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  • reggae (n)
    a type of Jamaican music with strong rhythms
  • cheer (v)
    shout to praise or show support for sb
  • hit (n)
    a success
  • rapper (n)
    sb who performs a rap song
  • steel drum (n)
    a drum made of a metal called steel
  • purchase (v)
    buy
  • turn down (phr v)
    make quieter
  • act (v)
    perform
  • bagpipes (pl n)
    a musical instrument from Scotland
  • flyer (n)
    a leaflet
  • open-air theatre (n)
    a theatre that has no walls or roof
  • tin can (n)
    a round metal container for food or fizzy drink
  • catch on (phr v)
    become popular
  • lines (pl n)
    the words an actor must learn for a role
  • admission (n)
    entrance
  • commence (v)
    begin
  • refuse (v)
    say that you will not allow sb to have or do sth they want
  • pen-pal (n)
    a person you make friends with by writing letters
  • note (n)
    one musical sound
  • producer (n)
    sb who produces TV shows, plays or films
  • switch on (v)
    turn sth on
  • tune (v)
    make a musical instrument play the right pitch(pitch = how high or low a note is)
  • distribute (v)
    share things among people
  • mark (n)
    a small cut or other damage
  • lively (adj)
    enthusiastic and cheerful
  • collect (v)
    go somewhere to take sb
  • live (adj)
    in person, not recorded
  • didgeridoo (n)
    a musical instrument from Australia which is a very long pipe
  • box office (n)
    a place where tickets are sold for a show, play or film
  • sell out (phr v)
    sell all of sth and have no more
  • volume (n)
    level of noise
  • festival (n)
    a number of performances of music, films, plays, dance, etc. in the same place once a year
  • decrease (v)
    make smaller or quieter
  • application form (n)
    a piece of paper that you complete to apply for sth
  • caption (n)
    words under a cartoon
  • orchestra (n)
    a large group of people who play musical instruments together
  • backstage (adv)
    behind the stage
  • act out (phr v)
    perform
  • be sold out (phr)
    be all sold
  • get dressed (phr)
    put clothes on your body
  • join (v)
    become a member of a club, a team, etc.
  • drummer (n)
    sb who plays the drums
  • cash (n)
    money in the form of coins or notes
  • concert hall (n)
    a large room in which concerts are held
  • enquiry (n)
    asking for information
  • drum kit (n)
    a set of drums
  • grow out of (phr v)
    become too old for
  • lyrics (pl n)
    the words of a song
  • get sth down (phr v)
    write down
  • documentary (n)
    a programme which gives information about real things
  • go out (phr v)
    stop shining or burning
  • rhythm (n)
    a regular pattern of sounds
  • soap opera (n)
    a popular TV drama about the lives of everyday people
  • choir (n)
    a group of people who sing together
  • sheet music (n)
    music that is printed on paper
  • acoustic guitar (n)
    a guitar that does not have its sound made louder electronically
  • opening night (n)
    the first night that a play is performed or a film is shown
  • turn out (phr v)
    end in a particular way
  • security guard (n)
    sb who protects a building from criminals
  • album (n)
    a collection of pieces of music
  • influence (v)
    have an effect on the way sb thinks, behaves or does things
  • Town (Council) Hall (n)
    a building used for a town's local government
  • pick up (phr v)
    collect sb/sth from a place
  • main (adj)
    the most important
  • the Caribbean (n)
    the sea and islands between Central America and South America, west of the Atlantic Ocean
  • audition (n)
    a short performance to see if you can be chosen for sth
  • turn away (phr v)
    not allow in
  • switch off (phr v)
    turn sth off by pressing a button or switch
  • film (v)
    make a film
  • space (n)
    an amount of an area that is empty
  • reschedule (v)
    change the time of an event
  • oil drum (n)
    a large round container for oil
  • concern (v)
    be about sth
  • bandurria (n)
    a muscial instrument with strings
  • costume (n)
    the clothes an actor wears for a performance
  • container (n)
    a thing like a box, bottle, jar, etc. that things are kept in
  • give out (phr v)
    hand to people
  • judge (n)
    sb who decides who has won a competition
  • reality show (n)
    a TV programme which shows real people doing real things
  • performance (n)
    sth that entertains an audience
  • academy (n)
    a college where students learn a particular subject
  • director (n)
    a person who tells the actors what to do in a film or play
  • avoid (v)
    keep away from sb sth
  • employee (n)
    sb who is paid to work for sb else
  • exhibit (n)
    sth that is put in a public place like an art gallery or museum so that people can go to see it
  • steelband music (n)
    music where all the instruments are made of steel
  • dressing room (n)
    a room where actors put on their costumes and make-up before a play
  • be on (phr)
    be broadcast on television; be shown at the cinema
  • weird (adj)
    very strange
  • contemporary (adj)
    modern
  • series (n)
    set of TV programmes
  • clap (v)
    hit your hands together to show you like sth
  • creativity (n)
    ability to make sth new and imaginative
  • credit card (n)
    a small plastic card that you use to buy things and pay for them later
  • play music by ear (expr)
    listen to a piece of music and play it without having to read it written down
  • scene (n)
    a part of a film or play
  • run out (of) (phr v)
    finish a supply of sth
  • for sale (phr)
    available to be bought
  • region (n)
    a large area of land
  • lift (n)
    a free ride in a car to a place
  • fill in (phr v)
    complete
  • perform (v)
    act, sing, play an instrument, etc. to entertain people
  • script (n)
    a written form of a film, play or TV show
  • scratch (n)
    a mark or an injury made on sth by pulling sth sharp across it
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