{"id":13974,"date":"2020-10-02T06:20:49","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T06:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/?p=13974"},"modified":"2022-12-16T11:35:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T11:35:56","slug":"how-to-play-english-music-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/how-to-play-english-music-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Play Along: A Lesson to Learn English Music Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Failure is a difficult experience. Sometimes failure happens because we do not have the right resources or time, sometimes it is because we do not try hard enough, and other times it is because we do not have the talent. In this case, a poet teaches us about her experience of learning how to play music<\/strong> and the resulting failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you think of a time you failed to do something? How did it feel?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This poem is called \u201cViolin\u201d and it is written by Nikki Wallschlaeger. Right off the bat, we can assume this piece of writing will connect to a violin. So, let us learn a little about this instrument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn about the violin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The violin is often ranked as the most difficult musical instrument to learn how to play<\/strong>. To an audience, the violin may seem easy because it only has four strings (as opposed to a harpsichord which has 47 strings). Well, it\u2019s not easy. One wrong move of the bow and your little instrument will let out a screeching, terrible sound. Plus, those strings are all so close together that it is an easy mistake to make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But people love to listen to the violin, and it is often the star of the orchestra. Most violinists are \u2018classically trained\u2019 which means they learn how to read music and master the technical aspects of playing the instrument. The instrument is versatile and can be used in jazz, rock, pop, and blues. One superstar of the violin world is Lindsey Stirling, who made violin dubstep famous. Here she is playing along with John Legend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listening exercise \u2013 \u201cViolin\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now that you know a little about violins, let us jump into a listening exercise. As you listen to the poem, think about all the English music vocabulary<\/strong> used in the poem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Poetry is a special kind of writing that can be difficult for people learning how to speak English. This is because poets often use English words that are not common. Each word in a poem is important and meaningful. The good news about reading poetry is that it shows how to use the English language creatively, plus it helps you focus on vocabulary, pronunciation, and even individual sounds<\/strong>. So if you have wondered how to learn English music<\/strong> vocabulary<\/strong>, this next task will help you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn English music vocabulary from this poem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This poem, \u201cViolin,\u201d is about music. It is also about a person who does not play very well. Do this exercise to learn some English music vocabulary.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n