Music ESL Lesson Vocabulary Words List

Music is one of the most common ESL textbook topics. Here are few ideas for vocabulary words you could teach students in an ESL music lesson. Just choose the ones you think will best fit your student’s English level.

Song                                                  Lyrics                                               Genre

Songwriter                                      Rhythm                                            Pop

Musician                                           Instrument                                      Jazz

Singer                                               Chorus                                              Classical

Microphone (Mic)                         Choir                                                 R&B

Piano                                                Beat                                                   Folk

Guitar                                               Upbeat                                              Rock

Ukulele                                             Moody                                              Country

Trumpet                                           Catchy                                               Latin

Cello                                                 Read music                                      K-Pop

Bass                                                  Live music                                       Rap

Clarinet                                            Sheet music                                     Concert

Flute                                                 Stream                                              Single

Harp                                                Download                                        Vocals

Drums                                             Melody                                              Artist

Soundtrack                                      Harmony                                          Album

Hopefully these will be great music vocabulary words for your ESL class or maybe they will give you some inspiration to choose your own!

If you want some ideas for activities to use in your ESL music lesson, check out this article as well: https://www.atlasteaching.com/lesson-planning/eslmusiclessonideas