Musical instruments
Idioms
Emotions/
reactions
Music genres/
terms
Phrasal verbs/
expressions
100

This is a large string instrument that you play with a bow, bigger than a violin

Cello

100

To do something unimportant or fun while something very bad or dangerous is happening

To fiddle while Rome burns

100

When someone says something unfair, you feel this

Indignation

100

A group of four string instruments playing together

String quartet

100

To discover something by chance

To hit upon

200

 A small percussion instrument you shake, with jingles around it

Tambourine

200

To leave a party or a meeting without saying goodbye to anyone

French leave

200

To smile showing your teeth

Grin

200

Fast, electronic dance music with a strong beat

Techno

200

To criticize someone strongly

Hit out

300

A wind round instrument made of metal, often used in orchestras.

French horn

300

When a secret or a story changes as it goes from person to person (like the "telephone game")

Chinese whispers

300

To make someone feel uncomfortable or slightly scared

Make one`s flesh creep

300

Music style with spoken lyrics and strong rhythm

Rap

300

"I didn't understand the lesson; it was ___ my understanding.

beyond

400

These are two small drums played with hands, originally from Latin America

Bongos

400

A leader who people follow blindly, even to a bad place, like the man with a flute from the German fairy tale

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

400

To smile in an unpleasant way because something bad has happened to someone else

Smirk

400

This genre of music is known for its improvisation and complex rhythms

Jazz

400

To ask for something, like money or help

Hit up for

500

A keyboard instrument invented before the piano

Pianoforte

500

To finally lose after winning many times, like a famous general in a big battle

To meet one's Waterloo

500

A deep emotional state of sadness that comes in fits and starts

Fits of depression

500

A type of music with loud guitars and heavy drums

Rock

500

A phrase meaning “from time to time"

Now and then