Do you like music? Most people enjoy listening to it. There are many different genres of music and ways to listen to it. In this lesson, learn more vocabulary about describing music in English.
Use these flashcards to learn the meaning of the terms for this unit. You can also practice the pronunciation by listening to the audio on each card.
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________ music artists are usually famous worldwide, like Madonna, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber.
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A catchy ________ is a song that everyone knows and can remember the melody.
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The music at a live ________ is very powerful and dramatic.
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Some people have natural ________ talent and understand how instruments work without much help.
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________ music is very rhythmic and the words are often spoken.
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Some musicians play music from just one ________, but occasionally they mix different types – like rap and rock.
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________ is the music that goes with rap.
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Usually, ________ members all play different instruments to make a song together.
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________ musicians are very talented, because they frequently improvise songs as they play.
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A lot of ________ music is played on the piano or orchestra instruments.
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You may need an electric guitar to play ________ music.
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________ is emotional and often about difficult experiences.
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The ________ performs at 8 o’clock.
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David Bowie’s first ________ was released in 1967.
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A ________ band usually has brass instruments, like saxophones, trumpets, or horns.
album | a long musical recording on a record, CD, etc., that usually includes a set of songs |
band | a usually small group of musicians who play popular music together |
classical | relating to music in a European tradition that includes opera and symphony and that is generally considered more serious than other kinds of music |
genre | a particular type or category of literature or art |
hip-hop | the stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rap |
jazz | a type of American music with lively rhythms and melodies that are often made up by musicians as they play |
musical | of or relating to music |
opera | a kind of performance in which actors sing all or most of the words of a play with music performed by an orchestra |
pop | of or relating to popular music |
rap | a type of music that has words that are spoken with the rhythm instead of being sung |
rock | a kind of popular music with a strong beat that is played on instruments that are made louder electronically |
soul | a popular style of music expressing deep emotion |
tune | a series of musical notes that produce a pleasing sound when played or sung |