English For Music Students

b. d 3. c 5. b 7. a c 4. c 6. b 8. a V. Grammar a. getting 6. being singing 7. travelling swimming 8. playing smoking 9. cycl ...

a. T 3. F 5. T 7. T 9. T 11. T T 4. F 6. T 8. F 10. F b. b 3. d 5. d 7. c 9. d c 4. b 6. b 8. d 10. c V. Grammar a. Talking ...

b. score 3. assortment 5. string 7. bow pizzicato 4. facilitate 6. reed 8. tuned c. c 2. b 3. c 4. b 5. c 6. b IV. Comprehen ...

harpist / harper (less common) Unit 10 II. Vocabulary Practice a. e 4. o 7. l 10. j 13. k m 5. n 8. h 11. a 14. b f 6. g 9. c ...

mixer: someone or something (an electronic device or software application) that mixes music tracks player: someone who plays a ...

Glossary of Musical Terms Accent /'aks(ə)nt/ (n) an emphasis given to a syllable or note in speech or music; tone of voice; stre ...

Augmented /ɔːɡ'mɛntɪd/ (adj) (of an interval) greater by a semitone than the corresponding major or perfect interval Bar /bɑː/ ( ...

Bridge /brɪdʒ/ (n) a short transitional section in the middle of a popular song, generally of a different character from the oth ...

=&=0======== Consonant /'kɒns(ə)nənt/ (adj) harmonious; forming a concord Crook /krʊk/ (n) a curved piece of tubing which ca ...

=&===r=s=t=u=v=w=x=y=== G (dominant) Downbeat /'daʊnbiːt/ (n) an accented beat, usually the first of the bar Duo /'djuːəʊ/ ( ...

Epilogue /'ɛpɪlɒg/ (n) (also Epilog) [Fr] concluding section (at the end of a literary work or a piece of music) Etude /'eɪtjuːd ...

Glockenspiel /'glɒk(ə)nʃpiːl/ (n) [Ger] a musical percussion instrument which makes bell-like sounds Groove /gruːv/ (n) a rhythm ...

Instrument /'ɪnstrʊm(ə)nt/ (n) a device for producing musical sounds by vibration, wind, percussion, etc Instrumentalist /ɪnstrə ...

=&=£====== =&=ª====== Keyboard /'kiːbɔːd/ (n) a bank of keys on a musical instrument (as in a piano) that usually consis ...

Melody /'mɛlədi/ (n) a series of musical notes played one after another; the most recognisable part of a song Metre /'miːtə/ (n) ...

Nocturne /'nɒktəːn/ (n) [Fr] a short composition of a romantic nature, typically for piano; a musical piece written for the nigh ...

Piano /'pjɑːnəʊ/ (adv, adj, n) [Ita] softly; quietly; musical passage performed or marked to be performed softly Pipe /pʌɪp/ (n, ...

===:=== Quill /kwɪl/ (n) a plectrum formed from the quill of a feather, used for plucking a musical instrument; in instruments o ...

Schlager /'ʃlɑgə/ (n) [Ger] hit, popular song Score /skɔː/ (n) a written representation of a musical composition showing all the ...

Staff /stɑːf/ (n) (also Stave /steɪv/) a set of five parallel lines on which musical notes are written ============ Step /stɛp/ ...