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Music Performance and Creative Hobbies

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1. Making and practising music (20 entries)
  1. note
  2. recording
  3. folk music
  4. sheet music
  5. rhythm
  6. musical style
  7. chorus
  8. bell
  9. tune an instrument
  10. keep time
  11. practise a scale
  12. talent
  13. orchestra
  14. guitarist
  15. volume
  16. flute
  17. skip a track
  18. trumpet
  19. catchy
  20. silent
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2. Live performance (20 entries)
  1. live audience
  2. perform live
  3. backstage
  4. go on tour
  5. applause
  6. opening night
  7. take a bow
  8. sound check
  9. sold-out show
  10. play live
  11. give a performance
  12. performance
  13. atmosphere
  14. interval
  15. relaxing
  16. worth seeing
  17. entertainment
  18. live
  19. poem
  20. opening act
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3. Creative materials (20 entries)
  1. clay
  2. pottery
  3. beads
  4. needle
  5. watercolour
  6. measure
  7. sew
  8. knit
  9. cotton
  10. thread
  11. silk
  12. ironing board
  13. steel
  14. baking tray
  15. rubber
  16. cotton wool
  17. dough
  18. powder
  19. pot
  20. coal
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4. Developing a hobby (20 entries)
  1. work on a project
  2. finish a piece
  3. take up
  4. find time for
  5. join a workshop
  6. improve your skills
  7. experiment with
  8. develop a style
  9. concentrate on
  10. set yourself a challenge
  11. copy a technique
  12. attend a class
  13. play a track
  14. audio recording
  15. entertain
  16. build a sandcastle
  17. hang
  18. well developed
  19. catchy phrase
  20. engineering
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5. Sharing creative work (20 entries)
  1. present your work
  2. tell the story behind
  3. display
  4. original
  5. receive comments
  6. give feedback
  7. exhibition
  8. audience reaction
  9. explain your idea
  10. sell a piece
  11. take a request
  12. put on a show
  13. handmade
  14. craft fair
  15. literature
  16. boredom
  17. enjoyment
  18. personal preference
  19. mood
  20. logo
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