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# music

«music» in Mova's school dictionary: **sounds arranged in a pleasant or interesting way, made by…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (music — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Music is sounds arranged in a pleasant or interesting way, made by singing or playing instruments. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/music/#m1)

2) Music is the written notes that show how to play a piece: «sheet music». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/music/#m2)

3) Music is a school subject where you learn to sing, play and listen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/music/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science, music is sound made by vibrations; faster vibrations give higher notes. In school, music lessons teach rhythm, beat, melody, notes on the staff. In everyday life, music is for fun, dancing, feelings and celebrations; very loud music can hurt your ears, so keep headphones at a safe volume. Phrases: «listen to music», «play music», «face the music» (accept punishment), «music to my ears» (good news).

### examples

- I listen to music on the way to school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/music/#x1)
- We have music on Tuesdays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/music/#x2)
- She plays music on the violin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/music/#x3)
- Turn the music down a little. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/music/#x4)
- Can you read music? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/music/#x5)
- The music made everyone dance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/music/#x6)
- «No homework!» was music to my ears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/music/#x7)
- He broke the window and had to face the music. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/music/#x8)
- Then she gave one last burst of music. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/music/#x9)

### note

Uncountable: «some music», «a piece of music», not «a music» or «musics». Adjective: «musical»; a person: «musician».

### In the corpora

- [Tense music, close-ups and slow motion make ordinary mistakes feel dangerous; turn the sound down and the drama shrinks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/54-reality-tv-what-is-staged-and-what-is-real/13/)
- [Scary music is used to build suspense: it tells you something might happen before anything does.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/14/)
- [Music apps learn from your listening habits and build playlists of songs like the ones you already play.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/18-cars-doctors-translators/4/)
- [A rest is a written silence with a length you count, so the music keeps moving in your head while you stay quiet.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/2-reading-music-notes-beats-and-rhythm/10/)
- [A royalty is money paid to music makers when their work is used.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/5-the-songs-on-everyones-phone-streaming-playlists-earworms/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «music» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/music/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.