ADJ
printed, sheet
QUANT
bar, line, sheet
VERB + MUSIC
read
My daughter is learning to read music in her piano lessons at school.
MUSIC + NOUN
score
stand
The pianist adjusted the sheet music on the stand before beginning the performance.
publisher, publishing
PREP
~ for
The composer wrote beautiful music for a wedding ceremony last spring.
PHRASES
play/sing, etc. with/without (the) music
ADJ
beautiful, good, great, wonderful | loud
quiet, soft, sweet
The quiet music in the coffee shop helped me concentrate on my work.
heavy
My neighbors played heavy music so loudly that it shook the walls late into the night.
light | serious | tonal | atonal, twelve-note | contrapuntal, polyphonic | original | live | recorded, taped | background | piped | band, choral, instrumental, orchestral, symphonic | guitar, keyboard, organ, piano, vocal, etc. | chamber | church, liturgical, religious, sacred | secular
ballet, film, incidental, theme
The film music in that movie was so beautiful that everyone remembered it for years.
computer, electronic | Western | traditional
period
We listened to classical music from the Victorian period during the museum tour.
experimental | avant-garde, Baroque, classical, contemporary, early, medieval, modern | black, calypso, country, dance, disco, ethnic, folk, gospel, indie, jazz, pop/popular, rap, rave, reggae, rock, soul, underground, world
QUANT
piece | bar, line
VERB + MUSIC
listen to
I like to listen to music while I exercise in the morning.
hear
When I walked into the coffee shop, I could hear soft music playing in the background.
make, perform, play
My sister played music in the school concert last night.
play, put on
I always play music while I'm cooking dinner in the kitchen.
turn down/up
I had to turn the music up because nobody could hear the lyrics over the noise.
compose, write | arrange
put/set sth to
The composer put the lyrics to music and created a beautiful song.
create, produce
The young composer produced beautiful music in her small apartment studio.
provide
The DJ provided music throughout the entire wedding reception.
broadcast | record
be into, enjoy, like, love
My dad loves classical music and listens to it every evening after work.
get into
Sarah got into music when her grandmother gave her a piano for her tenth birthday.
MUSIC + VERB
play
The band played soft jazz music throughout the dinner party last night.
blare, thunder
The rock music thundered through the concert hall, shaking the floor beneath our feet.
come, drift
Soft jazz music drifted through the open windows of the café.
MUSIC + NOUN
business, industry
scene
The jazz music scene in New York attracted talented musicians from all over the world.
world
My father has worked as a journalist covering events in the music world for over twenty years.
press
The music press gave the new band a really positive review last week.
charts
My favorite singer has been climbing the music charts for the last three weeks.
festival | appreciation | fan, lover
critic, director, teacher
My music teacher helped me prepare for the piano competition last month.
group
centre
My local music centre offers free piano lessons every Saturday afternoon.
video | room
PREP
to (the) ~
The children loved jumping around to the music at the birthday party.
PHRASES
in time to (the) music
The children clapped their hands in time to the music during the concert.
music and song
The festival celebrated traditional Irish music and song from centuries past.
the sound of music
Sarah woke up to the sound of music coming from her neighbor's apartment.
a style of music, taste in music
My friend enjoys many different styles of music, from classical to hip-hop.
words and music
The composer wrote both the words and music for the musical's opening number.