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