vocabulaire de musique
If you’re a music lover you’ll love this lesson as you’ll learn several vocabulary words pertaining to music. This vocab list covers various kinds of music, people in the music industry, kinds of groups and essential nouns and verbs.
ESSENTIAL WORDS |
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| chanter | to sing |
| jouer de la musique | to play music |
| la musique | music |
| lyrics | les paroles |
| musical (adj) | musicale |
| une chanson | song |
KINDS OF MUSIC |
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| a capella | a capella |
| alternative music | la musique alternative |
| background music | la musique d'ambiance |
| Baroque music | la musique baroque |
| blues | les blues |
| Cajun music | la musique cajun |
| classical music | la musique classique |
| country music | la musique country |
| easy listening | la musique douce |
| folk music | la musique folk |
| French music | la musique française |
| French-langauge music | la musique françophone |
| heavy metal | le heavy metal |
| house music | la musique house |
| indie | l’indie pop |
| instrumental | la musique instrumentale |
| jazz | le jazz |
| military music | la musique militaire |
| pop music | la musique pop |
| R&B | le R&B |
| rap | le rap |
| reggae | reggae |
| religious music | la musique religieuse |
| rock music | le rock |
| soul | la soul |
PEOPLE |
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| (lead) singer | un chanteur, une chanteuse |
| backup singer | un(e) choriste |
| booking agent | un agent, un impresario |
| composer | un compositeur, une compositrice |
| conductor, music director | un chef d'orchestre |
| DJ | un(e) DJ |
| drummer | un batteur, une batteuse, un joueur, une joueuse de tambour |
| guitarist | un(e) guitariste |
| lyricist | un parolier, une parolière |
| music journalist | un(e) journaliste spécialisé musique |
| music producer | un producteur, une productrice de musique |
| music teacher | un professor de musique |
| musical therapist | un(e) musicothérapeute |
| musician | un musicien, une musicienne |
| recording engineer | ingénieur du son studio d'enregistrement |
| session musician | un musicien, une musicienne de studio |
| singer-songwriter | un(e) auteur-compositeur-interprète |
| songwriter | un auteur-compositeur |
| sound engineer | un(e) ingénieur(e) du son |
| steet musician | un(e) musicien(ne) de rue, ambulant(e) |
NOUNS |
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| beat, rythme | le rythme |
| concert | un concert |
| harmony | la polyphonie, harmonie |
| instrumental accompagnement | l’accompagnement instrumental |
| melody | la mélodie |
| musical instrument | un instrument de musique |
| rehearsal | une répétition |
| rythme, beat | le rythme |
| sheet music | une partition |
| singing | le chant |
| timbre, tone | le timbre |
| tour | une tournée |
| voice | la voix |
MUSIC GROUPS |
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| band | un group de muique |
| boy band | un boys band |
| chorus | un chœur |
| jazz band | un orchestre de jazz |
| orchestra | un orchestre |
| rock band | un groupe de rock |
| string ensemble | un ensemble à cordes |
| symphony orchestra | un orchestre symphonique |
| woodwind ensemble | ensemble à vents |
VERBS |
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| to give a concert | donner un concert |
| to listen to music | écouter de la musique |
| to write a song | écrire, composer une chanson |
| to play music | interpréter |
| to play an instrument | jouer d’un instrument |
| to read music | lire la musique |
| to go on tour | partir en tournée |
| rehearse | répéter |
| to practice | s’exercer, pratiquer |
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