German Music Vocabulary Free Vocabulary List

German Music Vocabulary

die Musik

music

das Instrument

instrument

die Melodie

melody

der Rhythmus

rhythm

das Lied

song

der Liedtext

lyrics

die Strophe

verse

das Solo

solo

das Tempo

tempo

die Noten

sheet music

Music Styles in German

die Klassische Musik

classical music

die Popmusik

pop music

die Rockmusik

rock music

der Jazz

jazz

die elektronische Musik

electronic music

der Techno

techno

Useful Verbs to Talk About Music

Musik hören

to listen to music

ein Instrument spielen

to play an instrument

ein Instrument lernen

to learn (how to play) an instrument

Noten lesen können

to know how to read sheet music

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