musical
part of speech
adjective (musical; more musical, most musical); noun (a musical, musicals)
meaning for a pupil
1) Connected with music: «musical instruments», «musical notes». tree →
2) Good at music, or liking it a lot: «a very musical family». tree →
3) Pleasant to hear, like music: «a musical voice». tree →
4) (noun) A play or film in which the story is told with songs and dancing, like «The Lion King» or «Matilda». tree →
sense in the lessons
In music lessons: instruments are grouped into strings, woodwind, brass and percussion; pupils read musical notes. In school life: the school puts on a musical at Christmas or the end of the year. Party game: «musical chairs» and «musical statues».
examples
- The violin is a musical instrument. tree →
- Our school is putting on a musical this year. tree →
- She comes from a very musical family. tree →
- We played musical chairs at the party. tree →
- He has a soft, musical voice. tree →
- I learned to read musical notes. tree →
- «The Sound of Music» is a famous musical. tree →
note
As a noun it is countable: a musical, musicals. Adverb: «musically». Related: «musician» (a person who plays music). «Musical» is about music; «musicale» is a rare old word for a concert at home.
In the corpora
- "Musical differences" and "taking a break" mean only what was said; nobody outside the band knows the rest.
- A song stuck in your head is called an earworm; scientists call it involuntary musical imagery, and most people get them.
- In some films, especially older musicals, a different singer recorded the songs for the actor; today many actors sing for themselves.
- In The Lion King musical the puppets are designed so you see both the actor and the animal.
- Short daily practice builds musical skill faster than one long practice a week.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «musical» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.