Music

• About how many CDs do you have? How about MDs and tapes?
• Are you a good dancer?
• Are you a good singer?
• Can you concentrate on other things when you are listening to music?
• Can you play a musical instrument?
  • If so, what do you play?
  • How long have you been playing?
  • Are you good at it?
• Can you play any musical instruments?
• Can you play the drums?
• Can you play the guitar?
• Can you read music?
• Do you enjoy music videos?
• Do you ever listen to MP3 files on your computer?
• Do you have an expensive stereo system? (... a MD player, ... an old record player)
• Do you know the band named Metallica? If so, do you like them?
• Do you like all kinds of music?
• Do you like American rock bands?
• Do you like country music?
• Do you like heavy metal bands like Megadeth, Marilyn Manson, and so on?
• Do you like jazz?
• Do you like to listen classical music?
• Do you like to listen country music?
  • Who is your favorite country singer?
• Do you like to listen to Broadway musicals?
  • What is your favorite Broadway musical show?
• Do you like punk music?
• Do you like singing karaoke? How often do you sing karaoke?
• Do you like to dance?
• Do you like to sing karaoke?
• Do you listen to music while doing your homework?
• Do you sing while taking a bath?
• Do you think there is a relationship between drugs and music? How about violence and music?
• Do you think your favorite music twenty years from now will be the same as it is today?
• Do you watch music shows on TV? If so, what do you watch?
• Does you mother play the piano?
• Have you ever been to a concert?
  • Have you ever been to a rock concert?
  • Have you ever been to an orchestra concert?
• Have you ever taken part in a singing competition?
• How does music make you feel?
• How many CD's do you have?
• How much time do you spend listening to music?
• How often do you listen to music? (...to classical music, ... to jazz, ...)
• How often do you listen to the radio?
• If you could play any musical instrument, what would it be?
• If you could start a band, what type of music would you play? Why?
• If you were a song, what song would you be and why?
• Is live music popular in your country?
• Is there any kind of music that you hate?
• Should music lyrics be rated similar to the way movies are rated?
• What are some concerts you have been to?
• What are some special or traditional musical instruments in your country?
• What do you think the world would be like without music?
• What do you think of manufactured bands? Can you name any?
• What is one of your favorite songs?
  • Why do you like it?
  • When did you first hear it?
  • Who sings it?
• What is your favorite karaoke song to sing?
• What is your favorite kind of music?
• What kind of music do you like?
• What kind of music do you listen to to cheer you up?
• What kind of music do you usually listen to?
• What kind of music do your parents listen to?
• What kind of music you like the most?
• What kind of songs do you like to sing?
• What kinds of music do people listen to in your country?
• What kinds of music do you dislike?
• What musicians did you like when you were in junior high school? How about high school?
• What radio station do you usually listen to?
• What was the last CD you bought?
• What was the last concert you went to?
• What was your favorite music five years ago? 10 years ago? How have your musical tastes changed?
• When was the last time you went dancing?
• When was the last time you went to a concert?
• Where do you usually listen to music?
• Which do you prefer, songs in English or songs in your own language?
• Who is your favorite singer or group?
• Who is your favorite singer?
• Why do you think music is important and how does it affect different people?
• Why is music so important to people and culture?
• Is the image of the group or singer more important than the music?
• Can you think of examples of music calming people or increasing their efficiency?
• Do you mind singing to other people? (Another wording: ...singing in front of people?)
  • If you don't mind then how large an audience would be too many?
• While listening to the radio, do you ever want to sing the song that is being played?
• Why do you think some people believe opera singers should be fat?
• Do you ever download MP3 files from the Internet?
• Do you prefer rock music or romantic music?
• Do you think music can heal sick people?
• Do you think that animals can enjoy music? How do you know?
• Do you think that music can help make world peace? How?
• How important do you think a good music teacher is to mastering an instrument?
• What do you think the next piece of music technology will be, after digital technology?
• If you could invent a new instrument, what would it sound like?
• Do you think the use of drugs by some musicians increases their artistic creativity?
• Who is your favorite composer?
• Did you go to the symphony when you were a child?
• Do your brothers and sisters also love classical music?
• What makes a song popular for you, the lyrics of the song or the melody?