VERBS	EXAMPLE SENTENCES	RELATED WORDS
Accompany  /əˈkʌmpəni/  -nies, -nying, -nied	The violinist was accompanied by a famous pianist in that concert.	Aaccompanist, accompaniment
Apply /əˈplaɪ/ applies, applying, applied	I am going to apply for a scholarship to attend the master-classes.	Application form
Blow /bləʊ/ -blew  -blown	The flutist blew very gently to produce the last sound.
Draw /drɔː/ -drew –drawn	The double bass teacher told her to draw the bow.
Enroll /ɪnˈrəʊl/ -enrolled	Are you enrolling in the Improvisation workshop?
Expel /ɪkˈspel/ -expelled	I could be expelled for insubordination…!
Finger	Do you need to finger the keys of your instrument to make it sound?
Hit - hit –hit	The percussionist hits some instruments with his hands and some others with drumsticks.
Hold -held –held	You have to hold the violin between your shoulder and your chin.
Improvise  / ˈɪmprəvaɪz/	Have you ever improvised with other musicians?	Improvisation
Lengthen / ˈleŋθən/	In the Alexander technique you have to ask your back to lengthen.	Long, length, lengthening
Lift	Lift your arm and then let it fall down to feel its weight
Perform /pərˈfɔːrm /	She has performed with many orchestras around the world	Performer, performance

Practice / ˈpræktɪs/	You don’t need to practice ten hours a day to be a good musician.
Press	I pressed the wrong key on the piano	Pressure
Raise /reɪz/	Can you raise the volume, please?
Realize / ˈriːəlaɪz/	I hadn’t realized that she was already there
Register / ˈredʒɪstə(r)	The fee to register in that workshop is too expensive.	Registration form
Rehearse /rɪˈhɜːrs /	I am rehearsing with my string quartet this evening	Rehearsal
Release /rɪˈliːs/	Release the weight of your arm so you can take advantage of the force of gravity
Shake /ʃeɪk/ -shook- shaken	He shook the shaker in dotted rhythm in that part of the song
Shorten / ˈʃɔːrtnʲ /	When you have a dotted rhythm, you have to lengthen the long note and shorten the short one	short
Slide  /slaɪd/ -slid- slid /slɪd/	The pianist slid the finger from the black key to the white key. When playing a descending glissando, use the back side of your thumb to slide down the white keys.
Sound /saʊnd/	These speakers don’t sound very well.
Stretch /stretʃ/	I recommend  stretching your muscles before and after practicing your instrument
Tune /tjuːn/	We need the piano tuner to come and tune the piano before the concert
Turn up/ turn down	I turned down the volume to listen to what they were saying.