70 Music Conversation

Questions
Published on: May 25, 2021 by José Manuel
In this post, you will find lots of questions about music to have
interesting conversations in the ESL classroom.

Music is a big part of our lives, we listen to music while we do

different things, whether we are commuting to work or
working on our computers.

Since we all listen to music, music can be a interesting topic

to connect with others easily.

Table of Contents

 1 Types of Music in English

 2 Conversation Questions: Music Taste
 3 Your Daily Routines and Music
 4 Music in the Digital World
 5 Concerts and Music Festivals
 6 Music Questions: Radio
 7 Music Questions: Feelings and Music
 8 Music Questions: Music over the Years
 9 Music Questions: Lyrics
 10 More Information

Types of Music in English

These are some of the main types of music

Rock Rap

Electronic Country
Punk Alternative Rock

Blues Jazz

Salsa Merengue

Ska Reggae

K-Pop

I am sure that I probably miss some types of musics but

those are some of the most common.

Let’s check these 70 music conversation questions

Conversation Questions: Music

Taste
These are some conversation questions about your music
taste

1. What kind of music do you like?

2. What type of music do you dislike?
3. How often do you like to music?
4. Where do you listen to music?
5. What are some music videos that you like?
6. Who is your favorite singer?
7. What’s your favorite band?
8. What’s your favorite song?
9. What types of music do people listen in your
country?
10. Which is more important to you, music or TV?
11. hat music did you listen when you were a kid?
 12. Have you ever bought an album?
13. What music do you like to dance?
14. What would life be without music?
15. Do you have a favorite songs from the 90’s?
16. Do you like karaoke? Do you have a song that
you often sing?
17. What movie has a very memorable
soundtrack?
18. Do you prefer music in English or in your own
language? Why?
19. What musician would you most like to meet?
Why?
20. Can you name three songs in Spanish that you
like?
21. Who is the best female singer of all time?
Why?
Your Daily Routines and Music
These are some conversation questions to talk about how
music fits in your daily routine

1. Do you listen to music when you drive to work or

school?
2. Do you listen to when you do exercise?
3. How much time do you spend listening to music
each day or week?
4. Do you ever listen to music when you running or
cycling?
5. What’s the best time and place to listen to music?
6. Can you name three catchy songs?
Music in the Digital World
These are some conversation questions about how you listen
to music in the digital world we live in
 1. Do you listen to music on spotify? 
2. Do you watch music videos on Youtube?
3. Do you think it is okay or not okay to download
music illegally?
4. What’s your favorite app to listen to music?
5. Have you ever bought music online?
6. How many mp3 songs do you have on your mobile
device?
7. How do you check the lyrics of your favorite songs?
8. Have you ever heard of MusixMatch?
9. Have you ever illegally downloaded music?
10. Do you create playlists on Youtube?
11. What do you think about spotify suscriptions?
12. Do you ever burn CD’s ?
Concerts and Music Festivals
Concerts and music festivals are a big part of the lives of
music fans

1. Do you like to listen Electronic music?

2. What do you think about music festivals?
3. What do you think about Electronic Music Festivals
like Tomorrowland?
4. What do you know about electronic music festivals?
5. Would you like to go to a electronic music festival?
6. Have you ever been to a concert?
7. Would you like to go to a concert?
8. Do you ever watch concerts or music festivals on
Youtube?
Music Questions: Radio
I stopped listening to Music on the Radio a while but I bet that
some people still do

1. Do you listen to the radio?

 2. How often do you listen to the radio?
3. Do you have a Favorite radio station?
4. Do you listen to any radio station when you drive?
5. Do you think that radio station will die eventually?
Music Questions: Feelings and
Music
These are some conversation questions that deal with how
music makes you feel

1. What music do you like to listen when you are in

love?
2. What music makes you feel relaxed?
3. How does music makes you feel?
4. What are three songs that gets you excited?
5. Do you think that music changes how you dress
and act?
6. What music do you listen to cheer you up?
7. Is there a song that makes you emotional? 
8. If you had intro music, what song would it be?
Why?
9. What song best represents you, or your attitude to
life?
Music Questions: Music over
the Years
Music has changed over the years and these are some
questions that help you deal with that

1. What do you think of the music your parents listen

to?
2. How has music changed over the years?
3. Has your taste music changed over the years?
 4. How has your music tasted changed over the
years?
5. What do you think about the music that teenagers
are listening today?
Music Questions: Lyrics
Checking the lyrics of your songs is crucial for those who are
learning English

