Open Mind 2 Unit 5

catchy

(adjective) a tune or phrase that attracts your attention and is easy to remember. The hip-hop beat is ________.

popular

(adjective) an activity, place, thing, etc. that many people like. Many ________ musical styles have fused.

violent

(adjective) containing a lot of rough and dangerous action. Some rap music has ________ lyrics.

general

(adjective) dealing with all areas of a subject or activity, rather than concentrating on a particular area. What is the ________ topic of your presentation?

happy

(adjective) feeling pleased and satisfied. Pop music is often ________ music.

upbeat

(adjective) happy and positive because you are confident that you will get what you want. Pop music is ________.

good

(adjective) having the necessary qualities. This song is really ________ to dance to.

specific

(adjective) involving or relating to only one particular thing or type of thing. Choose some ________ details to say about each point.

repetitive

(adjective) involving repeating the same action over long periods of time. I hate ________ music.

electronic

(adjective) involving the use of ________ equipment, especially computers. Talvin Singh combines ________ dance with classical Indian music.

old-fashioned

(adjective) no longer modern or fashionable. Isn't jazz really ________?

silly

(adjective) not serious, important, or practical. I find most pop songs just ________.

relaxing

(adjective) pleasant and making you feel relaxed. I like to listen to jazz in the evenings; I find it really ________.

rural

(adjective) relating to the countryside or in the countryside. Country music is the music of ________ people in the U.S.A.

African American

(adjective) someone who is ________ is from the U.S., but their family originally came from Africa. Hip-hop started in the ________ community.

loud

(adjective) used for describing a sound that is strong and very easy to hear. I don't like ________ music.

awful

(adjective) used for emphasizing how unpleasant someone or something is. I don't like pop music. Most of the songs are ________.

native

(adjective) your ________ language or ________ tongue is the first language that you learn, usually in the country where you were born. That band performs songs both in English and in their ________ language.

constantly

(adverb) always or regularly. Music ________ crosses from country to country.

fusion

(noun [count/ noncount]) a process in which different styles, ideas, designs, etc. combine to form something new. Musical ________ is a combination of musical styles.

album

(noun [count]) a collection of several songs or pieces of music recorded as an MP3 file, on a CD, etc.. Adele's new ________ is really good.

presentation

(noun [count]) a formal talk in which you describe or explain something to a group of people. Write notes for your ________ on notecards.

community

(noun [count]) a group of people in a larger society who are the same in some way. She grew up in a Jewish ________ in New York.

playlist

(noun [count]) a list of all the pieces of music played by a radio show or radio station. What are your recommendations for a ________?

characteristic

(noun [count]) a particular quality or feature that is typical of someone or something. What are the ________s of that type of music?

genre

(noun [count]) a particular style used in movies, writing, or art, which can be recognized by certain features. This band brings different musical ________s together.

fact

(noun [count]) a piece of true information. There are lots of interesting ________s about the history of music.

artist

(noun [count]) a professional performer in music, dance, or the theater. Bob Marley was a reggae ________.

band

(noun [count]) a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz or rock: can be followed by a singular or plural verb. The Rolling Stones is a very successful ________.

anecdote

(noun [count]) a story that you tell people about something interesting or funny that has happened to you. The writer included some interesting ________s about the place he visited.

sample

(noun [count]) an example or small amount of something that shows you what it is like. Search for "world fusion music" on the internet to listen to ________s.

instrument

(noun [count]) an object such as a piano, guitar, or drum that you use for playing music. What ________s can you play?

singer

(noun [count]) someone who sings, especially someone who sings well, or as a job. Manu Chao is a French ________.

combination

(noun [count]) something that combines several things. Musical fusion is the ________ of musical styles to create a new style.

border

(noun [count]) the official line separating two countries or regions. Music crosses ________s.

vocal

(noun [count]) the part of a piece of music that is sung. The lead singer's ________s were excellent.

style

(noun [count]) the way that someone writes or produces music or art. Musical fusion can create exciting new musical ________s.

lyric

(noun [count]) the words of a song. The ________s of hip-hop have good social messages.

soul music

(noun [noncount]) a type of African American music that developed in the 1960s, combining R&B with pop, rock and roll, and gospel styles. Soul music usually has a strong beat and places emphasis on singing. It is often simply called soul.. I prefer ________ to rock.

gospel music

(noun [noncount]) a type of Christian music influenced by soul and R&B that developed in the churches African Americans went to in the southern U.S. It is sung by groups of singers who have powerful voices.. ________ started in churches.

heavy metal

(noun [noncount]) a type of loud rock music that developed in the 1970s, played on drums and electric guitars. ________ is a kind of rock music that is very loud!

