LET’S TALK ABOUT MUSIC

PART 1 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

STRING INSTRUMENTS

VIOLIN CELLO GUITAR HARP SITAR

WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS

FLUTE CLARINET SAXOPHONE HARMONICA

PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS

DRUMS

KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS

PIANO ACCORDION

BAGPIPES BAGPIPES
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PART 2 VOCABULARY RELATED TO MUSIC

1.HARMONY
=It happens when different notes sit together, in order to create a nice song
“When the choir sings in harmony, all the different voices blend together beautifully”

2.RHYTHM
=It’s the pattern of beats in music
“The rhythm of the drums makes me want to dance”

3.GENRE
=It’s a type of music, like pop, rock or classical
“my favorite music genre is pop because it’s fun and energetic”

4.LYRICS
=They are the words of a song
“The lyrics of my favorite song make me feel happy”

5.VERSE
=Different part of a song
“In the first verse, the singer talks about traveling, but in the second verse, she sings about
coming home”

POP (POPULAR MUSIC)

=Fun music that lots of people like
“Taylor Swift”

ROCK
=Rock music has strong beats and often loud guitars
“Imagine Dragons”
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RAP / HIP-HOP
=In this genre singers speak their words very fast
“Eminem”

COUNTRY
=Traditional music which belong to the southern and western US
“Tim Mcgraw”

CLASSICAL
=In this genre we often don’t have a singer
“Yo-yo Ma(cellist) a Grammy award winner”
JAZZ
=It has many different types of instruments and sometimes it sounds like they’re
all talking to each other
“La La Land”
REGGAE
=It often talks about peace and love. it has a clam and relaxing beat
“Bob Marley”
K-POP
=This is pop music from Korea
“BTS”
PART 4 IDIOMS
FACE THE MUSIC
=To face the music consequence of your actions, especially when you’ve done
something wrong
“I didn’t study for my test, and now I have to face the music“

MUSIC TO MY EARS
=Something makes you happy to hear about it
“The sound of her key in the lock, was music to my ears”
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CHANGE YOUR TUNE

=To change your opinion or your attitude
“He was against the idea to start with, but he soon changed his tune when he realized how
much money he would get”

RING A BELL
=To sound familiar
“The name rang a bell, but I couldn’t remember where I had”

STRIKE A CHORD
=To make you feel a strong emotion or memory
“The story about the lost puppy struck a chord with me because I lost my toy once”

PART 5 HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH BY

LISTENING TO MUSIC

RESEARCH IN 2011:
The Impacts of Music in Language Learner’s Performance

of the many factors that influence learning, few are as far-

reaching or little understood- as sound and music

MY EXPERIENCE:
-Choose a song you really like (Eminem, I need a doctor)
-Print out the Lyrics

-Imitation