1.music是抽象名词,不可数,可作“音乐,乐曲”解。泛指“音乐”时不与冠词连用,特指“乐曲”时或music前有形容词最高级修饰时,可与定冠词、物主代词、指示代词等连用。“一首乐曲”是a piece of music,“几首乐曲”是several pieces of music。
2.music也可用于指“音乐学科”,这时须用零冠词(不加冠词)。
3.music还可作“乐谱”解,还可喻指“和谐悦耳的声音”。

face to the music
承担后果,面对不愉快的局面 accept the criticisms, unpleasant consequences, etc. that follow a decision or action of one's own
The boy was caught cheating in an examination and had to face the music.在一次考试中那孩子作弊被当场抓住,他只能自己承担后果。
George knew his mother would cry when he told her, but he decided to go home and face the music.乔治知道当他把真相告诉母亲时,她一定会哭,但是他还是决定回家面对现实。

music to one's ears
佳音,好消息 information that pleases one very much
The news of his resignation was music to my ears.他辞职的消息真令我高兴。
Katherine's voice is always music to my ears.凯瑟林的声音对我来说是悦耳的。
That sort of bickering is music to his ears.那样的争吵正中他的下怀。

put〔set〕 to music
为…谱曲 write music to go with words so that they can be sung
▲put〔set〕 sth to music
This poem was later set to music.这首诗后来谱了曲。

John is capable in music.约翰擅长音乐。
He was interested a great deal in music.他对音乐非常感兴趣。
He tried to educate his son's taste in music.他试图培养他儿子对音乐的爱好。
I am out of my element when people start talking about music.人们一谈论起音乐我就感到格格不入。
Poetry belongs with music.诗歌与音乐有关。
Others are interested in art, music, books and soon.其他人对艺术、音乐、书籍等感兴趣。
He had a passion for music.他酷爱音乐。
What sort of music do you like?你爱听哪一种音乐?
What we play is not “elevator music”, but hit tunes.我们演奏的不是“电梯音乐”,而是流行的热门曲调。
He's well up on electronic music.他对电子音乐很内行。
I like the idiom of modern popular music.我喜欢现代流行音乐的风格。
The music is too loud, please turn it down.这音乐声音太大,请把它关小一点。
I listened to the music on the radio.我通过无线电广播听音乐。
He read the words and decided to write new music for them.他读后决定为这首词谱写一个新曲子。
I'd left my music at home.我把乐谱落在家里了。

1.他们正随着音乐跳舞。
［误］  They are dancing with the music.
［正］  They are dancing to the music.
［析］  “随着音乐跳舞”是dance to the music,“和着音乐唱歌”是sing to the music。其中to不能改成with。
2.他用钢琴演奏了几首美妙的乐曲。
［误］  He played some wonderful musics on the piano.
［正］  He played some wonderful music on the piano.
［析］  music是不可数名词,无复数形式,“几首乐曲”可说several pieces of music。

［词源］  ＜古法语musique＜拉丁语musica(音乐)＜希腊语mousiketekhne(缪斯女神的艺术)