「音楽×英会話」で語彙を一生モノに！YouTube動画＆ストーリーで学ぶ5ステップ学習法（Pop/Rock/Jazz編）

好きな音楽」で英語を話す。語彙が自然に染み込む5ステップ学習法

「好きなアーティストについて英語で語ってみたいけれど、言葉が続かない……」 そんな悩みを持つあなたへ。

私の35年以上の指導経験から断言できるのは、英会話の鍵は「文法」ではなく、圧倒的な「生きた語彙」にあります。

本記事では、Pop、Rock、Jazzの3ジャンルをテーマに、ブログ・YouTube動画・オリジナルストーリーを組み合わせた「多角的アプローチ」をご紹介します。この学習法の最大のメリットは、「100%完璧に暗記しようとしなくていい」こと。

このサイクルを繰り返すうちに、無理に覚えようとしなくても、音楽表現があなたの脳に自然と定着していきます。まずはリラックスして、物語を楽しみながら「生きた英語」に触れることから始めてみましょう。

主な登場人物と舞台設定

舞台設定：The Harmony House

主な登場人物

The Harmony House Episode 1: Where It All Begins

Scene 1: The Living Room

The afternoon sun streamed through the tall windows of a cozy apartment in Brooklyn. Three twenty-something musicians sat around a worn-out couch, surrounded by guitars, notebooks, and empty coffee cups. This was “The Harmony House”—a shared apartment where aspiring musicians lived together, chasing their dreams of making it big in the music industry.

Kai, a guitarist with messy dark hair, was strumming an electric guitar while studying his reflection. Maya, a singer-songwriter with sharp eyes, was scribbling notes in her songwriting journal. Alex, a drummer with an infectious energy, tapped rhythms on the armrest of the couch.

“Okay, everyone,” Maya said, looking up from her notebook. “I’ve been working on something new. This song has a really catchy chorus. I think it could become a chart-topping hit if we get the production right.”

Kai stopped playing and turned to her. “Really? You know I love pop music, but I’m always skeptical. Most pop songs are just too mainstream. They lack depth. What makes this one different?”

Maya smiled confidently. “This song has meaningful lyrics. It’s not just about the melody being catchy—it actually tells a story. The hook is powerful, and I think people will want to sing along. It’s upbeat, but it has substance.”

Alex clapped his hands together excitedly. “Okay, okay! Let me hear it! Does it have a drum solo? You know how I feel about a good drum solo. That’s the highlight of any performance!”

Scene 2: Maya’s Music Breakthrough

Maya stood up and walked to the center of the room, cradling an acoustic guitar. She took a deep breath and began to sing. Her voice was clear and emotional, carrying each note with intention.

“…and when the morning comes around,
I’ll find you waiting…”

As she sang, the energy in the room transformed. Kai leaned forward, genuinely interested. Alex stopped tapping and listened intently.

“This is different,” Kai said when she finished. “The melody is catchy, sure, but the storytelling in this song is incredible. It reminds me of why I love rock music—it’s about raw emotion. Your lyrics are really meaningful. They speak to something real.”

Maya felt a rush of relief. “Thank you. I was worried you guys would think it was too pop for your taste.”

Alex jumped up. “Are you kidding? This groove is amazing! The rhythm section has so much potential. Listen, if we add an electric guitar riff that’s powerful and then build to a drum solo, this could be the highlight of our set. It would get stuck in people’s heads for weeks!”

“Wait,” said Kai, always the thoughtful one. “Before we get ahead of ourselves, tell us more about your inspiration. The lyrics in the second verse are really profound. Where did that come from?”

Scene 3: The Genre Debate

Maya sat back down and pulled out her journal. “I’ve been listening to a lot of different genres lately. I started with pop music—you know, artists like Taylor Swift and The Weeknd. Their songs are so catchy and easy to sing along to. But then I discovered jazz.“

“Jazz?” Alex raised an eyebrow. “That’s a big jump from pop.”

“I know, right?” Maya continued enthusiastically. “But I love how jazz musicians improvise. They don’t just play what’s written. They create something new every single time. I watched a concert online where the drummer had this incredible drum solo, and the saxophonist was improvising over it. The way they moved together, the way they felt the groove and swing of the music—it was magical.”

Kai nodded slowly. “I see what you mean. Jazz is all about spontaneity. That’s why I’ve been learning about improvisation. My guitar teacher keeps telling me that the electric guitar doesn’t have to be about playing loud or rebellious riffs all the time. There’s room for subtlety. There’s room for art.”

