Becoming a musician
6 Minute English
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đď¸ 30 January 2025
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Summary
Learn about life as a musician from some people around the UK.
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| 0:00.0 | 6 Minute English from BBC LearningEnglish.com |
| 0:05.3 | Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. |
| 0:09.9 | I'm Pippa and I'm Neil. |
| 0:11.7 | Now, Neil, have you ever wanted to be a musician? |
| 0:15.1 | Oh yes, Pippa. I still want to be a musician. |
| 0:18.3 | I've been playing my guitar since I was 14. Wow. Well, maybe one day |
| 0:22.4 | you'll manage it. Who knows? What about you? I don't think I'd like to be a musician. I think |
| 0:29.1 | it would be a bit stressful, especially if you had lots of fans and were really successful. |
| 0:33.2 | Yeah, I wonder what life as a musician is actually like. We'll be finding that out in this programme, as we hear from some people around the UK, |
| 0:41.7 | who would like to become successful musicians. |
| 0:44.7 | And we'll even listen to some of their music too. |
| 0:48.1 | But first, I have a question for you, Neil. |
| 0:51.1 | In the UK, we have a weekly chart of the best-selling songs in the country, |
| 0:55.9 | and the top selling song is called the number one. But which musical artist do you think |
| 1:01.6 | has had the most UK number one songs? Is it A, The Beatles, B, Ed Shearren or C, Elvis Presley? |
| 1:16.6 | Oh, well, I think that's easy. It must be surely the Beatles. Well, I'll reveal the answer at the end of the programme. |
| 1:20.6 | Now, getting a number one song is a dream for many musicians. |
| 1:24.6 | But if you want to become a musician, where do you start? |
| 1:28.8 | I grew up in a really rich music scene in St Ives. I was going to open mics from the age of about |
| 1:34.0 | 11. This is Bailey. She lives in St. Ives in Cornwall on the southwest coast of England. |
| 1:41.0 | She says she was going to open mic nights from a young age. Open mic nights are |
| 1:46.4 | events where anyone can sing or play music. Bailey talked about her life as a musician to BBC |
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