Crank It Up To 7 (solution)
by Paul Jeray
The B♭ trumpet is counted via the valve positions, in binary.
The piano is counted via mode, traditionally represented by a roman numeral I-VII.
Percussion:
Beats Per Measure
| Like “City of God” (Catholic Hymn) | Like “Solsbury Hill” (Peter Gabriel) | Like “Stars and Stripes Forever” (Sousa) | Like “Boom Boom Pow” (Black Eyed Peas) | Like “God Save the Queen” (Traditional) | Like “Mission: Impossible Theme Song” (Lalo Schifrin) |
| 6/8 time | 7/8 or 7/4 time | 2/2 (Cut) time | 4/4 (Common) time | 3/4 time | 5/4 time |
Lyrics:
Group Name
| To the haters, the takers, the liars, and all the vultures | It’s too late to apologize | Still I can’t let go | I burn, burn like a wicker cabinet | And show the world that they can’t stop the crew | No other place to go, I’ve got to get away, lets get away! |
| ”Death Before Dishonor” by 5 Finder Death Punch | ”Apologize” by One Republic | ”End of the Road” by Boys II Men | ”Inside Out” by Eve6 | ”The Crew” by 7 Seconds | ”One More Minute” by Authority Zero |
Score Card:
| Measure: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Trumpet: | oxx = 3 | xox = 5 | ooo = 0 | xoo = 4 | oxo = 2 | xxx = 7 |
| Piano: | V = 5 | VII = 7 | I = 1 | IV = 4 | II = 2 | III = 3 |
| Percussion: | 6/8 = 6 | 7/8 = 7 | 2/2 = 2 | C = 4/4 = 4 | ¾ = 3 | 5/4 = 5 |
| Lyrics: | 5 Finger Death Punch = 5 | One Republic = 1 | Boys II Men = 2 | Eve6 = 6 | 7 Seconds = 7 | Authority Zero = 0 |
| TOTAL SCORE | 19 = S | 20 = T | 5 = E | 18 = R | 14 = N | 15 = O |
Indexing into the alphabet by total score for each measure, the answer is STERNO.