This glossary contains words I used in my presentation about electric guitar and partly about music.
application
noun
a formal request to be considered for a position or to be allowed to do or have something, submitted to an authority, institution, or organization.
Example: His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.
sk: žiadosť
art
noun
the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.
Example: The museum has a large collection of folk art.
sk: umenie
artist
noun
a person who creates paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby.
Example: Each poster is signed by the artist.
sk: umelec
band
noun
a small group of musicians and vocalists who play pop, jazz, or rock music.
Example: He was a drummer in a rock band.
sk: kapela
Chord
noun
a group of (typically three or more) notes sounded together, as a basis of harmony.
Example: He would hear a chord in his head and play each note individually.
sk: akord
concert
noun
musical performance given in public, typically by several performers or of several compositions.
Example: Their concert tickets are sold out.
sk: koncert
fret
noun
each of a sequence of ridges on the fingerboard of some stringed musical instruments (such as the guitar), used for fixing the positions of the fingers to produce the desired notes.
Example: he guitar has 24 frets and the strings are tightened through the body.
sk: pražec
genre
noun
a style or category of art, music, or literature.
Example: Rock was his favorite genre of music, but he also had a secret love for country.
sk: žáner
guitar
noun
a stringed musical instrument, with a fretted fingerboard, typically incurved sides, and six or twelve strings, played by plucking or strumming with the fingers or a plectrum.
Example: I bought myself quite an expensive electric bass guitar, so it could be about an electric bass guitar.
sk: gitara
journey
noun
a long and often difficult process of personal change and development.
Example: Art is a landmark in the human JOURNEY and understanding it is essential in understanding our heritage.
sk: cesta
lesson
noun
a period of learning or teaching.
Example: The book is divided into 12 lessons.
sk: vyučovacia hodina
mentor
noun
an experienced and trusted adviser.
Example: Eventually, he was excommunicated along with his mentor.
sk: mentor/inštruktor
music
noun
vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
Example: She wrote the theme music for the movie.
sk: hudba
singer
noun
a person who sings, especially professionally.
Example: She was a talented actor and, moreover, a good singer.
sk: spevák
song
noun
a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung.
Example: The song was playing on the radio.
sk: pieseň
String
noun
A string is the vibrating element that produces sound in string instruments such as the guitar, harp, piano (piano wire), and members of the violin family.
Example: He needs to tighten the guitar strings.
sk: struna
tone
noun
a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.
Example: The piano has a good tone.
sk: tón
tremolo
noun
a wavering effect in a musical tone, produced either by rapid reiteration of a note, by rapid repeated slight variation in the pitch of a note, or by sounding two notes of slightly different pitches to produce prominent overtones.
Example: He strummed a few chords and pushed down on the tremolo arm.
sk: tremolo
tuner
noun
an electronic device for tuning a guitar or other instrument.
Example: Symphony also features an audible radio tuner - using a special sliding tone that goes up or down according to the frequency.
sk: ladič
video chat
noun
a face-to-face conversation held over the internet by means of webcams and dedicated software.
Example: There the contestants were joined by their partners at home via video chat.
