MusicB6M4IntroductionandReadingPracticeTheTwelveGirlsBandguzhengyangqinpipaerhuxiaodizi/fluteWhatmusicalinstrumentsdoesthisbanduse?guzheng yangqin erhupipa flute xiao Windinstruments:Stringinstruments:flute xiaoguzheng yangqin erhu pipaDividetheminto2kindsDoyouknowthemusicalinstruments?5Thepipa

isaChinesemusicalinstrumentwithfourstringsanditisarelativeoftheEuropeanlute.pipalute/lu?t/

詩琴relationWhatarethenamesofthefollowingmusicalinstruments?(P.43)6guzhengyueqinMandolin/?m?nd??l?n/harpkonghouWhatdotheyhaveincommon?Whichonesarewesterninstruments?pipalute

Let’sreadsomeinformationabouttheChineseandwesternmusicalinstruments.Ex.2onP.43Allofthemhavestrings.

Thekonghouisaninstrumentwithstrings.ItcametoChinafromthewestduringtheHanDynastyabout2,000yearsago.7konghouTheguzhenghasbeenusedformorethan2,300years.Itlookslikeatableharp(豎琴).8guzheng

ThepipaisalutewithfourstringsandisarelativeoftheEuropeanlute.ItcametoChinafromCentralAsiainthefourthcentury.pipa

Theyueqinisaroundinstrumentlikeamandolin.Itwascalledqinpipa(秦琵琶)duringtheHanDynasty.10yueqinmemberstheirmusicalinstruments

theirbandnametheirachievements

theirfeatures

theirtrainingbackgroundtheirwaytosuccesstheirhonoursPeople’sremark…Fromwhichaspectswillyouintroducethisband?Activity1Readandmatch(P.53)A.bandnameandfeaturesB.summaryC.achievementsD.group’sappealandmusicstyleE.membersandhonorsF.trainingbackgroundandmusicalinstrumentsPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6What’stheirachievementsinAmerica?What’stheirachievementsinJapan?TheirachievementsThegrouparrivedontheUSmusicsceneatNo.62oftheBillboard200albumchartin2004.ThegroupisalreadyasupergroupwhichhassoldmorethantwomillionrecordsinJapanandin2004theywerenamedInternationalArtistoftheYearattheJapanGoldenDiscAwardceremonies.14What’stheChineseequivalentoftheTwelveGirlsBand?Whatdoesthenumber12mean?Whatdoes“yuefang”mean?TheTwelveGirlsBand(theirname)女子十二樂坊.12isfoundinvariousaspectsofChinesenumerologywith12monthsinayear,andinancientmythology,12jinchai.ItmeansthefemalechamberorchestrasthatplayedintheroyalcourtsoftheTangDynasty.16ChineseAcademyofMusic中國音樂學(xué)院

