Music

bagpipes - dudy

noun - the musical instrument used for playing traditional Scottish music

band - skupina (hudební), hudební skupina, kapela

noun - a group of musicians playing together

bass guitar - basová kytara

noun - a guitar with four or five strings that produces very low tones

CD - CD

noun - a small, round digital storage medium commonly used for audio and data playback on electronic devices

cello - cello, violoncello

noun - a large musical instrument that looks like a violin and makes a very deep sound

classical music - vážná hudba

noun - serious music, e.g. of composers like Mozart, or Bach

concert - koncert

noun - a music performance, music played live for people

drum - buben, bubínek

noun - a musical instrument which is used to keep the rhythm and beat in music, you hit it with wooden stick or sticks to make it play

festival - festival

noun - an event where you can see a series of films, hear a series of bands etc.

flute - flétna

noun - a long thin musical instrument that is played by blowing

folk - folk, folková hudba

noun - a music that is inspired by traditional music, it uses guitars, violins etc.

guitar - kytara

noun - a musical instrument made from wood, played by hitting or strumming six strings

guitarist - kytarista

noun - a person who plays the guitar

chord - akord

noun - several notes played together

jazz - jazz

noun - a music style with a strong rhythm. It comes from African Americans

keyboard - klávesy

noun - an electronic musical instrument that looks like a piano

lead singer - hlavní zpěvák

noun - the main singer in the band

lyrics - text písně

noun - the words of a song

microphone - mikrofon

noun - a device that you speak into in order that your voice can be amplified or recorded

musician - hudebník, muzikant

noun - a person who does music, esp. as a job

note - nota

noun - a single musical sound, a symbol expressing a single musical sound

percussion - perkuse, perkusívní nástroj

noun - a kind of musical instruments that are played by hitting them, e.g. drums

piano - piano, pianino

noun - a large musical instrument that is played by pressing black and white keys, the strings are in arranged vertically in a wooden case

radio - rádio

noun - a device that is used for playing music, it receives broadcasts by using an aerial

record - nahrávat, nahrát, zapisovat, zapsat, ukládat, natáčet (zvuk či obraz)

verb - to store information, sound or pictures on something (e.g. a book, a cassette, videocassette etc.)

recorder - flétna (zobcová), zobcová flétna

noun - a wooden or plastic musical instrument played by blowing

reggae - reggae

noun - a music style that comes from Jamaica

rock - rocková hudba

noun - a style of modern music with very strong beat, it is usually played on electric guitars, drums etc.

samba - samba

noun - a kind of music and dancing that comes from Brazil

sing - zpívat

verb - to make music with your voice

singer - zpěvák, zpěvačka

noun - a person whose job is to sing songs

song - píseň, písnička

noun - a piece of music with words

synthesizer - syntezátor, syntetizátor

noun - a musical instrument like a keyboard that can produce a large variety of sounds

tour - turné

noun - a series of concerts that a band plays in different places

tune - naladit (nástroj), ladit (nástroj)

verb - to make a musical instrument play correct musical notes and harmonies, usually by making small changes (e.g. turning pegs etc)

tune - písnička, melodie

noun - a song, a melody

violin - housle

noun - a stringed instrument that is supported by the left shoulder and played with a bow

whistle - pískat

verb - to make a high sound, esp. by air passing through your lips