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Music Idioms and Vocabulary by CNA
Music Idioms and Vocabulary by CNA
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A #vocabulary quiz for #B1.2 students at #EF #Bournemouth
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1
If you decide to play it by ear, you ________.
you don't tell the truth
you lie
you deal with a situation as it develops
you plan it in detail
2
On 'The X-Factor', contestants have to ___________ (sing to a group of judges).
superstition
audition
act
mime
3
This person is the ________________.
master
driver
conductor
leader
4
Music that is really, really loud is ___________.
deaf-making
blinding
deafening
out of tune
5
If something "rings a bell", _____________.
it's somewhere in your memory but not very clear
it's time to wake up
it's time to blow your nose
it's break time
6
What do you call the words to a song?
the verse
the words
the letter
the lyrics
7
What's a synonym for the "beat"?
the genre
the drums
the percussion
the rhythm
8
If you have a natural musical ability, you can be described as _____________.
in tune
musical
theatrical
musician
9
What genre of music do orchestras usually play?
orchestral
choral
blues
classical
10
If a melody is easy to remember and it stays in your head, it is ______________.
catchy
funky
upbeat
deafening
11
If something is music to your ears, it is __________.
very bad news
very good news
the perfect volume
the truth
12
If music makes you want to dance, it is _________.
fancy
funky
crappy
catchy
13
If you're "as fit as a fiddle", you are _____________.
very healthy
unhealthy
very old
very young
14
If you cannot sing in tune, you are ______________.
deafening
tone-blind
tone-deaf
musical
15
Music that is designed to MAKE MONEY is _______________.
commerce
commercial
psychodelic
alternative
16
Someone sounds like a broken record if _____________.
they are angry
they are sick and can't talk
they stutter
they keep repeating themselves
17
People who are on the same wavelength, ___________.
are very different people
get in your way and stop you making progress.
surf together
think in the same way and understand each other
18
If you change your tune, ____________.
you change the song that is playing
you stop talking
you change your mind
you stop listening
19
People who write music are called _________.
composers
conductors
singers
directors
20
If you blow your own trumpet, you ___________.
fart
change your mind
talk about your achievements
play the trumpet