Latin

(noun [noncount]) a type of music from ________ America or influenced by music from ________ America, especially dance music such as salsa. ________ music originally started in countries like Mexico, Cuba, and Brazil.

hip-hop

(noun [noncount]) a type of music that developed among African American musicians using rap and samples (=short pieces of recorded music or sound) that are repeated and combined with musical instruments. I listened to a lot of ________ on the radio.

rock music

(noun [noncount]) a type of music that developed from rock and roll and uses a heavy regular beat, electric guitars, singing, and a tune that is easy to remember. I think ________ is exciting.

reggae

(noun [noncount]) a type of music that developed in Jamaica in the 1960s with songs about social and political subjects and heavy bass sounds. ________ came from traditional African and Caribbean music.

jazz

(noun [noncount]) a type of music that developed in the late 19th Century in which there is a strong, lively beat and the players often improvise (=make up the music as they play). I think ________ is repetitive.

rock and roll

(noun [noncount]) a type of music that was popular in the 1950s and combined simple blues structures played on guitars with strong regular beats. Rock and roll is also called rock 'n' roll.. ________ started in America in the 1950s.

dance music

(noun [noncount]) a type of music with a strong beat for dancing to in clubs, often involving a lot of electronic production. Many artists combine ________ with other styles.

pop music

(noun [noncount]) a type of music, usually played on electronic instruments, that is popular with many people because it consists of short songs with a strong beat and simple tunes that are easy to remember. Pop music is often simply called pop.. I prefer ________ because it makes me feel good.

country music

(noun [noncount]) a type of popular music based on the traditional music of the southern U.S., usually containing singing, guitars, and violins. ________ is popular in the southern states of the U.S.A.

R&B

(noun [noncount]) a type of popular music that African American musicians developed from blues and jazz. ________ is often called rhythm and blues.. The Red Hot Chili Peppers successfully mix rock, ________, and soul music to create their own style.

blues

(noun [noncount]) a type of slow and sad music that developed from the songs of black slaves in the southern U.S.. ________ music started in America.

fun

(noun [noncount]) an enjoyable activity. I think singing pop songs is ________.

sensation

(noun [noncount]) an event that causes a lot of excitement and interest. Psy became an international ________ in 2012 with his song "Gangnam Style."

classical music

(noun [noncount]) music written according to standard European forms or structures by people such as Mozart and Beethoven. Most ________ comes from Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries.

success

(noun [noncount]) the fact that you are ________ful in your career or profession, especially when you become rich, famous, respected, etc.. Musicians from all over the world have had great ________ in English-speaking countries.

access

(noun [noncount]) the right or opportunity to have or use something that will bring you benefits. The internet gives us ________ to many types of music.

can't stand

(phrase) used for saying that a person dislikes someone or something very much. I ________ classical music.

nu-

(prefix) modern, or new: used especially with styles of music to show that they exist in a different form from the past. ________metal artists like Korn and Linkin Park fuse heavy metal, rock, and hip-hop.

narrow

(verb) to become or make something ________er. ________ the general topic to a specific area.

mix

(verb) to combine things such as activities, ideas, or styles. Rock and roll is the result of ________ing country music, traditional blues music, and gospel music.

cross

(verb) to go from one side of a border or line that separates places to the other side. Music ________es from language to language.

recommend

(verb) to say that someone or something is good and worth using, having, or experiencing. Lee likes jazz. He ________s the new album by Jamie Cullum.

predict

(verb) to say what you think will happen in the future. Reading is faster and easier if you can ________ what the text is about before you read it.

fuse

(verb) when different styles, ideas, designs, etc. combine to form something new. Many popular musical styles have ________d to create different types of music.