Each expression in this post has been shown with meaning and an example. This blog post on “IELTS Music Vocabulary” aims to help IELTS students, ESL learners, and teachers improve their English.
1. Adoring fans
Meaning: people who love a particular band or singer
2. Background music
music that is played while something else is happening
3. A catchy tune
a song that is easy to remember and makes you want to sing it
4. Classical music
music that is regarded as part of a long, formal tradition
5. to download tracks
to obtain music from the internet
6. to have a great voice
to sing well
7. to go on tour
to go on a planned series of performances around a region or country
8. a huge following
a large number of fans
9. live music
music that is listened to while it is performed
10. live performance
same meaning as “live music”
11. a massive hit
a record that sells lots of copies
12. a music festival
music performances at a venue often over several days
13. musical talent
skilled at music
14. to be/sing out of tone
to not be in harmony/to sing the wrong tones
15. a piece of music
an item of music
16. to play by ear
to play without reading the musical notes
17. a pop group
a small group of people who play or sing pop music together
18. to read music
to understand and follow written musical notes
19. a rock band
a group of musicians that play rock music
20. to sing along to
to join in singing
21. a sing-song
to sing informally, often with other people
22. a slow number
a song with a slow tempo
23. to take up a musical instrument
to begin learning a musical instrument
24. taste in music
the music someone likes
25. to be tone deaf
to be unable to distinguish different notes in music
