English For Music Students

V. Grammar Gerunds Gerunds are the noun form of a verb. Form: Verb + ing Use: Certain words are followed by a gerund: Use Exampl ...

Note: this applies only in British English; in American English there is usually only one ‘l’.  An ‘ie’ at the end of a word be ...

I enjoy __ on holiday. a. going b. go c. to go I didn’t mean __ your feelings. a. hurting b. hurt c. to hurt Ellen made me ...

Did you know?  The LP (long-playing) record was invented by Paul Goldmark in 1948. The LP is not dead yet; more than 10 million ...

Unit 8. Song Structure I. Word List a. General Words Anticipation /antIsI"peIS(@)n/ (n) expectation; hope; eagerness She had a ...

Insight /"InsVIt/ (n) understanding; awareness Her book provides us with fresh new insights into this behaviour. Intensity /In ...

Chorus /"kO:r@s/ (n) a part of a song which is repeated after each verse Coda /"k@Ud@/ (n) the concluding passage of a piece, ty ...

Outro /"aUtr@U/ (n) the concluding section of a piece of music Pre-chorus /pri:"kO:r@s/ (n) the section of a piece that comes af ...

II. Vocabulary Practice a. Match the words with their definitions. ____ 1. delay ____ 2. lead ____ 3. climax ____ 4. lyrics ____ ...

b. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the list. outro delay insight chorus optional climb anticipation downbeat midd ...

roughly a. regularly b. approximately c. nearly d. exactly optional a. practical b. voluntary c. compulsory d. elective in ...

and groove for the song, or it may consist of a solo melody sung by the lead singer (or a group of backup singers), or played by ...

listener's attention. The chorus is what makes the listener want to listen to the song over and over. Bridge In songwriting, a b ...

The verse and chorus are usually repeated throughout a song though the bridge, intro, and coda are usually only used once. Some ...

____ 11. The outro brings the song to an end. b. Choose the correct answer. The basic elements of a song are ____. a. always a ...

c. chorus d. bridge An interlude that connects two parts of a song is called a ____. a. intro b. verse c. chorus d. bridge A ...

V. Grammar Participles Present Participle The present participle is the ing form of a verb. Uses: Progressive (continuous) tens ...

 For regular verbs the past participle is formed by adding ‘ed’, however, there are some exceptions in spelling: Exceptions whe ...

b. Combine the sentences into a single sentence using past participle. She was shocked by the bad news and burst into tears. ...

Did you know?  The top selling singles of all time are Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind ‘97”, at 33 million, Bing Crosby’s “Whi ...