English For Music Students

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

II. Vocabulary Practice


a. Match the words with their definitions.


____ 1. bulky


____ 2. aperture


____ 3. score


____ 4. symphony


____ 5. plucked


____ 6. enthusiast


____ 7. orchestra


____ 8. resonate


____ 9. crook


____ 10. strike


____ 11. arco


____ 12. bore


____ 13. woodwind


____ 14. instrument


____ 15. stool


____ 16. tune


a. a wind instrument originally made of wood
b. fan; devotee
c. resound; echo
d. a written representation of a musical composition
showing all the vocal and instrumental parts
e. an opening; a hole
f. seat; chair
g. a device for producing musical sounds by vibration,
wind, percussion, etc.
h. hit; beat
i. played on a violin or other stringed instrument
using the bow
j. an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra
k. large; huge
l. a melody which characterises a certain piece of
music
m. sounded with one's finger or a plectrum
n. a group of instrumentalists, especially one
combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion
sections
o. make a hole in something; hollow out
p. a curved piece of tubing which can be fitted to a
wind instrument to change its pitch
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