Revision M-Q

2020-11-09

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด M - music & singing

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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง music = ‘MYOO-zik’

ออกเสียง sing = ‘SING

Collins COBUILD English Usage

Music – musical

1. 'music'

Music is the sound that people make when they sing or play instruments.

Music is an uncount noun. You use the singular form of a verb after it.

Their music is uplifting and fun.

You do not call a musical composition a 'music'.

You call it a piece of music.

The only pieces of music he knew were the songs in the school's songbook.

2. 'musical' used as an adjective

Musical can be an adjective or a noun.

You use it as an adjective to describe

things which are connected with the playing or studying of music.

...musical instruments.

...a musical career.

...one of London's most important musical events.

Someone who is musical has a natural ability and interest in music.

He came from a musical family.

However, a student who studies music is called a music student,

not a 'musical student'.

Someone who teaches music is a music teacher,

not a 'musical teacher'.

Here is a list of nouns in front of which you use music, not 'musical':

Business critic   department festival industry

Lesson    library room     shop      student

Teacher    video

3. 'musical' used as a noun

A musical is a play or film that uses singing and sometimes dancing

as part of the story.

She appeared in the musical 'Oklahoma'.