Music

rock

Type of popular music with a strong loud beat, played using guitars and drums. Ex. When I want to exercise, I like to listen to _____.

musician

A person who writes, sings, or plays music. Ex. her favorite _______ is Beyonce.

artist

A professional performer, especially a singer, dancer, or actor. Ex. If you are an ______, you might like to live in New York City.

concert

A public performance of music. Ex. there is a free ___ in the park on Saturday.

rhythm

A regular, repeated pattern of sounds. Ex. She started moving to the ____ of the music.

blues

A slow sad style of music that came from the southern US. Ex. She listens to the _____ when she's sad.

hit song

A song that is very popular and successful. Ex. "Gangnam Style" is a ___ ______ from Psy.

jazz

A type of American music that has a strong beat and parts for performers to play alone. Ex. When I want to relax, I like to listen to ____.

genre

A particular type or category of literature or art. Ex. My favorite music ______ is rock and roll.

fan

A person who likes and admires someone or something (such as a sport or a sports team) in a very enthusiastic way. Ex. I am a huge soccer ______.

audience

A group of people who come to watch and listen to someone speaking or performing in public. Ex. There were thousands of people in the _______ for concert.

hip hop

A kind of popular dance music with a regular heavy beat and spoken words. Ex. Eminem is famous for ___ ___ music.

beat

A loud or strong sound that occurs regularly in music. Ex. a song with a _______ you can dance to.

message

An important idea that someone is trying to express in a book, movie, song, etc. Ex. Don't quit, work hard, is the song's _______.

instrument

An object used for producing music. Ex. Guitar is an ___________.

live performance

Done in front of an audience, rather than recorded. Ex. I saw the singer give a ____ ________ in the park last Saturday.

traditional

Following ideas and methods that have existed for a long time, rather than doing anything new or different. Ex. It is _________to eat turkey on Thanksgiving in the US.

band

Group of musicians, especially a group that plays popular music. Ex. There are 4 people in his rock _______.

popular

Liked or enjoyed by many people. Ex. Michael Jackson first became ______ when he was very young.

classical

Relating to music in a European tradition that includes opera and symphony and is generally considered more serious than other kinds of music. Ex. Beethoven wrote a lot of famous _________ music.

soundtrack

The recorded music from a film. Ex. She loves the _______ from the movie Titanic.

lyrics

The words of a song. Ex. The ____ in some songs make me feel sad.

perform

To do something to entertain people, like playing a piece of music. Ex. They will _____ at 9 PM tonight.

am into

To like and be interested in something. Ex. these days I ___ ___ jazz music.

be drawn to

To like or be attracted to something or someone. Ex. I like to b__ d______ t__ songs with a positive message.

download music

To move music from the Internet or from another computer to your computer or phone. Ex. On iTunes you can ____ ____ for a small price.

admire

To respect and like someone because they have done something that you think is good. Ex. Many people _____ The Beatles.

sing along

To sing a song together with someone who is already singing or with a recording of the song. Ex. He loves to ____ _____ with the radio.

appreciate

To understand how good or useful someone or something is. Ex. I ______ her beautiful singing.

get burned out

To work so hard over a period of time that you become unable to continue working because you are tired, ill, etc. Ex. if you study piano everyday for many hours, you may g___ ________ _____.