MUSIC
Nouns
a rip off
a steaming crowd
agent
album
audience
a 3000 seater auditorium
band
band member
band stand
bargain
(opening) bars of a piece of music
big money
bow(violin)
brass band
buskers
cabaret act
carols
chamber music
(the) charts
choir
chorus
composer
composition
concert
conductor
control
copycat business
crowd
debut album
decibels
diehard fans
drummer
drums
earnings
effect on s.o.
entertainment
event
faker
(big) fan of s.o./sth
genre
gig
a hard copy
harmony
harp
homage to s.o
increased exposure to sth.
instrument
interference
keyboard
keys
live music liftings
live performance
live venues
loss of potencial income
loudness
melody
music business
music festival
music lover
music press
music stand
musical
musical event / talent
musician
musicologist
notes
number
number one hit
(symphony) orchestra
(fast/slow)pace
penny whistle
performer
pianist
piece of music
pitch
poor quality
record label
rehearsal
repertoire
review
rhythm
rock outfit
score
screech (of a violin)
sequence of music
singer songwriter
soloist
sonata
sound quality
soundalike
soundtrack
sponsorship deals
string players
talent
tone
track
tribute band
tune
venue
violinist
virtuoso performance
virtuosity
volume
work
Adjectives
amateur
annoying
background (music)
best-seller (cd)
choral
classical
clear (voice)
complimentary (tickets)
conducive to sth/doing sth
cutting edge band/music
disappointing/disappointed
dull
electric
entertaining
enthusiastic response
ersatz
expectant
explosive
extortionate (price)
extraordinary
flat
free and easy
gripping
hands on
high pitched (voice)
highly trained ears
hushed (atmosphere)
inspiring
instrumental
intriguing
irritating
latest digital equipment
live (music/concert)
local radio station
loud
minimalist
mournful, sad music
moving
musical
open-air concert
orchestral
original band/album
powerful voice
productive
professional (studio)
profound
quiet
recent event
recorded music
repetitive
rhythmic
sharp
(highly) skilled at sth /doing sth
soft
standard approach to sth
subtle
surreal spin
talented
time-consuming
tone-deaf
top (performers)
unpretentious
vibrant
widespread popularity
word of mouth
Verbs / Verb phrases
be a determined departure from sth
be a source of inspiration to sth
be a waste of time and money
be absorbed by sth
be an audience largely made up of (children)
be at their peak
be broadcast
be engrossed in a piece
be enraptured by sth
be gifted at sth
be good value for money
be in negotiations for a recording contract
be into sth/type of music/singer
be moved by music
be one of Britain’s most explosive rock outfits
be spotted (by s.o.) dojng sth
be successful in their own right
boast the best performers
busk
catch your attention
chill out
clap
compose music
direct
do covers
do sth for a living
download music
follow his dream
generate interest in sth
get rid of sth
give sth a miss
go down a storm
go off sth/type of music
go straight to the top of the charts
go through a difficult patch
grow accustomed to sth
hail back to a lost time
have a gift for sth
have a go at sth
have a good ear for music
have a professional interest in sth
have her hands full
have no formal training
hurl oneself around in time to the music
improve one’s mood
instil values of sth
it came as a huge disappointment to s.o.
it’s not to everyone’s taste
one thing is offset by another
it turned out to be …
it was no ordinary success story
listen out for sth
lose a recording contract
lose its tempo
make a fortune doing sth
make it on one’s own
make music
make one´s way in the (music) world
make sth freely available to s.o.
move s.o.
pay the / her bills
perform for s.o.
pick out sth
play sth by ear
play in an orchestra
play / sing in tune / out of tune
play scales
practise an instrument
queue up for sth
read music
receive a standing ovation
record
release a CD
reproduce the sound on CD
retain your attention
ruin sth
see a real revolution in sth
set out to play sth
showcase sth
sing along to every word
start up a career in music
struggle at auditions
strum a guitar
take an active part in sth
take up an instrument
tour the globe
trail off
trigger a response
turn the volume up/down
twang away at a guitar
veer towards snobbery
whistle a tune