Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
Music is the pattern of sounds produced by people singing or playing instruments.
...classical ~.
...the ~ of George Gershwin.
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2.
Music is the art of creating or performing ~.
He went on to study ~, specialising in the clarinet.
...a ~ lesson.
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3.
Music is the symbols written on paper which represent ~al sounds.
He’s never been able to read ~.
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see also sheet ~
4.
If something that you hear is ~ to your ears, it makes you feel very happy.
Popular support–it’s ~ to the ears of any politician.
PHRASE: v-link PHR feelings
5.
If you face the ~, you put yourself in a position where you will be criticized or punished for something you have done.
Sooner or later, I’m going to have to face the ~.
PHRASE: V inflects