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MUSIC
IELTS QUESTIONS
Part 1
Do you like to listen to music?
Do you play a musical instrument?
What kind of music do you listen to?
Part 2
Describe a singer or a band that you like
Part 3
Music and children
Is music useful for children?
Should children be forced to learn music at school?
Are there any disadvantages of music being a subject at school?
Music industry
Is music an art form?
How has the music industry changed in recent years?
How will the way we access music change in the future?
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Some useful Links
26 Genres of Music in Alphabetical Order
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Lyrics Training is a game-based approach to learning English with song
lyrics.
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A great introduction to instruments of the orchestra and you can
actually listen to the sounds of each one. If you are a parent, great to
teach your kids with too.
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The best and most complete list of Music vocabulary you will find on
the Internet.
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VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS
Music (uncountable noun)
Note:
You cannot say, ‘I like many musics’ X
You should say ‘I like many kinds of music’ ✅
Musicians (person) - amateur / professional
Musical (adj.) - instruments / family / expression
Musical (n.) - broadway / popular
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Favourite artists / singer / singer songwriter / band / group
Types of music
Pop
Rap - Hip Hop
Alternative - Indie
Blues
Rock
Country
Jazz
Classical - opera - film soundtracks
Ways to say LIKE
I am a big fan of jazz
I am really into jazz
I am one for jazz
I can’t get enough of jazz
I really dig jazz
I am passionate about jazz
I hate musicals
I can’t stand musicals
I can’t be doing with musicals
I have unusual taste in music
Ways to say GOOD AT
I have a flair for playing the guitar
I have a knack for playing the violin
My friends say I am talented at the violin
I am quite handy with the violin
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Useful Vocabulary
Lyrics (Pl. n.)
Lyrical (adj.)
Instruments (n.)
Melody (n.) - captivating, bouncy, up-beat, catchy
Melodious (adj.)
Harmony (n.)
Rhythm (the beat). Catchy, up-beat, slow, lazy
Acoustic (adj.) guitar
They played acoustic (play unplugged)
Acoustics (n. Pl)
The acoustics in this concert hall are fantastic / out of this world!
Catchy (adj.) - song, melody, tune
Melodious (adj). Voice
Up-beat - lively, fast-paced
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Idiomatic expressions
It’s going for a song (=cheap)
It’s music to my ears (=good news)
We have to face the music (=face a difficult situation you have created)
Blow your own trumpet (praise yourself, brag, boast)
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