musicality
- noun
- /ˌmjuːzɪˈkælɪti/
- A rich musical environment fosters musicality, which is encouraged by the community's expectation that all members be musical.
- higher pitch
- rhythm, tempo, and musicality
- develop musicality
It's just that there's a certain musicality to it or I don't know.
- It's just that there's a certain musicality to it or I don't know.
- But I, I will say that my musicality always outpaced my technical prowess.
- And I'd, and, and that was it, you know, there, there wasn't, there wasn't anything else other than the, the, just the, the bare bones of musicality.
Examples
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A clear, consistent approach to teaching rhythm and meter can improve students' musicality.
Academic text (2005) -
Children expressed their innate musicality across all settings.
Academic text (2015) -
Because if there ever was a volume that has musicality in it in many different ways, it's this.
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There is a... musicality to the rhythm.
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We can provide the tools and inspiration to allow them to explore their musicality.
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You have a certain innate sense of the musicality of language.
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When students repeat the phrase on their instruments, they are likely to show greater musicality.
Academic text (1999) -
As their teacher, I knew I had to find ways to foster their musicality and develop their personal musicianship.
Academic text (2007) -
String students can develop strong rhythmic abilities while they develop their playing technique and musicality.
Academic text (2010) -
Her musicality shone through as she effortlessly played the piano and sang along.
Synonyms
Skill and care in playing or singing music
A quality of writing or music that sounds like singing and shows strong feeling
A natural ability to recognize and enjoy music
A quality that makes a voice or sound like music
A pleasant musical sound that is easy to enjoy
A pleasant musical sound or melody
A pleasant musical sound that is nice to hear
A pleasant sound that makes music easy to sing
A quality that makes words or music sound like a song
The ability to hear and understand musical sounds like pitch and rhythm
How Musical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word musicality comes from music and the parts -al and -ity, which together mean 'the quality of being like music'. So, think of musical or musician: musicality is the quality that makes a sound, speech, or movement feel musical, with a good sense of rhythm and a pleasant sound.