collocation · neutral
traditional music
/trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈmjuːzɪk/tra·DI·tion·al MU·sic
Band 4-5speakingtask2
music that belongs to a country's or community's long-established cultural tradition
Examples
“Traditional music is often performed at weddings and community festivals.”
“She studies traditional music to preserve local heritage.”
“Many tourists are interested in concerts of traditional music.”
Band 8 sentence
“Efforts to record traditional music have helped younger generations reconnect with their cultural roots.”
Collocations
- perform traditional music
- preserve traditional music
- folk and traditional music
Word family
traditional adjtradition nmusic n
Common mistakes
tradition music→traditional music
the traditional musics→traditional music
Say it for a higher band
5old music→6folk music→7+traditional music
Synonyms
folk music
Easily confused
folk music
“The festival featured folk music from several ethnic minorities.”
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