| accordion |
An accordion is an instrument for playing music. You hold an accordion in your arms to play it. It has black and white keys like a piano, but sound is made when air is forced through it. |
| art |
Art is anything that people make to create beauty or to share ideas and feelings in a different and special way. Painting, poetry, music, and film are some kinds of art. |
| artist |
Artists are people who make things like paintings, drawings, music, or poems. An artist is a person who makes art in a serious way. Artists study and practice to do their work well. Artists usually want to show their work to many other people. |
| ballet |
If you go to see a ballet, you watch ballet dancers perform to music on a stage. A ballet often has a story, so a ballet is like a play performed by dancers. [1/2 definitions] |
| band1 |
A band is a group of people who play music together. [1/2 definitions] |
| bass1 |
A bass is an instrument for playing music. It is also called a double bass. A bass is a large instrument that is made of wood and has four strings. It looks like a very large violin, and you play it standing up. [2 definitions] |
| bassoon |
A bassoon is a kind of instrument for playing music. It is a tall instrument and can play some very low notes. The main part of its body is a long wooden tube. A smaller, metal tube is attached to it, and this has a part that you blow through to make sounds. |
| beat |
When you hit something again and again in a way that repeats, then you are making a beat. In music, we often hear the beat of a drum. [1/4 definitions] |
| cello |
A cello is an instrument for playing music. It is made of wood and has four strings. It is similar to a violin, but it is much bigger and can make lower notes. People sit while playing the cello, and a long stick attached to the bottom of the cello touches the floor. |
| clarinet |
A clarinet is an instrument for playing music. A clarinet is usually black and has the shape of a long tube. The tube has holes in it and keys that you can press to cover the holes and change the sound. To make a sound, you put your mouth at one end of the clarinet and blow air through it. |
| concert |
A concert is a kind of show with music. People sing or play musical instruments at a concert. |
| conduct |
When you conduct a group of people who play music together, you lead them as they play. You know the music they are playing, and you help them play well all together. [1/2 definitions] |
| conductor |
A conductor is a person who leads a group of people as they play music. The conductor helps them play well together and play correctly. [1/2 definitions] |
| culture |
Everything that a large group of people share, such as music, art, and language, is called culture. Things that a group of people believe and celebrate are also part of that group's culture. |
| cymbal |
Cymbals are something used in music. A person who plays the drums also plays the cymbals. Cymbals are made of shiny metal, and they are round and almost flat. They make a sound when someone hits them together. Also, a drummer sometimes hits them with wooden sticks or with metal brushes. |
| dance |
When you dance, you move your feet and body to music. You can dance fast or slow, and you can dance alone, with a partner, or in a group of people. [1/2 definitions] |
| double bass |
The double bass is an instrument for playing music. It is a large instrument that is made of wood and has four strings. It looks like a very large violin, and you play it standing up. |
| download |
When you download something from the internet, you put it onto your own computer. When you download something, like a song or a game, it becomes part of your computer's memory. Now you can play the song or game whenever you want without using the internet. You can download things from the internet onto other kinds of things like a music player, tablet, or phone too. |
| drum |
A drum is an instrument for playing music. It has a round shape and is hollow inside. It is covered at one or both ends by a tight material. You play a drum by beating it with sticks or your hands. [1/2 definitions] |
| everybody |
Everybody means every person. If everybody in your class likes music, then all the people in the class like it. |
| faint |
When something is faint, it is weak or there is only a small amount. When the music you hear is faint, it means that it is hard to hear or you can only hear it a little. When there is a faint smell, there is only a little bit of a smell. The smell is not strong. [1/3 definitions] |