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it.Acomposerwritesawork,butnoonecanhearituntilitisperformed.
Professionalsingersandplayershavegreatresponsibilities,forthecomposeris
utterlydependentonthem.Astudentofmusicneedsaslongandasarduousatraining
tobecomeaperformerasamedicalstudentneedstobecomeadoctor.Mosttraining
isconcernedwithtechnique,formusicianshavetohavethemuscularproficiency
ofanathleteoraballetdancer.Singerspracticebreathingeveryday,astheir
vocalchordswouldbeinadequatewithoutcontrolledmuscularsupport.Stringplayers
practicemovingthefingersofthelefthandupanddown,whiledrawingthebowto
andfrowiththerightarm—twoentirelydifferentmovements.
Singersandinstrumentshavetobeabletogeteverynoteperfectlyintune.
Pianistsaresparedthisparticularanxiety,forthenotesarealreadythere,waiting
forthem,anditisthepianotuner'
sresponsibilitytotunetheinstrumentfor
them.Buttheyhavetheirowndifficulties;
thehammersthathitthestringhave
tobecoaxednottosoundlikepercussion,andeachoverlappingtonehastosound
clear.
Thisproblemofgettingcleartextureisonethatconfrontsstudentconductors:
theyhavetolearntoknoweverynoteofthemusicandhowitshouldsound,andthey
havetoaimatcontrollingthesesoundwithfanaticalbutselflessauthority.
Techniqueisofnouseunlessitiscombinedwithmusicalknowledgeand
understanding.Greatartistsarethosewhoaresothoroughlyathomeinthelanguage
ofmusicthattheycanenjoyperformingworkswritteninanycentury.
Unit2:
SchoolingandEducation
ItiscommonlybelievedinUnitedStatesthatschooliswherepeoplegotoget
aneducation.Nevertheless,ithasbeensaidthattodaychildreninterrupttheir
educationtogotoschool.Thedistinctionbetweenschoolingandeducationimplied
bythisremarkisimportant.
Educationismuchmoreopen-endedandall-inclusivethanschooling.Education
knowsnobounds.Itcantakeplaceanywhere,whetherintheshowerorinthejob,
whetherinakitchenoronatractor.Itincludesboththeformallearningthattakes
placeinschoolsandthewholeuniverseofinformallearning.Theagentsofeducation
canrangefromareveredgrandparenttothepeopledebatingpoliticsontheradio,
fromachildtoadistinguishedscientist.Whereasschoolinghasacertain
predictability,educationquiteoftenproducessurprises.Achanceconversation
withastrangermayleadapersontodiscoverhowlittleisknownofotherreligions.
Peopleareengagedineducationfrominfancyon.Education,then,isaverybroad,
inclusiveterm.Itisalifelongprocess,aprocessthatstartslongbeforethestart
ofschool,andonethatshouldbeanintegralpartofone'
sentirelife.
Schooling,ontheotherhand,isaspecific,formalizedprocess,whosegeneral
patternvarieslittlefromonesettingtothenext.Throughoutacountry,children
arriveatschoolatapproximatelythesametime,takeassignedseats,aretaught
byanadult,usesimilartextbooks,dohomework,takeexams,andsoon.Theslices
ofrealitythataretobelearned,whethertheyarethealphabetoranunderstanding
oftheworkingofgovernment,haveusuallybeenlimitedbytheboundariesofthe
subjectbeingtaught.Forexample,highschoolstudentsknowthattherenotlikely
tofindoutintheirclassesthetruthaboutpoliticalproblemsintheircommunities
orwhatthenewestfilmmakersareexperimentingwith.Therearedefiniteconditions
surroundingtheformalizedprocessofschooling.
Unit3:
TheDefinitionofPrice
Pricesdeterminehowresourcesaretobeused.Theyarealsothemeansbywhich
productsandservicesthatareinlimitedsupplyarerationedamongbuyers.Theprice
systemoftheUnitedStatesisacomplexnetworkcomposedofthepricesofallthe
productsboughtandsoldintheeconomyaswellasthoseofamyriadofservices,
includinglabor,professional,transportation,andpublic-utilityservices.The
interrelationshipsofallthesepricesmakeupthe“system”ofprices.Theprice
ofanyparticularproductorserviceislinkedtoabroad,complicatedsystemof
pricesinwhicheverythingseemstodependmoreorlessuponeverythingelse.
Ifoneweretoaskagroupofrandomlyselectedindividualstodefine“price”,
manywouldreplythatpriceisanamountofmoneypaidbythebuyertotheseller
ofaproductorserviceor,inotherwordsthatpriceisthemoneyvaluesofaproduct
orserviceasagreeduponinamarkettransaction.Thisdefinitionis,ofcourse,
validasfarasitgoes.Foracompleteunderstandingofapriceinanyparticular
transaction,m