music school
- noun
- /ˈmjuːzɪk skuːl/
- In the last three decades, local authorities have supported the operation of more than two hundred music schools.
- professional music school
- community music school
- two music schools
These are the five best music schools in the world.
- These are the five best music schools in the world.
- And I realized like I learned this in music school because music school is, is so insanely competitive for obvious reasons.
Examples
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My sister was enrolling in a music school in Vienna.
Fiction book (2002) -
Her mother drove her to lessons and, on Saturdays, to music school.
Fiction book (1995) -
These are the five best music schools in the world.
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- It's the best music school in the country.
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Our daughter got into the best music school in the country.
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You were even thinking of applying to a music school.
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And for your daughter, a full, paid-up scholarship to any music school in the country.
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Cooperation between elementary and music schools has already shown certain benefits of interdisciplinary education.
Academic text (1997) -
She teaches tin-eared teenagers at a music school a few days a week.
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Our daughter got into the best music school in the country.
Synonyms
A school where students train in music and other arts
A place where people learn to play and study music
A school for learning classical music, singing, and playing instruments
A school where children learn to sing for church services and study normal school subjects
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a school where students are taught music' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'music' (the subject) with 'school' (an educational institution); the compound simply specifies the type of school. This noun-noun composition is a common and cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Music school combines music, meaning the subject, and school, meaning a place to learn. Picture students with instruments learning from a teacher, and that image explains why the phrase means 'a school where students are taught music'.