Music Vocabulary

2. a musical instrument made of a hollow round frame with plastic or skin stretched tightly across one or both ends. You play it by hitting it with sticks or with your hands
4. popular music of the sort that has been popular since the 1950s, usually with a strong rhythm and simple tunes, often contrasted with rock, soul and other forms of popular music
7. a public performance of music
9. a type of popular music with spoken words and a steady beat, originally played by young African Americans
10. Music written in a Western musical tradition, usually using an established form (for example a symphony). It is generally considered to be serious and to have a lasting value
12. a musical instrument that usually has six strings and that you play with your fingers or with a plectrum
14. the activity of broadcasting programmes for people to listen to

1. an electronic musical instrument that has keys like a piano and can be made to play in different styles or to sound like different instruments
3. a small piece of equipment that can store information taken from the internet and that you can carry with you, for example so that you can listen to music
5. a musical instrument with strings, which you hold under your chin and play with a bow
6. a type of music intended for dancing at discos, that was especially popular in the 1970s. It is influenced by soul music but has electronic instruments and a strong regular beat
8. a dramatic work in which all or most of the words are sung to music; works of this type as an art form or entertainment
11. a large musical instrument played by pressing the black and white keys on the keyboard. The sound is produced by small hammers hitting the metal strings inside it.
13. A small disc on which sound or information is recorded. They can be played or read on various types of machines, including CD players and computers. (the abbreviation for ‘Compact Disc’)