What would be a musicial idiom?

[cooliegirly]

What would be an example of a musicial idiom?

[Conchita]

Any style of music characteristic of a particular period (or individual or school, for example) is a musical idiom.

Examples: Baroque, classical, contemporary, jazz, blues, swing, rock, folk, pop, country, solo, chamber, concert, African, Indian, popular...

[Mister Micawber]

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Or are you thinking of musical idioms, Cooliegirly, as in:

to play second fiddle
to harp on a topic
to blow one's own horn
to drum up customers
etc?
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who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mister Micawber

[Tom]

[Tamara]

to sing the same tune
to dance to someone's pipe
to march to a different drummer
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It’s impossible to learn swimming without entering the water…

[Mister Micawber]

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1-- DRUM UP

2-- DASHES
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mister Micawber

[cooliegirly]