Music Vocabulary

Match the verb in the column on the left with the correct noun from the column on the right

VERB	NOUN
compose	tune
conduct	drum
write	horn
play	instrument
blow	piece of music
tap	orchestra
improvise	lyrics
sing	song
hum	solo
beat	foot

Answers

• compose - -- piece of music
• conduct - -- orchestra
• write - -- lyrics
• play - -- instrument
• blow - -- horn
• tap - -- foot
• improvise - -- solo
• sing - -- song
• hum - -- tune
• beat - -- drum

Fill in the blanks with a word from the exercise above, make sure to conjugate the verbs.

1. Don't you think the Maestro -- conducted the orchestra well?
2. He beat the -- drums like a madman!
3. John Lennon -- wrote the lyrics to many of the Beattle's best songs.
4. You can tell when Peter is in a good mood, he -- hums one of her favorite tunes.
5. The most famous opera -- composed by Mascagni was "Cavelleria Rusticana".
6. Jazz musicians almost always -- improvise their solos.
7. Most professional musicians -- play their instruments up to five hours a day!
8. I can remember the time when President Clinton appeared on MTV to -- blow his horn - the saxophone.
9. Would you please not tap your -- foot in time to the music?
10. Some of the best rock singers don't -- sing their songs, they shout them!

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