English For Music Students

a. Find the adjective in the first sentence and fill in the gap with the adverb. The boy is loud. He shouts __. Max is a goo ...

The little boy looked so ____. I went over to comfort him and he looked at me ____. (sad) He acted ____. He's an ____ actor. ...

very loudly; musical passage performed or marked to be performed very loudly Largo /'lɑːgəʊ/ (adv, adj, n) very slowly; musical ...

Unit 7. Minor Scales I. Word List a. General Words Accurate /"akjUr@t/ (adj) correct; precise; exact Her novel is historically ...

Handy /"handi/ (adj) convenient to use; useful; helpful He's handy around the house. Identical /VI"dEntIk(@)l/ (adj) the same; ...

Reflect /rI"flEkt/ (v) echo; mirror; reveal; represent Her book clearly reflects her beliefs. Resemble /rI"zEmb(@)l/ (v) look ...

(of a scale) with semitones above the second, fifth, and seventh notes, contrasted with major; (of a key) based on a minor scale ...

II. Vocabulary Practice a. Match the words with their definitions. ____ 1. resemble ____ 2. accurate ____ 3. powerful ____ 4. ad ...

The machines were not yet ____ enough to give useful results. The course is designed to ____ your writing skills. The resu ...

unique a. popular b. special c. normal d. usual primary a. main b. subtle c. particular d. popular III. Reading Passage Mi ...

=&===w===x===y===z==={===|===}===~=== A B C D E F G A W H W W H W W The naturally occurring half steps between B-C and E-F f ...

The distance from the tonic of a major key to the tonic of its relative minor is always down a minor third; for example, C down ...

IV. Comprehension Exercises a. Write T (true) or F (false). ____ 1. The minor quality is perceived as bright or happy. ____ 2. T ...

The key signature of E minor looks like ____. a. E major b. C major c. G major d. A major Relative keys are described as key ...

The tonic of the parallel major key is the same note as ____. a. the tonic of the parallel minor b. the third degree of the pa ...

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 ...