A musical instrument with six strings, used in a wide variety of musical styles. It can be acoustic or electric.

/ɡɪˈtɑː(r)/

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A musical instrument that is a curved metal tube with a wide end. You play it by blowing into it as you press buttons on the top.

/ˈtrʌmpɪt/

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A musical instrument that has a keyboard, especially an electric piano.

/ˈkiːˌbɔː(r)d/

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A musical instrument consisting of a tight skin stretched over a round frame that you hit with your hands or a stick.

/drʌm/

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A musical instrument that you hold sideways to your mouth and play by blowing over a hole at one end as you press its keys.

/fluːt/

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A musical instrument that you hold under your chin and play by pulling a long object called a bow across its strings.

/ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/

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Traditional music from a particular country, region or community, especially music developed by people who were not professional musicians.

/fəʊk/

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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.

/ˈhɪpˌhɒp/

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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).

/dʒæz/

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A type of loud rock music that developed in the 1970s, played on drums and electric guitars.

/ˌhevi ˈmet(ə)l/

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A type of play performed by singers and an orchestra.

/ˈɒp(ə)rə/

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A type of music that is popular with many people because it consists of short songs with a strong beat and simple tunes that are easy to remember.

/pɒp/

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A type of music is written according to standard European forms or structures by people such as Mozart and Beethoven.

/ˈklæsɪk(ə)l/

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Rhythm and blues: a type of music that combines blues and soul styles with modern beats and production methods.

/ˌɑːr ən ˈbiː/

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A type of music that developed from rock 'n' roll and uses a heavy regular beat, electric guitars, singing and a tune that is easy to remember.

/rɒk/

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A type of music that developed in Jamaica in the 1960s with songs about social and political subjects and heavy bass sounds.

/ˈreɡeɪ/

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Someone who sings, especially someone who sings well or as a job.

/ˈsɪŋə(r)/

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Someone who performs or writes music, especially as their job.

/mjuˈzɪʃ(ə)n/

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Someone who directs the musicians of an orchestra or other musical group.

/kənˈdʌktə(r)/

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A large group of musicians using many different instruments to play mostly classical music.

/ˈɔː(r)kɪstrə/

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The place where an activity or event happens.

/ˈvenjuː/

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The main pattern of sounds in a piece of music, or the strongest sounds in this pattern.

/biːt/

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A group of musicians who play brass instruments such as trumpets and trombones.

/ˈbrɑːs ˌbænd/

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A short performance in which you sing, dance, or act so that someone can decide if you are good enough to perform in a particular play or concert.

/ɔːˈdɪʃ(ə)n/

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