ZENEHALLGATÁS

IMPORTANT PHRASES

What an extensive music collection!– Micsoda nagy zenei gyűjtemény!

I listen to music all the time.– Állandóan zenét hallgatok.

When I was in secondary school.– Amikor középiskolás voltam.

Can I have a look?– Megnézhetem?

Some of them belonged to my father.–Néhány még az apámé volt.

at a bargain price–olcsón, jutányos áron

in the old fashioned way–a régi, ma nem divatos módon

I haven’t heard it yet.– Még nem hallottam.

the music of the sixties– a hatvanas évek zenéje

I’m not blown away by it.– Nem vagyok odáig érte.

I guess so.  – Szerintem igen.

I couldn’t quite catch the meaning.– Nem sikerült felfognom, hogy mit jelent.

it’s not easy to understand – nem könnyű megérteni

Internet is not really my world – Az internet nem igazán az én világom.

It’s a great way of brushing up your English.- Nagyszerű mód arra, hogy felfrissítsd az angoltudásod.

IMPORTANT WORDS

extensive – kiterjedt, nagy

genre– műfaj

to collect– gyűjteni

pocket money–zsebpénz

record–(bakelit) lemez

to treasure–becsben tartani

flea market– bolhapiac

to appreciate– értékelni

contemporary–kortárs, modern

to cue up– beállítani

lyrics– dalszöveg

sophisticated– kifinomult

to change sy’s mind– megváltoztatni a véleményét

invention– találmány

moreover– sőt

Classical music doesn’t change as rapidly and fundamentally as pop or rock music. Opera used to be more popular in the previous centuries than it is nowadays, but the music of famous composers like Bach, Beethoven or Chopin still attracts a lot of people to concert halls if they want to listen to live music especially if it is conducted by a world famous conductor.

There are four different sections in an orchestra: strings, woodwind, brass and percussion.In chamber music a small number of musicians plays music together, while in symphonic music a whole orchestra performs.

The best time for learning how to play a musical instrument is when you are a child, but it’s never too late to start. Music brings joy into people’s life, it soothes, has a calming effect and it can even heal. The most popular musical instruments are the guitar, the piano, theviolin, the flute and the recorder. Fewer people choose to play the trumpet, the double bass, the viola, the clarinet, the harp the bassoon or the French horn.

You can listen to music on different devices. Your phone is of course always available, but some people still like the more old fashioned way and listen to music on an iPod, CD or on the radio. The good old records are coming back into fashion, not just vintage ones, but new, contemporary music is recorded on vinyl records again.

Music festivals are very popular especially in the summer. Not only young people attend these events. Folk music festivals are well-attended by middle-aged or elderly people as well.

Do you like music?
Can you play any musical instruments?

There are many different styles of music, for example:
chamber music, blues, heavy metal, folk, jazz, soul, pop and country music.

What style of music do you like?
What style of music do you think the people in the pictures are playing?

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 Music can be:

Instruments of an orchestra:

There are 4 different sections in an orchestra:

Which section do these instruments belong to?

piano	conductor	opera singer
zongora	karmester	operaénekes