Vocabulary

  • source for: A place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained.
  • in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
  • in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
  • apart from: Except for; not considering
  • shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
  • taper off: To diminish or reduce gradually.
  • accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
  • vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
  • reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
  • method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
  • mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
  • irony: Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
  • signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
  • suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
  • prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
  • palm: Inner area of a person's hand
  • decipher: To uncover the meaning of something hard to read
  • vary: To change something and make it different
  • count: To add things together to find the total number
  • personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
  • upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
  • symphony: Harmony of color or sound
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
  • scientifically: In an manner that follows the rules of science
  • gently: In a mild, careful, and soft manner
  • case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • vibrate: To shake side to side quickly in small movements
  • soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • musical: Having a pleasant sound like music
  • listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
  • conductor: Material which can transfer electricity through it
  • talk: Style of speaking
  • boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
  • taper: (Of e.g. streets) to become gradually narrower
  • downbeat: First beat of a musical measure
  • stop: To block or close something
  • play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
  • music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
  • louder: Making a larger sound
  • tempo: Speed or pace of something
  • tiger: Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines
  • beethoven: Music of Beethoven
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    • accent

      US /ˈækˌsɛnt/

      UK /'æksent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
      • Noun
      • Feature of a design, e.g. a stripe on a shirt
      • Correct spoken emphasis on a part of a word
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    • apart from

      US /əˈpɑrt frʌm/

      UK /əˈpɑ:t frɔm/

      • Preposition
      • Except for; not considering
      • In addition to; as well as
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    • boo

      US /bu/

      UK /bu:/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
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    • conductor

      US /kənˈdʌktɚ/

      UK /kənˈdʌktə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Material which can transfer electricity through it
      • Countable Noun
      • Person who leads a musical group
      • Employee in charge of a train, bus etc.
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    • count

      US /kaʊnt/

      UK /kaʊnt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To add things together to find the total number
      • To matter or be important
      • Countable Noun
      • Number of things added together, e.g. votes
      • With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
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    • decipher

      US /dɪˈsaɪfɚ/

      UK /dɪˈsaɪfə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To uncover the meaning of something hard to read
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    • downbeat

      US /ˈdaʊnˌbit/

      UK /ˈdaʊnbi:t/

      • Noun
      • First beat of a musical measure
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    • gently

      US /ˈdʒentli/

      UK /ˈdʒentli/

      • Adverb
      • In a mild, careful, and soft manner
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • in other words

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
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    • in reality

      US /ɪn riˈælɪti/

      UK /in riˈæliti/

      • Phrase
      • Actually; in fact; truly.
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    • in time

      US /ɪn taɪm/

      UK /in taim/

      • Adverb
      • Eventually; after a period of time.
      • Not late; with enough time to spare.
      • Phrase
      • Eventually; before it is too late.
      • According to the scheduled time; punctual.
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    • irony

      US /ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪə-/

      UK /'aɪrənɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
      • A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems opposite to what you expected.
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • method

      US /ˈmɛθəd/

      UK /'meθəd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Organized and planned) way of doing something
      • Orderliness of thought, arrangement, or behavior.
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    • musical

      US /ˈmju:zɪkl/

      UK /ˈmju:zɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Having a pleasant sound like music
      • Having skill or being gifted in music
      • Noun
      • Play or movie set to music
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    • mysterious

      US /mɪˈstɪriəs/

      UK /mɪˈstɪəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Unusual; hard to understand or work out
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    • palm

      US /pɑ:m/

      UK /pɑ:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Inner area of a person's hand
      • Tropical tree with large leaves only at its top
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hide something in your hand
      • To push someone way with your hand
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    • pause

      US /pɔz/

      UK /pɔ:z/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To stop doing for a while before continuing
      • To temporarily interrupt the execution of a program or process.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A temporary break before continuing
      • Function on a device to stop and restart it
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    • peek

      US /pik/

      UK /pi:k/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To look at something quickly (often secretly)
      • Noun
      • A quick look at something (often secretly)
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    • personal

      US /ˈpɚsənəl/

      UK /ˈpɜ:sənl/

      • Adjective
      • Done by or to a particular person; individual
      • Concerning a person's private life or feelings
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    • play in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To participate or compete in a game or competition.
      • To have a role in a theatrical production.
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    • prove

      US /pruv/

      UK /pru:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
      • To test the quality or worth of something.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To turn out to be; be found to be.
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    • reality

      US /riˈælɪti/

      UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
      • The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
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    • scientifically

      US /ˌsaɪən'tɪfɪklɪ/

      UK /ˌsaɪən'tɪfɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an manner that follows the rules of science
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    • shut up

      US /ʃʌt ʌp/

      UK /ʃʌt ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To close something, e.g. a shop
      • To (cause someone to) be silent or not speak
      • Interjection
      • An expression of disbelief or surprise
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    • signature

      US /ˈsɪɡnətʃɚ/

      UK /ˈsɪgnətʃə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Something that represents a person's work or style
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person's name written in their handwriting
      • The key in which a piece of music is written, indicated by sharps or flats at the beginning of the stave.
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    • soft

      US /sɔft, sɑft/

      UK /sɒft/

      • Adjective
      • Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
      • Easy to press, bend or cut; not hard or firm
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    • source for

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To obtain something from a particular source.
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    • symphony

      US /ˈsɪmfəni/

      UK /ˈsɪmfəni/

      • Noun
      • Harmony of color or sound
      • Long piece of classical music for an orchestra
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    • taper

      US /ˈtepɚ/

      UK /'teɪpə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of e.g. streets) to become gradually narrower
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    • taper off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To diminish or reduce gradually.
      More
    • tempo

      US /ˈtɛmpo/

      UK /'tempəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Speed or pace of something
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    • tiger

      US /ˈtaɪɡɚ/

      UK /ˈtaɪgə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines
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    • upbeat

      US /ˈʌpˌbit/

      UK /ˈʌpbi:t/

      • Adjective
      • Being positive and cheerful
      C1
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    • vague

      US /veɡ/

      UK /veɪɡ/

      • Adjective
      • Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
      • Being not clearly visible
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    • vary

      US /ˈveri/

      UK /ˈveəri/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change something and make it different
      • To be changeable, both up and down
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    • vibrate

      US /ˈvaɪˌbret/

      UK /vaɪˈbreɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shake side to side quickly in small movements
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

    Vocabulary
    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

    Explanation
    a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step". forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead". The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.

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    brave

    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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    Ever wondered what those wild hand gestures from a conductor actually mean? This video breaks down conductor cues, from counting techniques to tempo changes, and even throws in a pro tip from the concertmaster! You'll pick up some awesome vocabulary and learn how to follow along with pieces like Beethoven's 5th, making your next concert experience way more engaging.

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