Our words

Music

audition	a short performance given by an actor, a singer, etc., so that somebody can decide whether they are suitable to act in a play, sing in a concert, etc.	She had an audition for drama school.
compose	compose (something) to write music	Mozart composed his last opera shortly before he died.	säveltää
practice	to do an activity or train regularly so that you can improve your skill	practise for something She's practising for her piano exam.	harjoitella
produce	to make things to be sold, especially in large quantities		tuottaa
sampling	the process of taking a sample
record	to keep a permanent account of facts or events by writing them down, filming them, storing them in a computer, etc.
rehearsal	time that is spent practising a play or piece of music in preparation for a public performance	We only had six days of rehearsal.
bar line	a straight line up and down used in written music to mark a division between bars
alternative rock	a style of music that combines traditional rock music with other musical styles
EDM	a type of popular music with a strong beat that people dance to in clubs (the abbreviation for ‘electronic dance music’)

Art

brush	an object made of short stiff hairs (called bristles) or wires set in a block of wood or plastic, usually attached to a handle. Brushes are used for many different jobs, such as cleaning, painting and tidying your hair.	brush strokes (= the marks left by a brush when painting)	sivellin
canvas	a strong heavy rough material used for making tents, sails, etc. and by artists for painting on
charcoal	a black substance made by burning wood slowly in an oven with little air. Charcoal is used as a fuel or for drawing.
ink	coloured liquid for writing, drawing and printing
oil paint	a type of paint that contains oil
palette	a thin board with a hole in it for the thumb to go through, used by an artist for mixing colours on when painting
pastel	soft coloured pigment (= a powder that is mixed with liquid to make paint), used for drawing pictures
abstract	an abstract work of art
collage	a picture made by sticking pieces of coloured paper, cloth or photographs onto a surface, or by putting images together on a computer
calligraphy	beautiful handwriting that you do with a special pen or brush; the art of producing this

Literature and writing

backstory	the things that are supposed to have happened to the characters in a film, novel, etc., before the film, etc. starts		taustatarina
beginning	the time when something starts; the first part of an event, a story, etc.
characterization	the way that a writer makes characters in a book or play seem real
conclusion	something that you decide when you have thought about all the information connected with the situation
dialogue	a conversation in a book, play or film or in language teaching materials
direct speech	a speaker’s actual words; the use of these in writing
the first person	a set of pronouns and verb forms used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself, or to a group including himself or herself
narration	the act or process of telling a story, especially in a novel, a film or a play
plot	the series of events that form the story of a novel, play, film, etc.
theme	the subject or main idea in a talk, piece of writing or work of art