noun · informal

music

/ˈmjuːzɪk/MU·sic

Band 4-5speakingtask2

vocal or instrumental sounds combined to produce harmony, melody, or rhythm; songs or musical compositions

Examples

She listens to classical music while studying.

Music can change people's mood quickly.

The school organised a music concert for charity.

Band 8 sentence

Contemporary music festivals often blend traditional instruments with electronic production to create novel sounds.

Collocations

  • listen to music
  • classical/pop music
  • piece of music

Word family

musical adjective/nounmusician nounmusically adverb

Common mistakes

I listened a music yesterday.I listened to some music yesterday.

She plays a music on the piano.She plays music on the piano.

Say it for a higher band

5song6tune7+music

Synonyms

tune

Easily confused

song

That song is very popular this summer.

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