Lingoda Group Class Notes 68

Topic: Talking about music
Related skill: Speaking
Date: 10 March 2025
Teacher: Lisa

What I've learned

Idioms

Harp on (about something)

• Meaning: talking or complaining about something over and over again
• Example: She's always harping on about the same thing

Vocabularies & Phrases

V&P	Definiation	Note
inherit	to receive money, a house, etc. from someone after they have died	She inherited her singing voice from her mother.
perseverance	continued effort to do or achieve something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time	Learning to play the violin took real perseverance.
off-key	If you sing or play music off-key, you produce notes that are slightly higher or lower than they should be	She sang off-key.
out of tune	singing or playing notes that are at the wrong pitch (= level) or that do not agree with others being sung or played	I hope she doesn't join the choir as she always sings out of tune.
evolve	having developed through a gradual process	My musical tastes have evolved a lot since high school.

Expressions

Here are some words and phrases related to musical ability and traditions.

• to bring people together
• to inherit
• perseverance
• off-key
• out of tune
• to evolve

• Learning a musical instrument develops one’s discipline and perseverance.
• He’s so out of tune. It’s horrible!

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