Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- TUBA
- The tuba became the anchor of the American brass band in the mid-1800s, its deep voice carrying clear across an open park on a still summer night.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CORNET
- The cornet, shorter and mellower than a trumpet, was the lead solo voice of outdoor band concerts throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- MARCH
- John Philip Sousa, America's 'March King,' wrote more than 130 marches, many of them first heard at exactly this kind of free outdoor concert.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- ENCORE
- The word comes from the French for 'again' or 'still,' but American park audiences made it their own, a stomp-and-clap tradition as warm as the evening itself.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Free large-print word search: a summer evening concert at the bandstand, brass, lemonade, and fireflies blinking in the warm dusk.
About The Bandstand in the Park
When the last of the afternoon heat softens into evening, the bandstand comes alive. A brass band tunes up on the pavilion steps, the tuba's low hum settling over the lawn like the first rumble of something wonderful. Families spread blankets on the grass, pitchers of lemonade sweat in the fading light, and by the time the cornet lifts into a waltz, the fireflies are already answering back.
How to play
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last. The trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps, never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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