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  • 3. Harmony: The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions having a pleasing effect.
    Noun: The couple lives in perfect harmony.
  • 10. Rhythm: A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
    Noun: He had no sense of rhythm whatsoever.
  • 13. Beat: Basically rhythmic style of music that emerged in England in the 1960s with influences from rhythm and blues.
    Adjective: If you can't beat em, join em.
  • 16. On / Off pitch: Too high or too low you were a little off pitch on that last note.
    Noun: Set to work vigorously, as in We pitched right in and started mowing the field.
  • 15. Note: A brief record of facts, topics, or thoughts, written down as an aid to memory.
    Noun: Just a quick note to wish you luck.
  • 14. In / Out of tune: In a state in which the correct musical sound is not played or sung
    Noun: Out of tune playing or singing higher or lower than the correct musical note Greg’s bass guitar was out of tune.
  • 18. Cello: Ring to hold the staves of the vats, behaves, pipes, etc.
    Noun: The cello is a member of the violin family.
  • 19.Clarinet: A woodwind instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece, a cylindrical tube with a flared end, and holes stopped by keys.
    Noun: She plays the clarinet in a swing band.
  • 2. Conduct: The manner in which a person behaves, especially on a particular occasion or in a particular context.
    Noun: He dare not tell us his evil conduct.
  • 12. Tune: A melody, especially one that characterizes a particular piece of music.
    Noun: He was humming a familiar tune.
  • 17. Tempo: The speed at which a passage of music is or should be played.
    Noun: Il divario nel tempo in aspra lotta.
  • 6. Music: Vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
    Noun: Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast.
  • 1. Compose: Write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry).
    Verb: He began to compose the melody.
  • 8. Play: Key that, in a video device, cassette, CD, etc., is used to reproduce what is on a tape or disc.
    Noun: Fair words will not make the pot play.
  • 20. Double bass: The largest and lowest-pitched of the stringed instruments that is tuned in fourths.
    Noun: Those low notes are played by the double bass.
  • 9. Record: Word used in the journalistic expression off the record that applies to confidential or unofficial information that should not be disclosed or published.
    Noun: She holds the world record in/for the 100 metres.
  • 7. Perform: Carry out, accomplish, or fulfill (an action, task, or function).
    Verb: Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
  • 5. Melody: A sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying.
    Noun: He played an Irish melody on the harp.
  • 11. Sing: Make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune.
    Verb: Learn to say before you sing.
  • 4. Instrument: A tool or implement, especially one for delicate or scientific work.
    Noun: Please handle this precision instrument carefully.