beat – a characteristic rhythm in some types of music
- Rap music has such a distinctive beat.
harmony – a pleasant musical sound made by different notes being played or sung at
the same time
- One of the reason I enjoy country music so much is because many songs have
lovely harmonies.
Music Vocabulary Pronunciation
to be out of tune – to play or sing slightly wrong notes
- My dad likes to sing along the radio but is so out of tune that it sounds terrible.
to be in tune – to play or sing with the correct pitch
- Before the performance, the guitarist tightenend the strings of his guitar so that it
was in tune.
to have a great voice – to sing well
- I think my friend should enter the singing competition as she has a great voice.
to be tone deaf – to be unable to distinguish the different notes in music
- I’d really like to able to sing but I'm tone deaf so I don’t think there’s much chance.
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chorus – a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a song
- The choir sang lots of well-known songs and encourages the audience to sing along
to the choruses.
upbeat – cheerful or lively
- If I’m feeling sad I put on some upbeat music and feel better almost at once.
nursery rhyme – a simple traditional song or poem for children
- I can still remember many of the nursery rhymes I learnt as a child.
lullaby – a quiet, gentle song sung to send a child to sleep
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