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Axeman (n) – Guitarist

Slash is regarded as one of the best axemen in the music business

Bangin’ (adj) – A term that describes that a song is of very good quality

That was a bangin‘ tune. Who was it?

Beatbox (n) – A drum machine

Nearly all of the new songs use beatboxes nowadays, don’t they? I still think I prefer the real drum sound.

Belt out (vb) – Sing loudly

Gena and her friends like to belt out tunes at the karaoke every Friday night.

Bop (vb) – To dance

Look at Ethel bopping to The Beatles. You wouldn’t guess that’s she’s nearly 90.

Ear candy (n) – Melodic music

This tune is absolute ear candy. I could listen to it all day.

Earworm (n) – A tune that repeats in the mind

Be careful! Once you’ve listened to this earworm, it will be in your head all day.

Funky (adj) – Rhythmic beat

Turn up the radio. I love this funky song.

Gig (n) – Concert performance

We are going to a gig later. Would you like to come?

Groove (vb) - To like or enjoy music enthusiastically, to dance

I love to groove along to this music. It makes me so happy.

Grower (n) – A song which isn’t necessarily great on the first listen, but better when subsequently listened to

It may not sound great at the moment, but after a few listens I’m sure it will really like it. It’s a grower.

Head-banging (n) - Violent shaking of one’s head while listening to rock music

Did you see the fans with long hair at the front head-banging? I think so. All I could see was hair.

Hook (n) - A catchy chorus or a repeated instrumental passage in a piece of popular music

The best part of this song is the hook. It gets me every time.

Hype (n) - Extravagant or intensive publicity or promotion

There is a lot of hype in the media about this band. Let’s hear if they are as good as everyone says they are.

Ill (adj) – Signifying the extremely good quality of a track

This song is so ill. I can’t believe how great it is.

Ivories (n) – Keys of a piano

The way he tickles the ivories will leave you spellbounded.

Joanna (n) – Piano

She can play the drums, but she’s even better on the joanna.

Jock (n) - Disc Jockey

This jock plays all my favourite music. I love her show.


Mashup (n) – A blend of pre-recorded songs to create a new one

Listen to this. I’ve done a mashup of two of the top songs.

Muso (n) - An aficionado of music

Leon is a real muso. He knows so much about all genres of music.

Noodlin’ (vb) – Play insignificantly

Sometimes they come up with new songs, just when they are noodlin’.

Pogo (vb) – Jump up and down on the spot

There was so little room at the front of the stage, the music fans could only pogo.

Roadie (n) - A person employed by a touring band of musicians to set up and maintain equipment

The roadies are the ones who do all of the hard work, but are the lowest paid of the people on the stage.

Tight (adj) – All musicians playing in rhythm and precisely

The band members were really tight. It was like listening to the CD.

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