department of music
- noun
- /dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv mjuˈzɪk/
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departamento de música
- He's in the department of Music and Speech.
Examples
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Dance educators are leaving the physical education discipline and aligning themselves with departments of music, theater, or fine arts.
Academic text (1992) -
The department of music has organized a performance featuring local artists next weekend.
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My name is Craig Wright, and this is Listening to Music, the most basic course that the Department of Music has to offer.
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Of course, it was recognized that within any performing ensemble or department of music, there would be students at all levels of achievement.
Academic text (1998) -
Colleges and universities and their departments of music, education, music education, literature, philosophy, art, and theatre, including faculty members, administrators, and students.
Academic text (1996) -
(Oct. 18, 2012) -- The Messiah College department of music will present various concerts throughout the month of November.
Blog text (4) -
Schools or departments of music where internal evaluations are developed and administered are more accountable than those that rely solely on the once-every-decade accreditation visit.
Academic text (2000) -
Manuela Prause-Weber is a lecturer in the department of music and special education/music therapy at the University of Cologne, Germany, and a clinical music therapist at University Hospital Munich.
Academic text (2009) -
The department of music at my university offers a variety of courses in classical and contemporary music.
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Students in the department of music are encouraged to participate in recitals and concerts throughout the year.
Synonyms
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2.1
A school where students learn to play and study music
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2.0
A part of a school that teaches music to students
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3.0
A part of a college or university that teaches and studies one subject like biology
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2.9
A place where people learn to play and study music
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
department + of + music
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'department' (an academic division) with 'music' (the field), with 'of' linking the two; a learner who knows those words can infer it denotes the university division responsible for music. This noun + of + noun compositional pattern is common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Department of music comes from the simple idea of a school divided into parts: a department is one part and music is the subject with instruments, teachers and songs. Imagine a room with pianos, music books and teachers that became the department of music, so it now means 'the part of a college or university that teaches music'.