waltz /wɔːls $ wɒːlts/ noun [countable]
brows‧er /ˈbraʊzə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable] a computer program that finds information on
the Internet and shows it on your computer screen
a Web browser
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rep‧er‧toire /ˈrepətwɑː $ -pərtwɑːr/ ●○○ noun
[countable usually singular]
1 all the plays, pieces of music etc that a performer
or group knows and can perform
in somebody’s repertoire
The group include some techno in their repertoire.
ac‧cor‧di‧on /əˈkɔːdiən $ əˈkɔːr-/ (also piano
accordion British English) noun [countable]
musical instrument like a large box that you hold in
both hands. You play it by pressing the sides together and pulling them out
again, while you push buttons and keys.
chees‧y /ˈtʃizi/ adjective
informal cheap and not of good quality
a cheesy soap opera
kneel /niːl/ ●●○ (also kneel down) verb (past tense
and past participle knelt /nelt/ or kneeled American English)
[intransitive]
to be in or move into a position where your body is
resting on your knees
om knelt down and patted the dog.
kneel on
She knelt on
the floor and put more wood on the fire.
har‧mon‧i‧ca /hɑːˈmɒnɪkə $ hɑːrˈmɑː-/ noun
[countable]
small musical instrument that you play by blowing or
sucking and moving it from side to side near your mouth SYN mouth organ
per‧cus‧sion /pəˈkʌʃən $ pər-/ noun [uncountable]
1 musical instruments such as drums, bells etc which
you play by hitting them
Tonight we have
Paul Duke on percussion (=playing a percussion instrument).
Wood block
busk /bʌsk/ verb [intransitive] British English to play music in a public
place in order to earn money
ar‧ti‧san /ˌɑːtɪˈzæn $ ˈɑːrtɪzən/ noun
[countable] someone who does skilled
work, making things with their hands syn craftsman
gig
solo artist / soloist
come across a life performance
ˈnerve-ˌracking, nerve-wracking adjective
a nerve-racking situation makes you feel very nervous
or worried
Speaking in public can be a nerve-wracking experience.
Fran faced a nerve-racking wait for her test results.
Came accros (could be perceived) in my performance
Worked on and off a professional saxofonist
Team up
Soothing
Soulful ballads
draw somebody to something to attract someone or make them want to do something
What first drew
you to teaching?
Beth felt
strangely drawn to this gentle stranger.
The festival is
likely to draw huge crowds.
e‧clec‧tic /ɪˈklektɪk/
folk /fəʊk $ foʊk/
me‧lod‧ic /məˈlɒdɪk $ -ˈlɑː-/
soothe /suːð/ ●○○ verb [transitive]
1 to make someone feel calmer and less anxious, upset,
or angry
Lucy soothed the baby by rocking it in her arms.
She made a cup of tea to soothe her nerves.
singer-songwriter
out of tune->playing or singing higher or lower
than the correct musical note
Greg’s bass guitar was out of tune.
off-ˈkey adjective
1 music that is off-key sounds unpleasant because it
is played slightly above or below the correct pitch
→ in tune
The band sounded slightly off-key.
gen‧re /ˈʒɒnrə $ ˈʒɑːnrə/ ●○○ noun [countable] formal a particular type of art, writing,
music etc, which has certain features that all examples of this type share
genre of
a new genre of film-making a literary genre
gig /ɡɪɡ/ noun [countable]
do/play/have a gig
The band are doing a gig in Sheffield on Nov 12.
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What is Music Therapy?
Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use
of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic
/ˌθerəˈpjuːtɪk◂/ relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed
an approved music therapy program.
bag‧pipes /ˈbæɡpaɪps/ noun [plural] a musical instrument played especially in
Scotland, in which air blown into a bag is forced out through pipes to produce
a sound.
tight-fist‧ed /ˌtaɪt ˈfɪstɪd◂/ adjective informal not generous with money syn stingy
—tight-fistedness noun [uncountable]
dif‧fi‧cul‧ty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/
an‧aes‧thet‧ic /ˌænəsˈθetɪk◂/
tablas de multiplicar-> times tables
e‧la‧tion /ɪˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] a feeling of great happiness and excitement
Rewarded with boost of feel good chemicals
de‧men‧tia /dɪˈmenʃə, -ʃiə $
-tʃə/
dys‧lex‧i‧a /dɪsˈleksiə/
stut‧ter1 /ˈstʌtə $ -ər/ verb
1 [intransitive, transitive] to speak with difficulty
because you cannot stop yourself from repeating the first consonant of some
words → stammer ‘I’m D-d-david, ’ he stuttered.► see thesaurus at say
2 [intransitive] if a machine stutters, it keeps
making little noises and does not work smoothly a refrigerator which stuttered
and hummed
This should sound like music to our ears if you
forgive the pun
Music hold the key to...
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