Thursday, April 06, 2017

C1 5-6/4/17



waltz /wɔːls $ wɒːlts/ noun [countable] 
1 a fairly slow dance with a regular pattern of three beats
2 a piece of music intended for this type of dance a Strauss waltz

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] 
1 a performance by a musician or a group of musicians playing modern popular music or jazz, or a performance by a comedian
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


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