Medley
noun
A mixture of different things or pieces of music, played one after the other.
The choir presented a medley of Christmas carols.
Often appears as...
- song medley
- medley of songs
noun
In sports, especially swimming or athletics, a contest or race in which participants use different styles or perform different activities.
The swimmer won gold in the 200m individual medley.
Often appears as...
- individual medley
- swimming medley
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noun
A mixture of different things or pieces of music, played one after the other.
The choir presented a medley of Christmas carols.
Often appears as...
- song medley
- medley of songs
noun
In sports, especially swimming or athletics, a contest or race in which participants use different styles or perform different activities.
The swimmer won gold in the 200m individual medley.
Often appears as...
- individual medley
- swimming medley
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Varied Content
In a medley, included elements often switch rapidly, offering diversity.
The band's medley transitioned seamlessly from jazz to pop.
Pro Tip 2/3Musical Context
Medley often refers to a sequence of music pieces, each recognizable on its own.
The musical medley included hits from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Occasions
Medleys are commonly performed in informal settings, like parties or casual concerts.
The campfire featured a medley of folksongs and clapping games.
Pro Tip 1/3Varied Content
In a medley, included elements often switch rapidly, offering diversity.
The band's medley transitioned seamlessly from jazz to pop.
Pro Tip 2/3Musical Context
Medley often refers to a sequence of music pieces, each recognizable on its own.
The musical medley included hits from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Occasions
Medleys are commonly performed in informal settings, like parties or casual concerts.
The campfire featured a medley of folksongs and clapping games.
Pro Tip 1/3Varied Content
In a medley, included elements often switch rapidly, offering diversity.
The band's medley transitioned seamlessly from jazz to pop.
Pro Tip 2/3Musical Context
Medley often refers to a sequence of music pieces, each recognizable on its own.
The musical medley included hits from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Occasions
Medleys are commonly performed in informal settings, like parties or casual concerts.
The campfire featured a medley of folksongs and clapping games.
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Why would anyone hire you over your competition? If you can't answer that question, neither can your potential clients, which means you can't charge more for the thing that makes your work special. Price becomes a differentiator, and bidding becomes a race to the bottom. What sets you apart could be what you do, why you do it or how you do a string quartet that arranges and plays hip-hop medleys
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The surprising reason...
It starts with a tickle in your throat that becomes a cough. Your muscles begin to ache, you grow irritable, and you lose your appetite. It's you've got the flu. It's logical to assume that this miserable medley of symptoms
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The secret to being a...
Why would anyone hire you over your competition? If you can't answer that question, neither can your potential clients, which means you can't charge more for the thing that makes your work special. Price becomes a differentiator, and bidding becomes a race to the bottom. What sets you apart could be what you do, why you do it or how you do a string quartet that arranges and plays hip-hop medleys
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The surprising reason...
It starts with a tickle in your throat that becomes a cough. Your muscles begin to ache, you grow irritable, and you lose your appetite. It's you've got the flu. It's logical to assume that this miserable medley of symptoms
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Kevin Olusola
American Musician
We can watch videos of our whole journey - from old tours to doing the AMAs (American Music Awards) in 2013 and through the 'Star Wars' medley or when we sang with Stevie Wonder on the Grammys. I just sit back and say, 'I can't believe we did all this!
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Jay Sean
English Musician
So when I wrote 'Down' - when I sang the melody, I sung the word 'Down' for no reason. I don't know why. That's how I came up with the medley. I was like, 'I don't know why I said down, but we got to write a song around it.
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Francis Parkman
American Historian
The great medley of Oregon and California emigrants, at their camps around Independence, had heard reports that several additional parties were on the point of setting out from St. Joseph's farther to the northward.
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Chad le Clos
South African Athlete
I want to get faster every year, keep my confidence high, so I can continue dominating my main events and extend my range to other freestyle and medley races.
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Mel Torme
American Musician
See, I never wrote arrangements for the band for Judy Garland; I did strictly special material, special lyrics, put together all of her medleys.
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Yolanda Adams
American Musician
I do a medley of hymns in all of my sets, whether I'm in an arena, in a theater, in an amusement park.
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Frank Sinatra Jr.
American Singer
In my own career, I used to do a Sinatra medley in every show, or at least sing one of his songs.
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Al Yankovic
American Comedian
Probably 90 percent of my albums have polka medleys.
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Kevin Olusola
American Musician
We can watch videos of our whole journey - from old tours to doing the AMAs (American Music Awards) in 2013 and through the 'Star Wars' medley or when we sang with Stevie Wonder on the Grammys. I just sit back and say, 'I can't believe we did all this!
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Jay Sean
English Musician
So when I wrote 'Down' - when I sang the melody, I sung the word 'Down' for no reason. I don't know why. That's how I came up with the medley. I was like, 'I don't know why I said down, but we got to write a song around it.
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Francis Parkman
American Historian
The great medley of Oregon and California emigrants, at their camps around Independence, had heard reports that several additional parties were on the point of setting out from St. Joseph's farther to the northward.
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Chad le Clos
South African Athlete
I want to get faster every year, keep my confidence high, so I can continue dominating my main events and extend my range to other freestyle and medley races.
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Mel Torme
American Musician
See, I never wrote arrangements for the band for Judy Garland; I did strictly special material, special lyrics, put together all of her medleys.
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Yolanda Adams
American Musician
I do a medley of hymns in all of my sets, whether I'm in an arena, in a theater, in an amusement park.
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Frank Sinatra Jr.
American Singer
In my own career, I used to do a Sinatra medley in every show, or at least sing one of his songs.
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Al Yankovic
American Comedian
Probably 90 percent of my albums have polka medleys.
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