
  7. 12. An outlaw country star who just celebrated his 91st birthday: _______ Nelson
Down
  1. 1. Almost like a violin’s country cousin from the hills
  2. 2. Some of country music’s roots stem from the Appalachian _______ in the Eastern US
  3. 3. One of country’s biggest female stars: Shania ______
  4. 4. This 8 stringed instrument is about the same size as a ukulele
  5. 5. This famous “Walk the Line” singer Johnny ______ was also called the “Man in Black”
  6. 9. Some of country’s origins come from ______ music, spiritual music associated with the Southern US