“Exactly!” Maya exclaimed. “That’s what I’m trying to bring into my songwriting. The catchiness of pop music, but with the emotional depth of rock and the improvisation potential of jazz. A mix of all three.”

Scene 4: The Daily Rehearsal

The three friends moved to the other side of the apartment—a makeshift studio space with a small drum kit, a keyboard, and several guitars hanging on the wall. This was where they spent most of their time, working on music for their band, which they hadn’t yet named.

Alex took his place behind the drum kit. “Alright, let’s try that new song. Maya, why don’t you sing the intro? Kai, you come in with that guitar riff you mentioned?”

As they began to play, the apartment filled with sound. Maya’s voice blended with Kai’s powerful guitar riff. Alex’s drumming was energetic, providing the heartbeat of the song.

But something was off.

“Stop, stop,” Kai said after a minute. “The rhythm isn’t quite right. My riff feels too heavy for where you are in the melody, Maya. It’s like we’re not on the same page.”

Alex leaned back on his drum seat. “He’s right. I can feel it too. The groove isn’t flowing naturally. It feels forced.”

Maya frowned. She had been so excited about the song, but now she could hear what they meant. The song needed more coherence. The hook needed to feel more integrated with the rest of the arrangement.

“What if,” Kai suggested, thinking out loud, “we make the electric guitar part less dense in the verse? Let the vocals breathe. Then when the chorus hits, we bring in the full anthemic sound. You know, like a build-up?”

“That could work,” Alex agreed. “And instead of a traditional drum solo right away, what if the drums play something more understated? A solid beat that lets people focus on your voice and the lyrical content?”

Scene 5: Breaking Through

For the next two hours, they experimented. They tried different arrangements, switched instruments around, and debated the purpose of each musical element. What made this particular rehearsal different was that no one felt frustrated. Everyone was on a mission: to make the song work. To make it something special.

Finally, as the sun began to set, they played through the entire song from beginning to end. This time, it felt right. The song had a upbeat energy that made you want to move, but it also had emotional weight. The lyrics were meaningful, and the arrangement supported the message of the song.

When they finished, there was a moment of silence.

“That was… that was really good,” Maya said, her voice barely above a whisper.

“That was better than good,” Kai corrected. “That was something we should be proud of. I can see this becoming a hit. Maybe not chart-topping right away, but the foundation is there.”

Alex grinned widely. “And here’s the beautiful part—this song has so much potential for live performance. I can already imagine the energy when we play this for an audience. The way the rhythm flows, the way the melody builds… it’s going to blow people away.”

Scene 6: Dinner Conversation

That evening, the three friends ordered pizza and sat around their small kitchen table, talking about their dreams and what this song could mean for their band.

“You know what I’ve been thinking about?” Maya said, taking a bite of her pizza. “I want us to be one of those bands that doesn’t fit into just one category. Like, we have pop sensibility, but with rock attitude and some jazz improvisation. We’re not a pop band. We’re not a rock band. We’re something that bridges it all.”

“I love that,” Alex said. “I‘m really into the idea of live performance, too. I want to see what we can do in front of an audience. The energy from a live audience changes everything. It’s different from recording in this apartment.”

Kai was more cautious. “I agree with the direction, but I think we need to be careful. We don’t want to try to be everything to everyone. The mainstream music industry doesn’t always reward artists who are too hard to categorize. But I do think there’s space for artists who are authentic and bring something new.”

“That’s why we have each other,” Maya said, raising her glass of sparkling water. “We each bring a different perspective. Kai, you think about the bigger picture and the business side. Alex, you bring unbridled enthusiasm and raw energy. And I… I bring the emotional storytelling. Together, we might actually create something special.”

Scene 7: Late Night Inspiration

Later that night, after Alex had gone to bed and Kai was working on some guitar exercises in his room, Maya sat alone in the living room. She opened her notebook and began writing again.

What makes a song legendary? Is it the catchy chorus that gets stuck in people’s heads for weeks? Is it the powerful guitar riff that makes you want to headbang? Is it the meaningful lyrics that make you cry? Is it the live performance energy that gives you goosebumps?

I think it’s all of it. And maybe none of it. Maybe the magic is when all these elements come together at exactly the right moment, in exactly the right way, for exactly the right person.

We’re going to make it. I can feel it. This song is going to be the beginning of something bigger.

She looked at the title she had written at the top of the page: “Where We Begin.”

The apartment was quiet, but it was the kind of quiet that came from potential. From possibility. From the knowledge that real work had been done that day, and real growth had happened.

