ESL Podcast 481 - Listening to Music
extensive - large, thorough, and complete, with many different kinds of something
Henry has extensive knowledge of home building because he worked for an architect for three years.
collection - a group of many of the same type of things, such as stamps, music, books, coins, or dolls
The library has a large collection of books on the U.S. Civil War.
genre - a type or style of music, books, or movies
Her favorite movie genres are romantic comedies and horror.
album - the group of songs on one CD or record created by a musician or band
How many of Madonna's albums do you own?
artist - a musician
Michael Jackson is a very well-known American artist.
track - one song on an album; one song in a collection of music
The first three tracks are fast songs, but the rest of the tracks on this album are slower.
cued up - ready to play, used when talking about music or videos
I've already cued up the movie, so all you need to do is hit `play'.
beat - rhythm; the repeating, regular sound in a song where one note is louder or stronger than the other notes
Gerome likes to listen to music with a fast beat when he goes running.
to be blown away - to be very favorably impressed by something; to like something very much and more than one expected to like it
They were blown away by Ichiro's performance on the trumpet.
mix - the arrangement or combination of voices, instruments, music, and other sounds in a recorded song
Karina's voice wasn't very good the day they recorded the song, but the producers were able to hide it in the mix.
bass - low-pitched sounds, like a man's voice or a bass guitar
Jazz music often sounds better if you turn up the bass.
treble - high-pitched sounds, like a woman's voice or a violin
That reporter's voice is so high and annoying! Is there any way to turn down the treble?
volume - loudness; the intensity of sound and how easily one can hear it
Could you please turn up the volume on the TV? I can't hear what the actors are saying.
vocalist - singer
Leichi is a talented vocalist who loves to sing on stage.
sound engineer - a person whose job is to improve the way that recorded music sounds before it is sold
Ashley is a sound engineer who has worked with some famous bands.
to cover (something) up - to hide something; to do something so that another thing cannot be heard or seen
Sergei was really embarrassed by what happened, but he tried to cover it up by laughing.