theChineseNationalOrchestra中央民族樂團TheCentralConservatoryofMusic中央音樂學(xué)院Theirtrainingbackground171.TwelveGirlsBandplaystraditionalmusicinmanycountries.Theyarewell-knownfortheirmusicwhichisusedinadvertisement,andtwomillioncopiesoftheDVDsoftheirperformanceshavebeensold.2.TwelveGirlsBandisagroupofwomenmusiciansfromChinawhoplaytraditionalinstrumentsbutabroadvarietyofChineseandinternationalmusic.Theyareextremelypopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.3.TwelveGirlsBandisoneofChina’smostimportantgroupsofmusicians.TheyrepresentChinesetraditionalmusicallovertheworld,especiallyintheUSAandJapan.Theirmusicisfullofsymbolsofnumerology.Activity3.Drawasummary(Ex.2,Page54)Activity4.Putthesesentencesbackintothepassage.(Ex.3,P54)Electronickeyboardsandpercussionaddmodernsoundsandrhythms.PastrecipientsofthehonoraryawardincludeMadonna,CelineDionandMariahCarey.Theirmusicalsocreatesalushandoriginallandscapesofsoundwhichremindaudiencesofmusic.d. Theband’sfirstUStourdrewbothpleasureandrespect.Activity4.Putthesentencesintothepassage. Onedozenbeautifulyoungwomen,allintheirtwenties,takethestageandstandbeforeavarietyofancientmusicalinstruments.(1)Themomenttheystarttoplay,itisclearthemembersofTwelveGirlsBandareamongthemostgiftedmusiciansintheworld.ComingfromChina,TwelveGirlsBandisalreadyoneofthatcountry’smostpopulargroups. Astheybuildamusicalbridgebetweentheeastandwest,TwelveGirlsBandcharmsthepeopleofmanynationsaroundtheworld.Abest-sellingactalloverAsia,TwelveGirlsBandfillsconcerthallsandarenasthere,andhasnowbeendiscoveredbyAmerica.In2004,thegrouparrivedontheUSmusicsceneatNo.62oftheBillboard200albumchart.ItwasthehighestentrybyanAsiangroup.InJapan,TwelveGirlsbandisalreadyasupergroup.Ithassoldmorethantwomillionrecords,andhasevenappearedintheTVadsforchocolateandcellphones,amongotherproducts.AJapaneseDVDofTwelveGirlsBandliveinconcertsoldover200,000copies,andtheirliveperformanceshavebeenseenonTVaroundtheworld.In2004theywerenamedInternationalArtistoftheYearattheJapanGoldenDiscAwardceremonies.(2) EachmemberoftheTwelveGirlsBandhasclassicaltraining,withbackgroundsthatincludetheChinaAcademyofMusic,theChineseNationalOrchestra,theCentralConservatoryofMusic.Skilledmutil-instruments,theyperformontraditionalinstrumentsthatinculdetheguzheng,theyangqin,theerhu,tepipa,thediziandxiao.(3) Thegroup’sappealisequallyasbroad,withchildren,teens,adultsandgrandparentsfillingarenastoseeitperform.(4)AmericancriticsnoticedthemixtureofpiecesbyMazartandBeethoven,withJazzstandardslikeDaveBrubeck’sTakeFive,oraversionofamuch-lovedclassicsuchasSimonandGarfunkel’sElCondorPasa. Onedozenbeautifulyoungwomen,allintheirtwenties,takethestageandstandbeforeavarietyofancientmusicalinstruments.(1)Themomenttheystarttoplay,itisclearthemembersofTwelveGirlsBandareamongthemostgiftedmusiciansintheworld.ComingfromChina,TwelveGirlsBandisalreadyoneofthatcountry’smostpopulargroups. Astheybuildamusicalbridgebetweentheeastandwest,TwelveGirlsBandcharmsthepeopleofmanynationsaroundtheworld.Abest-sellingactalloverAsia,TwelveGirlsBandfillsconcerthallsandarenasthere,andhasnowbeendiscoveredbyAmerica.In2004,thegrouparrivedontheUSmusicsceneatNo.62oftheBillboard200albumchart.ItwasthehighestentrybyanAsiangroup.InJapan,TwelveGirlsbandisalreadyasupergroup.Ithassoldmorethantwomillionrecords,andhasevenappearedintheTVadsforchocolateandcellphones,amongotherproducts.AJapaneseDVDofTwelveGirlsBandliveinconcertsoldover200,000copies,andtheirliveperformanceshavebeenseenonTVaroundtheworld.In2004theywerenamedInternationalArtistoftheYearattheJapanGoldenDiscAwardceremonies.(2) EachmemberoftheTwelveGirlsBandhasclassicaltraining,withbackgroundsthatincludetheChinaAcademyofMusic,theChineseNationalOrchestra,theCentralConservatoryofMusic.Skilledmutil-instruments,theyperformontraditionalinstrumentsthatinculdetheguzheng,theyangqin,theerhu,tepipa,thediziandxiao.(3) Thegroup’sappealisequallyasbroad,withchildren,teens,adultsandgrandparentsfillingarenastoseeitperform.(4)AmericancriticsnoticedthemixtureofpiecesbyMazartandBeethoven,withJazzstandardslikeDaveBrubeck’sTakeFive,oraversionofamuch-lovedclassicsuchasSimonandGarfunkel’sElCondorPasa.abCdActivity4.Putthesentencesintothepassage.ThewriterthinksthatTwelveGirlsBandisspecialbecause_______.a)theycombineChineseandwesternmusicb)theyusesymbolsofnumerologyforinspirationc)they’reverytalentedd)theyhaveaclassicaltraining2.NoothergroupofmusiciansfromChinahas_______.a)soldsomanyDVDsoftheirperformancesb)achievedsuchsuccessintheUSmusicchartsc)appealedtosomanyAsiansd)usedChinesemythologyasaninspiration21Activity

5.Choosethebestanswers.(Ex.4,P54)Theband’schoiceofmusicshowsitslovefor_______.a)musicfromallovertheworldb)traditionalmusicalinstrumentsc)MozartandBeethovend)ChineseclassicalmusicAlthoughitplaysliveinconcerts,theband_______.a)showsitsrespectfortheChinesemusicaltraditionb)alsosellsmillionsofrecordings,e.g.DVDsandCDsc)prefersChinesemusicd)alsoplaysontelevision22Activity

5.Choosethebestanswers.Chinesetraditionalsymbolsandinstruments_______.a)showtheirloveforallstylesofmusicb)appealtowesternersc)workwellwithjazzandclassicsongsd)makecleartheoriginsofthebandandprovideinspiration23Activity

5.Choosethebestanswers.12位（年輕美麗的女孩）在某人二十幾歲時登上舞臺各種各樣的…是明顯的、毫無疑問的最有天賦的音樂人那國最受歡迎的樂團在東西方之間架起一座音樂的橋梁one/adozen+n.<plur.>inone’stwentiestakethestageavarietyof=varietiesofItisclear/obvious/withoutdoubt(that)…themostgifted/talentedmusiciansthatcountry’smostpopulargroupsbuildamusicalbridgebetweeneastandwestSmartexpressionssth.吸引sb.最暢銷的樂團以…名登陸美國樂壇Billboard200專輯排行榜在此榜上的最好成績售出…張唱片/專輯為…做電視廣告代言現(xiàn)場表演(某人)被授予年度國際藝術(shù)家稱號利用、動用sth.charm/appealtosb.thebest-sellingactarriveontheU