MUSIC

INSTRUMENTS
WIND
STRINGED
PERCUSSION
TRUMPET
FLUTE
PIANO
KEYBOARD
CLARINET
GUITAR
ORGAN
DRUMS
VIOLIN
CELO

PEOPLE
MUSICIAN
PERFORMANCE
SINGER
ARTIST
VOCALIST
COMPOSER
LEADER

TYPES OF
MUSIC
LIGHT MUSIC
DANCE MUSIC
FOLK
POP
ROCK
RAP
HIP-HOP
JAZZ
COUNTRY
ALTERNATIVE
HOUSE
HEAVY METAL
GRUNGE
EASY
LISTENING

A RHYTHM
JAZZY
STEADY
LEADEN
JAUNTY
HOT
SLOW
SOFT
REPETITIVE

NOUNS
SONG
TUNE
MELODY
COMPOSITION
LYRICS
ORCHESTRA
CONCERT
PERFORMANCE
RECITAL
PREVIEW
TAPE
DISC
CD
RECORD
TRACK
GROUP/ BAND
SOUNDTRACK

VERBS
COMPOSE
CONDUCT
WRITE
PLAY
BLOW
TAP
IMPROVISE
SING
HUM
BEAT
A MELODY
CAN BE
GOOD
SIMPLE
REPETITIVE

A SONG
CAN BE
UPBEAT
HAPPY
CHEERFUL
SAD
BLUESY
FULL OF
ENERGY
WILD
DANCEABLE
LIVELY
GRIPPING
CHARMING
EXCITING
OFF-KEY

A VOICE
CAN BE
SLOPPY
RASPY
SWEET
BEAUTIFUL
AMAZING
AWSOME
POWERFUL
GENTLE
SOFT
STRIDENT

IDIOMS

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

AS FIT AS A FIDDLE (To be in excellent health)

TO STRIKE THE RIGHT NOTE (To behave in a manner
that is suited to the occasion)
TO COMPARE NOTES (To exchange ideas and opinions)
OUT OF TUNE WITH (Out of sympathy with)
TO SING (to the police)
TO MAKE A SONG AND DANCE ABOUT
(To make an unnecessary fuss about)
TO BLOW ONES OWN TRUMPET = to boast

Whos your favourite singer? Whats your favourite band?

Have you ever been to a pop concert?Talk about it.
Do you usually like a song because of the music or the lyrics?
Has your taste in music changed over the years? Explain.
Where do you get your music? How often do you buy songs or
CDs?
6. How important is music to you? Could you live without it?
7. Do you play in a band?If so, explain.If not, would you like to?
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CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE SINGERS AND MUSICIANS?

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH A WORD FROM THE

VOCABULARY ABOVE.
Don't you think the director __________________the
orchestra well?
2. Film director Woody Allen _________the___________
3. He beats the ______________ like a madman!
2. John Lennon and Paul Mcartney _________ the lyrics to
many of the Beatles best songs.
3. Anne is in a good mood today, she ________one of her
favorite tunes.
4. Jazz musicians almost always __________their solos.
5. The ________________ always tune their instruments
before they begin the concert.
6. Would you please not tap your __________ in time to the
music?
7. Some of the best rock singers don't _______ their songs,
they shout them!

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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

RIHANNA
BLACK-EYED PEAS SINGER
NOEL GALLAGER (OASIS)
PETE DOHERTY
ELVIS PRESTLEY
BOB MARLEY

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11.

LADY GAGA
MICHAEL JACSON
JIMMY HENDRIX
MARIA CAREY
VICTORIA BECKAN (SPICE GIRLS)

12.

AMY WHITEHOUSE

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LYRICS
DRUMS
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Professional musicians make a (life/living) playing and recording

music. Not all musicians are (songwriters/tune-writers), although

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some do write their own tunes. Being a musician is not easy. Unless

1.

The ______________of a song are the words not

the music.
2. I learned to play the ____________when I was at
Primary school.
3. Mick Jagger is the _______________of the
__________ band Rolling Stones.
4. Before the concert, musicians usually put he music on
a ________________and ________________their
instruments.
5. 6. The _______________went crazy during Lady
Gagas last concert.
6. I often ____________________a lot of music from
the Internet
7. My friends play the violin in a/an________________
8. My mother sings in a ____________and sometimes
she is also a soloist.
9. I went to a ___________concert yesterday night.
The band were really good
10. Nowadays many people_________________ their
music instead of buying it in the shops.
11. I love the ____________________of this group. He
is so handsome!

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WORDS

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TEXT

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they're famous, musicians often make very (little/few) money. In

terms of pop/rock music, when several musicians decide to make
music together, they (form/formalize) a band. If a band is
successful, they can get (written/signed) to a record (label/tag),
which will give them a chance to record and (release/throw) CDs.
Many musicians love to play (live/alive). They love the (feel/feeling)
they get when they play in front of a big (audience/auditorium).

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FOLLOWING

q.
Music is my first ___________. In fact, Id
say its time-consuming passion as I ___________ much
longer playing the synthesizer or the guitar than
_________ for my classes. I have always dreamed of
becoming a good performer, either as a band player or
playing _____________. My parents wanted me to
study classical __________, as a very good girl should
do, but from my teens on I followed my real
__________, which is playing lighter music and
improvising.
Fortunately, since I went to the university Ive
been able to fulfill part of my dream. I met three
___________ as crazy about music as me and we began
playing in the garage of my house. My mum was horrified
at the idea of having to put with heavy metal or rock
________at home, but the music we play sounds much
softer than that and to my surprise she soon got used to
it.
Next year were going to try and __________a
single or a C.D. For the time being we feel quite happy
just to perform in ___________ and pubs.
Sometimes we are hired for __________and
its great fun because besides playing for __________
people, we can get involved in the party and eat superbly.

LYRICS
VOCALS
MELODY
CATCHY
RECORD
ALBUM
SINGLE
TOP TEN
NUMBER ONE
LIVE
CONCERT
BACKING TRACK
COLLABORATE
SOUNDTRACK
LATEST
AIRPLAY
INSTRUMENTAL

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a public performance
a collection of songs
the words of a song
one song from a collection
a classification of the most popular songs
work on a project
not recorded
a song with no words
number of times a radio station plays a
song
10.most recent
11. the singing in a song
12.easy to remember and sing
13.the music of a song
14.recorded music at a concert
15.the music for a film
16.copy music to disc or cassette
17.the most popular song in a classification

CAN YOU IDENTIFY

THE INSTRUMENTS?