Music Related Vocabulary
Choir
A group of singers that performs together
“Jam Session“
A gathering where musicians play together without a lot of preparation (informal)
Can also be used in an office setting to mean brainstorm/exchange ideas (“let’s have a jam session about tomorrow’s meeting”)
“Easy listening”
Popular music that is catchy, gentle, relaxing.
Note
A message left for someone
Reliable
Consistently good in quality/performance; able to be trusted
Gig
Live performance by a musician/band
“As fit as a fiddle”
To be healthy/in shape/full of energy
“Music to my ears”
Something someone is very happy or relieved to hear
Track
Musical track - song
So loud that it makes it impossible to hear anything else
Jingle
Short slogan or tune that can be easily recognized/remembered (usually in advertising)
“Change your tune“
To change your mind about something
“Play by ear”
Approaching something with no plan - taking things as they go and adapting
Work
Work - creation (body of work)
Work - job
Exploitative
Making use of a situation or treating others unfairly in order to gain an unfair advantage
Audible DONE
Able to be heard
“Blow your own trumpet” or “Toot your own horn”
Talk boastfully about yourself/your accomplishments
“Tone deaf”
ALSO
2- showing insensitivity to others or the nuances of a situation (ex: what that celebrity posted about politics was so tone deaf)
Key (bonus points if you get 3)
Key - essential/important
Key - physical key on a piano
Key - pitch that a song is written in
Industrious DONE
hard working, diligent
Acoustics DONE
Qualities of a room/place that determine how sound travels through it
“Face the music” DONE
To accept unpleasant consequences
(Example: today I confessed to my crime in court and had to face the music)
”Playing second fiddle” DONE
Being treated as less important or secondary to someone else, having a subordinate role
Conduct DONE
Conduct - as in an experiment
Conduct - direct the rhythm of an orchestra/band
Stimulating DONE
Encouraging interest/enthusiasm
Ex; a stimulating conversation, debate