noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ accomplished , brilliant , excellent , fine , gifted , good , great , outstanding , talented , world-class
▪ distinguished ( esp. BrE ), famous , legendary , renowned , well-known
▪ aspiring , budding ( esp. BrE ), up-and-coming
▪ struggling
▪ local
▪ traditional
▪ contemporary
▪ dedicated , serious , trained
▪
You have to be a very dedicated ~ to get to the top.
▪ self-taught
▪ amateur , performing , professional , working
▪ orchestral
▪ backing , backup ( AmE )
▪
She had toured as a backing ~ for Madonna.
▪ guest
▪ blues , classical , folk , jazz , pop , rock , etc.
MUSICIAN + VERB
▪ perform (sth) , play (sth) , sing (sth)
▪ practise/practice (sth) , rehearse (sth)
▪ compose sth , write sth
▪ record sth