4. Put the words in the list below in the best place on the brain map. Some words may be in more than one place! Then add some of your own words.

watercolours marble oils landscape wood brush abstract fresco easel

portrait model negatives frame shot chisel sketch palette surrealism

canvas close-up hammer impressionism perspective exposure bust charcoal collage still life

A Forms and people

Forms Person

Music classical composer

pop/rock songwriter

Art painting painter artist

sculpture sculptor (general)

Literature the novel novelist

short stories short story writer writer

poetry poet (general)

plays dramatist/playwright

B Music

Classical music: e.g Beethoven's piano concertos, Schubert's symphonies. Beethoven and Schubert are both composers (= people who write classical music) and most of their music is played by an orchestra (= large group of musicians including violins, cellos, etc.) which is led by a conductor, e.g. Georg Solti or Loren Maazel, as leader. Some music also has a choir. (= a large group of singers)

Opera (= a play in which the words are sung): e.g. La Boheme by Puccini, Carmen by Bizet.

Rock and pop music: e.g. U2, Bon Jovi, Maria Carey. This music is performed (played to an audience) by groups/bands, e.g. Bon Jovi, Simply Red. Most groups have a lead singer, a lead guitarist (guitar with six strings), a bass guitarist (four strings) and a drummer.

Solo artists (= people who perform alone, e.g. Madonna) play with a backing group and some of them are singer-songwriters (=they write and perform/play their own songs).

Jazz: e.g. Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Stan Getz.

C Musical instruments and musicians

D A hit record

A hit record is a song that is very popular and bought by many people, e.g. ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ was a hit single for Queen, and ‘Angel’ was a hit single for Robbie Williams. Groups and solo artists also produce albums (= make a collection of songs, usually 8-12, on one CD). ‘Sergeant Pepper’ by the Beatles is one of the most famous albums ever made.

These are also common phrases we use to talk about popular music.

Craig David’s new album is out next week. (= you can buy his new album next week)

They plan to release a new record (= put it in the shops for people to buy) for Christmas.

Have you heard the latest album by Stereophonics? (= the most recent/newest album)

Kylie Minogue’s new single is number one. (= the most popular record in the shops this week)

Which is your favourite track on the album? (= the song on the album you like the most)

Has your taste in music (= the type of music you like) changed in the last ten years?

E Art

If you want to see the paintings of a famous artist, you need to go to an art gallery or museum. There you can see individual paintings and sometimes an exhibition (= a collection of paintings by one painter or school of painters, e.g. the Impressionists), e.g. There's a Monet exhibition at the National Gallery next week.

There are many different types and styles of painting:

a portrait (= a painting of a person)

a self-portrait (= a painting of the artist by himself/herself)

a landscape (= a painting of part of the countryside)

an abstract painting (= a painting that is not realistic)