外研版高中英语必修六Module 4Music课本文本.docx

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Module4Music

Introduction

LookatthephotosofChineseandwesternmusicalinstrumentsandanswerthequestions.

konghou

guzheng

pipa

mandolin

harp

yueqin

lute

1.Whichinstrumentshavestrings?

2.WhichChineseandwesterninstrumentslooksimilar?

3.Whichoftheinstrumentsdoesthemusicianholdwhenhe/sheisplaying?

ReadtheinformationaboutChineseandwesternmusicalinstruments.

1.Thekonghouisaninstrumentwithstrings.ItcametoChinafromthewestduringtheHanDynastyabout2,000yearsago.

2.Theguzhenghasbeenusedformorethan2,300years.Itlookslikeatableharp.

3.ThepipaisalutewithfourstringsandisarelativeoftheEuropeanlute.ItcametoChinafromCentralAsiainthefourthcentury.

4.Theyueqinisaroundinstrumentlikeamandolin.ItwascalledqinpipaduringtheHanDynasty.

Nowdiscussthequestionswithotherstudents.

1.HowmanyoftheChineseinstrumentshaveyouheard?

2.Doyouknowanyartistswhoplaythem?

3.DoyouknowanyChineseclassicalmusicpieceswhichfeaturetheseinstruments?

4.DoyoulikethesoundoftraditionalChinesemusic?

Givereasonsforyouranswers.

ReadingandVocabulary

ReadPart1ofthepassageandexplainthereferences.

1....duringhervisittoChina.WhovisitedChina?

2....shetaughtmetoplaytheyueqin.Whotaughthertoplay?

3.Ihavebeenlivingtheresincethen.Wherehasshebeenliving?

4....eachonehasitsspecialwayofinterpretingtheclassicalpieces.Eachwhat?

5.Thesameistrueofmysecondinstrument.Whatistrueaboutthesecondinstrument?

ReadPart2ofthepassageandchoosethecorrectanswers.

1.Traditionalsingingis____.

notsuchanimportantinfluence

themostimportantinfluenceonLiuFang'sstyle

2.Whenpeoplelistentoherplaying,____.

theythinktheycanhearsinging

theyalsohearhersinging

3.LiuFangthinksthat____.

Chinesemusicandlanguageusethesametones

ChinesemusicisliketheChineselanguage

4.Chineseclassicalpiecesoftenhavepoetictitles,____.

whichisverysurprising

whichisunderstandable

5.EmptyspacesinChinesepaintings____.

meanthepictureshavenolife

arelikethesilentpartsofChinesemusic

Part1

LiuFangisaninternationalmusicstar,famousforherworkwithtraditionalChineseinstruments.Shewasbornin1974andhasplayedthepipasincetheageofsix.She'sgivenconcertssinceshewaseleven,includingaperformancefortheQueenofEnglandduringhervisittoChina.ShegraduatedfromtheShanghaiConservatoryofMusic,whereshealsostudiedtheguzhengin1993.

Whatisyourmusicaltrainingandbackground?

MymotherisaDianjuactress.DianjuisakindofChineseopera,whichincludessinging,dancingandacting.WhenIwasachild,shetookmetoperformances.IlistenedtomusicbeforeIcouldspeak!

WhenIwasfiveyearsold,shetaughtmetoplaytheyueqin.

In1990,whenIwas15yearsold,IwenttotheShanghaiConservatoryofMusic,whereIstudiedthepipaandtheguzheng.AfterIgraduated,IwentbacktomyhometownofKunmingandworkedasapipasoloistoftheKunmingMusicandDanceTroupe.In1996,ImovedtoCanadawithmyhusbandandIhavebeenlivingtheresincethen.

Whatarethebiggestchallengesofplayingthepipaandtheguzheng?

Ifyourtechniqueisnotgoodenough,itisimpossibletoplayclassicalChinesepipamusic.Also,therepertoireforthepipaislarge—somepieceswerewrittenduringtheTangDynasty.

Therearemanydifferentpipaschools,andeachonehasitsspecialwayofinterpretingtheclassicalpieces.Thebiggestchallengeistorespectthetraditionsbuttoaddmyownstyle.Thesameistrueofmysecondinstrument,theguzheng.

Part2

Whoorwhatareyourmusicalinfluences?

Themaininfluenceistraditionalsinging.Ilistenedtotraditionaloperasingingandfolksongsinmychildhood.NowwhenIamplayingatune,Iamsinginginmyheart.WhenI'mplayingasadtune,Iamcryinginmyheart.Listenersoftensaythattheycanhearsinginginmymusic.

WhatcharacteristicsofChineseclassicalmusicdoyoutrytoshowinyourplaying?

Firstly,ChinesemusicissimilartotheChineselanguage.InChinese,thesamepronunciationwithdifferenttoneshasdifferentmeanings.Thesameistrueformusic.Secondly,classicalChinesemusiciscloselyconnectedtoChinesepoetry,soitisn'tsurprisingthatmostclassicalpieceshaveverypoetictitles.Thirdly,classicalChinesemusicandtraditionalChinesepaintingareliketwinsisters.InChineseart,therearesomeemptyspaces,whichareveryimportant.Theygivelifetothewholepaintingandtheyallowpeopletocomeintothepicture,likeadialogue.