In the bedroom down the hall, Kai was still practicing his electric guitar—softer now, more melodic. In another room, Alex was dreaming about that moment when his drum solo would make the audience lose their minds.

And in the living room, Maya smiled to herself, knowing that tomorrow would bring new challenges, new ideas, and new reasons to believe that maybe—just maybe—they were on their way to something big.

チェッククイズ

リーディングテキスト「The Harmony House」の内容に基づいた、理解度チェッククイズに挑戦してみましょう！
ストーリーの流れや、音楽に関する重要な英語表現をどのくらい理解できているか確認してみましょう。初心者の方には少し難しいかもしれません。「こんな感じか？」と雰囲気を掴んでもらえれば大丈夫です。

中級レベルの方は是非頑張ってください。

全問正解できましたか？ストーリーの中の会話を思い出すことで、学んだ単語がより鮮明に記憶に残るはずです。この調子で、楽しみながら語彙力を高めていきましょう！

Vocabulary & Expressions Used in Episode 1

Scene 1: The Living Room

Expression	Japanese	Usage
electric guitar	エレキギター	Kai was strumming an electric guitar
catchy chorus	頭に残るサビ	“This song has a really catchy chorus”
chart-topping hit	チャート1位のヒット	“I think it could become a chart-topping hit”
mainstream	主流の、大衆的な	“Most pop songs are just too mainstream”
meaningful lyrics	意味のある歌詞	“This song has meaningful lyrics”
hook	印象的なフレーズ	“The hook is powerful”
upbeat	明るくてノリが良い	“It’s upbeat, but it has substance”
pop music	ポップ音楽	“You know I love pop music”
rock music	ロック音楽	(mentioned as preference)
drum solo	ドラムのソロ演奏	“Does it have a drum solo?”
highlight of any performance	どのパフォーマンスのハイライト	“That’s the highlight of any performance”

Scene 2: Maya’s Music Breakthrough

Expression	Japanese	Usage
sing along	一緒に歌う	“people will want to sing along”
raw emotion	生の感情	“it’s about raw emotion”
storytelling	ストーリーテリング	“The storytelling in this song is incredible”
speak to something real	何か本物に訴える	“They speak to something real”
groove	グルーヴ感、ノリ	“This groove is amazing”
rhythm section	リズムセクション	“The rhythm section has so much potential”
riff	リフ（繰り返されるフレーズ）	“an electric guitar riff that’s powerful”
get stuck in people’s heads	頭から離れない	“This could get stuck in people’s heads for weeks”
profound	深い、深刻な	“The lyrics in the second verse are really profound”

Scene 3: The Genre Debate

Expression	Japanese	Usage
pop music	ポップ音楽	“I started with pop music”
big jump	大きな跳躍	“That’s a big jump from pop”
improvise	即興で演奏する	“jazz musicians improvise”
drum solo	ドラムのソロ演奏	“the drummer had this incredible drum solo”
saxophonist	サックス奏者	“the saxophonist was improvising”
groove and swing	グルーヴ感とスウィング感	“the way they felt the groove and swing”
magical	魔法のような	“it was magical”
rebellious riffs	反抗的なリフ	“doesn’t have to be about playing loud or rebellious riffs”
emotional depth	感情的な深さ	“with the emotional depth of rock”
improvisation potential	即興演奏の可能性	“the improvisation potential of jazz”
spontaneity	自発性、即興性	“Jazz is all about spontaneity”
subtlety	微妙さ、繊細さ	“There’s room for subtlety”

Scene 4: The Daily Rehearsal

Expression	Japanese	Usage
electric guitar	エレキギター	“the electric guitar that you mentioned”
guitar riff	ギターリフ	“you come in with that guitar riff”
rhythm	リズム	“The rhythm isn’t quite right”
powerful guitar riff	力強いギターリフ	“My riff feels too heavy”
melody	メロディ	“for where you are in the melody”
groove	グルーヴ感	“The groove isn’t flowing naturally”
flow naturally	自然に流れる	“The groove isn’t flowing naturally”
hook	フック、引っ掛かり	“The hook needs to feel more integrated”
arrangement	アレンジメント	“we make the electric guitar part less dense in the verse”
breathe	息を吸う（音楽的に）	“Let the vocals breathe”
anthemic sound	アンセムのような音	“we bring in the full anthemic sound”
build-up	ビルドアップ	“You know, like a build-up?”
understated beat	控えめなビート	“what if the drums play something more understated?”
lyrical content	歌詞の内容	“lets people focus on your voice and the lyrical content”

