musical
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- adjective
- /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
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musical
- Composition activities in these contexts might include exploring musical ideas with available classroom instruments and voices.
- musical instruments
- musical experience
- musical style
I'm just going to say that my favorite musical artist is is Kanye West.
- I'm just going to say that my favorite musical artist is is Kanye West.
- So for me, stars are three-dimensional musical halls, concert halls, right?
- So this musical thinking is part of the process.
- I'm just saying, like, from a musical artist standpoint, that ain't it, chief.
- But where, or alternatively, when, does the work of musical art reside?
- This is this enormous conservatism, especially in the musical education.
- That's not what makes for musical quality nor reaches us as people.
- Beethoven's contribution to music was that he discovered musical sound.
- When he was a teenager, he associated musical pitches and sounds with colours.
- And so there was, this was a very, very potent musical region.
Examples
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Both deserve their rightful place as sources of musical value available to be enhanced through our efforts.
Academic text (2012) -
Rather, it is a natural way of acting, and the children weave musical behavior throughout their activities.
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So this musical thinking is part of the process.
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But we also come together on a certain kind of musical energy.
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Are our programs designed for students who seek a specific musical experience and not others?
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We're going to pursue the issue of musical form today.
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We should celebrate the culture and the rich musical heritage of our neighbors to the south.
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This piece expresses it, I think, in musical terms very, very well.
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The ensemble has resumed its annual concert tours as musical ambassadors for the Army.
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The film featured a musical number that had everyone singing along.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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Written music that shows all the parts for singers and instruments on separate lines
- Specialized
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A set of notes ordered from low to high that form a basic pattern for melodies
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A type of opera where music and story are equally important and the music follows the action
- Formal
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An evening gathering where people listen to live music in a home or small room
- Specialized
An advanced university degree for people who perform, write, or conduct music
A device that makes musical sounds using electricity, like a synthesizer or keyboard
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The gap between two notes where the higher sounds like the same note at a higher pitch
- Specialized
The ability to hear and understand musical sounds like pitch and rhythm
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A way for electronic instruments and computers to send musical data to each other
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A pattern of eight notes that gives a piece of Western music its typical sound
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A regular pattern of beats in a song or dance that gives music its timing
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A symbol in written music that shows how many beats are in each measure and which note gets one beat
How Musical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Musical comes from music with the ending -al meaning 'relating to'. Since music is tied to the Muses, who were said to 'inspire' art, something described as musical simply has the qualities of music or sounds like a song.