It'sthesamewithclassicalChinesemusic.Thereareemptyspaces,andpeoplesaythesilenceisfullofmusic.Thepipasoundsandthepausescombinetomakeapoetryofsound.Listenerscanexperiencethepowerandthebeautyofthemusic,likeenjoyingabeautifulpoemorpainting.

Part3

Whatdoyoulikebestaboutperforminglive?

IenjoyplayingandIenjoyperforminginpublic.IliketheatmosphereinaconcerthallandIalwaysfeelhappywhenIhaveaconcert.Ifeelalittledepressedorlonelywhenthereisnoconcertforalongtime.Ialsoenjoythetimeimmediatelyaftertheconcerttosharethefeelingsandideaswithfriendsandmusiclovers,listeningtotheirimpressionsandunderstandingaboutthemusic.Ilovemycareer.Ialsoenjoytravelling:

Ienjoysittinginaplanedreaming,orstayinginahotel.

Whatareyourgoalsasanartist?

Idon'thaveaparticulargoal.ButIhopetoworkwithmanycomposers,andIalsowishtocomposemyownmusic.MybackgroundistraditionalChinesemusic.SinceImovedtoCanada,Ihavehadopportunitiestomakecontactwithothermusicaltraditionsandplaywithmastermusicians.Iwishtocontinueworkingwithmastermusiciansfromothertraditionsandtobeabletocomposemyownmusic,usingelementsfromdifferentcultures.IalsowishtointroduceclassicalChinesepipaandguzhengmusictoeverycorneroftheworld.

ReadPart3ofthepassageandanswerthequestions.

1.WhatdoesLiuFangenjoyaboutperforming?

2.Whatmakesherfeeldepressedorlonely?

3.Whatdoesshewanttodowithothermusicians?

4.WhatisherambitionregardingChinesemusic?

Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.

challenge;combine;interpret;silence;title;traditional

1.Shelikesto____musicalstylesfromeastandwest.

2.Whatisthe____ofthepiecesheplayed?

3.Ilikelisteningto____Chinesefolksongs.

4.It'sagreat____toplayaninstrumentlikethepipa.

5.Sometimesthereisalong____inthemiddleofthepiece.

6.Ilikethewayshe____classicalpieces.

Matchthewordswiththeirmeanings.

concert;conservatory;repertoire;soloist;technique;tune

1.____:

amusicianwhoperformsalone

2.____:

awayofdoingsomething,forexample,playinganinstrument

3.____:

anotherwordformelody

4.____:

aneventwheremusiciansplay

5.____:

allthepiecesofmusicthatamusiciancanplay

6.____:

aschoolwheremusiciansstudy

Grammar

Readthesentencesfromthefollowingpassageanddecideiftheyaretrue.

1.LiuFanghasplayedthepipasincetheageofsix.

2.She'sgivenconcertssinceshewaseleven.

Shehasgivenconcertsregularlysincetheageofeleven.

Sheonlygaveconcertswhenshewasachild.

LiuFangstillplaysthepipa.

Sheonlyplayedthepipawhenshewassix.

Readthesentencesandanswerthequestions.

Thesentences:

a.LiuFanghasplayedthepipasincetheageofsix.

b.She'sgivenconcertssinceshewaseleven.

c.LiuFanghasbeenplayingthepipaforthelastthreehours.

d.She'sbeenperformingconcertseverydaysincelastmonth.

Thequestions:

1.Whatisthedifferenceinformbetweenc-danda-b?

2.Whichofthesethingsistrueaboutthelasttwosentences?

a.Thepeoplestarteddoingthesethingsinthepastandarestilldoingthem.

b.Thepeopledothesethingseveryday.

c.Theactionstakeaverylongtimetocomplete.

d.Completetheconversation.Puttheverbsintothepresentperfectprogressive.

Interviewer:

LiuFang,what____（do）recently?

LiuFang:

Well,I____（give）concertsinAmerica.

Interviewer:

Haveyou____（play）anynewpieces?

LiuFang:

Yes.I______（play）someclassicalAmericantunes.

Interviewer:

Whatelsehaveyou____（do）?

LiuFang:

I____（learn）howtoplaythekonghou.

Completethepassagewiththecorrectformsoftheverbs.

Lastnight,I____（went/havebeen）toseeaconcertbytheChinese-bornCanadianartistLiuFang.ShewasborninChinaand____（studied/hasbeenstudying）musicinShanghai,butshe____（lived/hasbeenliving）inCanadasince1996.She____（played/hasbeenplaying）traditionalChinesemusicsinceshewasveryyoung.Lastnight,she____（performed/hasperformed）aseriesofclassicalChinesepiecesforthepipaandtheguzheng.I____（bought/havebought）aCDofhermusicaftertheconcertandI____（listened/havebeenlistening）toitalldaytoday!

VocabularyandListening

Choosethebestwordstocompletethepassage.

PorgyandBessstartedlifeasa1925____novel/folksongbyDuboseHeywardcalledPorgy,aboutthelifeofAfricanAmericansinCharleston.GeorgeGershwin（1898—1937）,a____soloist/composerofpopularandclassicalmusic,readthe____book/play,andthoughtitwouldmakeagood____opera/concert.Withhisbrother,IraGershwin（1896—1983）andHeyward,theyputtogetherawonderfulnewwork,calledPorgyandBess,whichopenedattheAlvin____Theatre/Conserv