Scene 5: Breaking Through

Expression	Japanese	Usage
arrangement	アレンジメント	“They tried different arrangements”
switched instruments	楽器を入れ替えた	“switched instruments around”
upbeat energy	アップビートなエネルギー	“had a upbeat energy”
emotional weight	感情的な重み	“it also had emotional weight”
support the message	メッセージをサポートする	“the arrangement supported the message”
live performance	ライブ演奏	“This song has so much potential for live performance”
rhythm flows	リズムが流れる	“The way the rhythm flows”
melody builds	メロディが盛り上がる	“the way the melody builds”
blow people away	人々を驚かせる	“it’s going to blow people away”

Scene 6: Dinner Conversation

Expression	Japanese	Usage
pop sensibility	ポップな感覚	“we have pop sensibility”
rock attitude	ロックの態度	“but with rock attitude”
jazz improvisation	ジャズ即興演奏	“and some jazz improvisation”
bridges it all	すべてを橋渡しする	“We’re something that bridges it all”
live audience	ライブの観客	“in front of a live audience”
energy from a live audience	ライブの観客からのエネルギー	“The energy from a live audience”
live performance	ライブパフォーマンス	(related concept)
mainstream music industry	メインストリーム音楽業界	“The mainstream music industry”
authentic	本物の、真正な	“artists who are authentic”
emotional storytelling	感情的なストーリーテリング	“I bring the emotional storytelling”

Scene 7: Late Night Inspiration

Expression	Japanese	Usage
catchy chorus	頭に残るサビ	“Is it the catchy chorus that gets stuck”
powerful guitar riff	力強いギターリフ	“Is it the powerful guitar riff”
headbang	頭を振ってノる	“that makes you want to headbang?”
meaningful lyrics	意味のある歌詞	“Is it the meaningful lyrics”
live performance energy	ライブパフォーマンスのエネルギー	“Is it the live performance energy”
goosebumps	鳥肌が立つ	“that gives you goosebumps?”
groove	グルーヴ感	(referenced in reflection)
melodic	メロディアスな	“more melodic”
drum solo	ドラムのソロ演奏	“his drum solo would make the audience lose their minds”

To Be Continued…

Will The Harmony House become the next big thing in the music industry? What other genres and musical styles will they explore? And what happens when their first live performance gets booked?

Stay tuned for Episode 2: Genre Crossing

まとめ

楽しみの先に、本物の英語力が待っている

お疲れ様でした！今回ご紹介した「5ステップ学習法」はいかがでしたか？

一度にすべてを吸収する必要はありません。ブログで読み、動画でリピートし、そして物語『The Harmony House』を通じて彼らの葛藤や情熱に触れる。この「多角的な接触」こそが、脳を飽きさせず、記憶を強固にする科学的な近道です。

「今日は動画1本だけ見た」「ストーリーを1シーンだけ読んだ」 そんな小さな一歩の積み重ねが、気づけば「自分の言葉で音楽を語れる自分」へとあなたを導いています。

「音楽×英語」の旅は、ここから始まります。 今後は他のジャンルや、より深い音楽用語の世界も順次お届けしていく予定です。このブログをあなたの学習パートナーとして、お気に入りの曲を聴くような感覚で、ぜひ継続して活用してください。

世界中の音楽ファンと、あなたの「好き」を共有できる日は、もうすぐそこです。

📖 各専門記事へのリンク集

1. 音楽ジャンル①：Pop/Rock/Jazz
2. 音楽ジャンル②：Classical/Hip Hop/Blues
3. 音楽ジャンル③：Country/EDM/Reggae
4. 楽器に関する英語表現完全ガイド
5. 楽曲構成とグルーヴの英語表現
6. ライブ・コンサートの英語表現
7. 歌詞を英語で語るための表現30選
8. 好きな音楽について語る表現集
9. 音楽表現総まとめ
10. アーティスト紹介40フレーズ
11. 音楽を語る20の魔法フレーズ
12. 音楽イディオム＆スラング集
13. AIを活用した語彙力強化法

Happy Learning! 🎵✨

📖 さらなる英語学習をお考えの方へ

基礎から学び直したい方はこちら

• 【初心者必見】英会話の基礎を固める文法ルール完全ガイド

語彙力を強化したい方はこちら

• 日本人が最も苦手とする語彙・表現力コーナー

本格的な英語学習方法を知りたい方はこちら

• 留学も海外生活もせずに日本で英語を学ぶ方法

このガイドは、35年以上の英語教育経験を持つ矢野晃によって作成されました。数千人の講師を育て数千人の生徒を指導してきた実績に基づく、実践的で効果的な学習方法をお届けしています。