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piece
معنی و توضیح
The word “piece,” in this podcast, means one song or one work of art: “The choir is going to perform five pieces for the holiday concert.” The phrase “a piece of advice/information/gossip” describes a small amount of something: “I heard the most interesting piece of gossip from our neighbor this morning!” The phrase “to fall to pieces” means to fall apart and no longer be working well: “If we don’t fix the roof soon, this whole house is going to fall to pieces.” Finally, the phrase “to go to pieces” means to be unable to control one’s emotions and actions because one is very nervous or anxious: “In the weeks before the wedding, it seemed like Laura might go to pieces at any time.” on pitch In this podcast, the phrase “on pitch” means in tune, or singing a note as it should be sung, not too high (sharp) or low (flat): “Leslie doesn’t sing on pitch, but she thinks she does.” Someone with a “high-/low-pitched” voice speaks in a high/low voice, like a soprano/bass: “Why do little girls have such high-pitched voices?” When talking about a roof, the “pitch” is the angle of the roof: “When roofers work on a roof with a steep pitch, they have to use special ropes and harnesses.” When talking about a boat, the “pitch” is the up and down movement: “The pitch of the ship made Hans feel sick.” Finally, if something is “pitch-black,” it is very dark: “That night, there wasn’t any moonlight and the sky was pitch-black.” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. www.easytalk.ir English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 915 – Learning to Read Music
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 915 – Learning to Read Music.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 915. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is a dialog between Mike and Grace, about learning to read music, learning to look at a piece of paper that has notes on it and be able to understand what it means. Let's get started.
[start of dialog]
Mike: You have a great voice. You should join our choir.
Grace: I don’t know anything about music. I can’t even read music.
Mike: It’s not that hard. I could teach you. Look, this is a piece we’re working on right now.
Grace: What’s that weird thing at the beginning?
Mike: That’s the clef. It tells you which note each line and space on the staff represents.
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