vocal music
- noun
- /ˈvoʊkəl ˈmjuːzɪk/
- The concert featured various styles of vocal music, showcasing talented singers from around the world.
- teach vocal music
- vocal music class
- vocal music program
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A vocal music group gave up their tour and instead donated money for a new piano and instruments.
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The art form in which Mouride women truly excel is vocal music, both in neighborhood circles and on national and international scenes.
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"I have high regard for his results, particularly in the area of vocal music."
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Instrumental or vocal music classes are often more successful when they are larger.
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Most Americans have become musical spectators, and mass participation in music, especially vocal music, has become a thing of the past.
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A recent national survey of vocal music educators reveals that some teachers use a combination of approaches within the same classroom.
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American opera director Peter Sellars characterizes vocal music as "the ultimate gesture of getting out of yourself."
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Shirley W. Wilson taught vocal music at J. P. Vincent Elementary School in Bloomfield, Connecticut.
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In Renaissance vocal music, whether a note is repeated or tied sometimes depends on the text; furthermore, durations are conserved from the template.
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Music—particularly vocal music—offers ample opportunities to find relationships with historical events, diverse cultures, and the humanities in general.
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Morphology
The meaning 'music that is sung' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'vocal' (relating to the singing voice) with 'music' (organized sound/performance). This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard adjective+noun formation, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Vocal music comes from a simple picture: vocal means 'voice' and music means sound with a tune, so vocal music is music made by the human voice. That's why it means songs or pieces that are 'sung', not just played on instruments.