English For Music Students

Unit 4. Chord Construction I. Word List a. General Words Abbreviation /@bri:vI"eIS(@)n/ (n) short form; contraction UN is an ab ...

Contemporary /k@n"tEmp(@)r(@)ri/ (adj) modern; up to date; present-day That museum is one of the largest devoted to contemporar ...

I hope you had a relaxing and restful weekend. Smooth /smu:D/ (adj) calm; tranquil Our flight was very smooth. Stable /"steI ...

Dominant /"dQmIn@nt/ (n, adj) the fifth note of the diatonic scale of a key; based on or pertaining to the dominant =&===r=s ...

II. Vocabulary Practice a. Match the words with their definitions. ____ 1. popularity ____ 2. extremely ____ 3. position ____ 4. ...

b. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the list. root abbreviation chord progression dominant triad dissonant A/an ...

symbolise a. recognise b. represent c. reprise d. reduce smooth a. stressed b. nervous c. harsh d. calm contemporary a. te ...

There are two types of triads that are extremely common: major triads and minor triads. Their popularity is due to the fact that ...

which contains a diatonic seventh degree above the root. In triads there are only three intervallic relationships; root to third ...

____ 2. The root is the note that gives the triad its name. ____ 3. Major and minor chords have the same qualities in their thir ...

c. the letter name followed by minus sign ‘-’ d. b and c Which of the following is not true about the augmented triad? a. It i ...

The third inversion ____. a. is done by bringing the root and the third up an octave b. is done by bringing the root, the third ...

Comparative and Superlative Form (-er / -est)  one-syllable adjectives (clean, new, cheap)  two-syllable adjectives ending in ...

little (amount) less least little (size) smaller smallest much / many more most far (place and time) further furthest far (place ...

I am ____ at music than my sister. (good) German is ____ than English. (difficult) The China Wall is ____ wall in the worl ...

Did you know?  At only four lines long, the Japanese national anthem is the shortest national anthem. The national anthems of J ...

Unit 5. Note Values I. Word List a. General Words Attach /@"tatS/ (v) fasten; connect; add I attached the file to the e-mail. ...

The book was mainly about the underlying differences between democracy and dictatorship. b. Technical Terms Bar /bA:/ (n) a su ...

===g=== Half rest /hA:f rEst/ (n) a silence of two beats; equivalent rest for the half note ===;=== Metre /"mi:t@/ (n) (also Met ...

Sixteenth rest /sIks"ti:nT rEst/ (n) a silence of one fourth of a beat; equivalent rest for the sixteenth note ===8=== Triplet / ...