make music

phrase

: to play or sing music
They like to make music with friends.

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Belorgey launched his career in the early 2000s opening for Daft Punk, adopting a fictional persona—the red-eyed, undead electronic producer Kavinsky—who had died in a Ferrari crash before returning to make music. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026 Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are both apprehensive about using artificial intelligence to make music. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026 Anybody who’s marginally familiar with Intocable knows that you guys don’t make music in order to get awards. — Ernesto Lechner, Variety, 16 July 2026 Four stories make music visceral—two accomplished pianists, a girl constantly plugged into her earphones, and a quintet with five young Native American voices. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for make music

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“Make music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20music. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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