German Music Terms
Explore German music vocabulary, for discussions on interests and hobbies.
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German Music Vocabulary
die Musik
music
das Instrument
instrument
die Melodie
melody
der Rhythmus
rhythm
das Lied
song
der Liedtext
lyrics
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