1. What is your favourite lyric line from a song?

2. Which song has the best lyrics?
3. What is your favorite song sung in a language you
don’t understand?
4. Where do you check the lyrics of your favorite
songs?
5. Have you ever tried using MusixMatch to check the
lyrics of your favorite songs?
Conversation Questions
Music
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom.
 What kind of music do you like?
 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 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?
 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 Megadeath, 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 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?
 Why is the recorder called the recorder?
 Who is the most famous musician from your country?
 Do you think it is wrong to download music for free?
 Do you ever create (mix) CD's for your friends?
 Does your country have laws against copying CD's?
 Do you prefer listening to songs in your own language or in another
language? Why?
 Does music affect unborn children?
  Do you think that people form different cultures react to music in different
ways?
 What do you think of when you listen to music?
 What kind or style of music would it be weird for your parents to listen to?
Why?
 If you could be any musician in the world, who would you be and why?
 If you could be a musician who would you be?
 Saat berbincang dengan rekan atau orang yang baru dikenal, topik seputar musik
biasanya banyak dipilih. Hampir setiap orang memiliki selera musik yang berbeda-
beda, dan pembicaraan tentang sesuatu yang disenangi biasanya menjadi hal yang
menarik.
 Di bawah ini ada beberapa contoh percakapan bahasa Inggris berisi obrolan seputar
musik yang bisa dipelajari dan dipraktikkan. Selamat belajar.
 Dialogue I
 A: What is your favorite kind of music? (Apa musik favoritmu?)
 B: I like listening to different kinds of music. (Aku senang mendengarkan berbagai
macam musik)
 A: What genre do you like the most? (Apa aliran musik yang paling kau sukai?)
 B: Lately I’ve been listening to pop songs a lot. (Belakangan aku sedang banyak
mendengarkan lagu-lagu pop)
 A: Who’s the singer you like best? (Siapa penyanyi yang paling kau sukai?)
 B: For now, Ed Sheeran is my favorite. (Untuk saat ini, Ed Sheeran adalah favoritku)
 A: My sister loves him, too. He’s got a lot of cool songs. (Kakak perempuanku sangat
suka pula padanya. Dia punya banyak lagu keren)
 Dialogue II
 A: How often do you listen to music? (Seberapa sering kau mendengarkan musik?)
 B: I spend a lot of my time listening to various kinds of music. (Aku menghabiskan
banyak waktu mendengarkan beragam jenis musik)
 A: What kind of music do you like best? (Jenis musik apa yang paing kau sukai?)
 B: I enjoy listening to jazz and country music the most. (Aku paling suka
mendengarkan musik jazz dan country)
 A: What about the type of music you dislike? (Bagaimana dengan jenis musik yang
tidak kau senangi?)
 B: I guess I’m just not really into rock music. (Kurasa aku tidak begitu suka
musik rock)
 A: And why is that? (Kenapa begitu?)
 B: I’m not sure, I think I prefer listening to relaxing music. (Aku tidak yakin, kurasa
aku lebih suka mendengarkan musik yang tenang)
 A: I love rock songs. They make me feel more energized. (Aku suka lagu-lagu rock.
Mereka membuatku merasa lebih bertenaga)
 B: Well, last time I saw a rock band live, I got dizzy. (Terakhir aku
nonton band rock secara langsung, aku jadi pening)
 Dialogue III
 A: I heard you come from Indonesia. What kind of music is popular in your country
right now? (Kudengar kau datang dari Indonesia. Jenis musik apa yang terkenal di
negaramu saat ini?)
 B: I don’t really know what people there are into these days, but most of my friends
are in love with indie artists that have the elements of country, R&B, and folk music
as the genre at the moment. Also, it seems like the teenagers are mostly into K-pop.
Actually, we have our own traditional music called ‘dangdut’ but it’s not the most
popular genre in my country. (Aku tak begitu tahu orang-orang di sana sedang suka
apa sekarang, tapi kebanyakan temanku saat ini menggandrungi artis yang memiliki
unsur country, R&B dan musik folk dalam alirannya.  Dan juga, sepertinya para
 remaja banyak yang suka dengan K-pop. Kami sebenarnya punya musik tradisional
kami sendiri, namanya ‘dangdut, tetapi dangdut bukan aliran yang paling populer di
negaraku)
 A: I did listen to dangdut music, I think it sounds a little bit like Spanish songs. (Aku
pernah mendengarkan musik dangdut, menurutku terdengar agak seperti lagu-lagu
Spanyol)
 B: I never listen to Spanish songs, so I don’t know. (Aku belum pernah mendengar
lagu Spanyol, jadi aku tidak tahu)
 A: How do you feel about your country’s traditional music? (Bagaimana pendapatmu
tentang musik tradisional negaramu?)
 B: I can’t say I’m totally proud of it because, first, a lot of dangdut songs have terrible
lyrics that sound not pretty at all to me; and second, dangdut shows mostly have bad
image. But I’m not saying it’s awful, though. (Aku tidak bisa bilang aku begitu
membanggakannya sebab, pertama, banyak lagu dangdut yang liriknya buruk yang
bagiku sangat tidak indah; dan kedua, pertunjukan dangdut seringkali memiliki citra
buruk. Tapi aku tidak bilang itu sangatlah buruk)
 A: I see. (Aku mengerti)
 Dialogue IV
 A: Do you like singing? (Apakah kau suka menyanyi?)
 B: Not really, but I listen to music a lot. (Tidak juga, tapi aku senang mendengarkan
musik)
 A: What kind of music do you like the most? (Jenis musik apa yang paling kau
sukai?)
 B: Some people think it’s weird but I really like classical music, like, the ones you
hear in old movies for instance. (Beberapa orang merasa agak aneh, tapi aku sangat
suka musik klasik seperti yang kau dengar di film-film lawas contohnya)
 A: Why is that? (Mengapa demikian?)
 B: I just find it cool, that’s all. What about you? (Menurutku keren saja. Bagaimana
denganmu?)
 A: I don’t understand music much, but I like acoustic songs. Can you play any
instruments? (Aku tidak begitu paham dengan musik, tapi aku suka lagu-lagu
akustik. Apa kau bisa main alat musik?)
 B: I know how to play a violin but I’m not really good at it. (Aku tahu cara memainkan
biola, tapi aku tidak begitu jago)