Module 4Music【外研版高中英语必修六课本文本（word版）】.docx

Module 4 MusicIntroductionLook at the photos of Chinese and western musical instruments and answer the questions.konghou guzheng pipa mandolin harp yueqin lute 1. Which instruments have strings? 2. Which Chinese and western instruments look similar? 3. Which of the instruments does the musician hold when he / she is playing?Read the information about Chinese and western musical instruments.1. The konghou is an instrument with strings. It came to China from the west during the Han Dynasty about 2,000 years ago. 2. The guzheng has been used for more than 2,300 years. It looks like a table harp. 3. The pipa is a lute with four strings and is a relative of the European lute. It came to China from Central Asia in the fourth century. 4. The yueqin is a round instrument like a mandolin. It was called qinpipa during the Han Dynasty.Now discuss the questions with other students.1. How many of the Chinese instruments have you heard? 2. Do you know any artists who play them? 3. Do you know any Chinese classical music pieces which feature these instruments? 4. Do you like the sound of traditional Chinese music? Give reasons for your answers.Reading and VocabularyRead Part 1 of the passage and explain the references.1. ... during her visit to China. Who visited China? 2. ... she taught me to play the yueqin. Who taught her to play? 3. I have been living there since then. Where has she been living? 4. ... each one has its special way of interpreting the classical pieces. Each what? 5. The same is true of my second instrument. What is true about the second instrument?Read Part 2 of the passage and choose the correct answers.1. Traditional singing is ____. not such an important influence the most important influence on Liu Fang's style2. When people listen to her playing, ____. they think they can hear singing they also hear her singing3. Liu Fang thinks that ____. Chinese music and language use the same tones Chinese music is like the Chinese language4. Chinese classical pieces often have poetic titles, ____. which is very surprising which is understandable5. Empty spaces in Chinese paintings ____. mean the pictures have no life are like the silent parts of Chinese musicPart 1Liu Fang is an international music star, famous for her work with traditional Chinese instruments. She was born in 1974 and has played the pipa since the age of six. She's given concerts since she was eleven, including a performance for the Queen of England during her visit to China. She graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where she also studied the guzheng in 1993.What is your musical training and background?My mother is a Dianju actress. Dianju is a kind of Chinese opera, which includes singing, dancing and acting. When I was a child, she took me to performances. I listened to music before I could speak! When I was five years old, she taught me to play the yueqin.In 1990, when I was 15 years old, I went to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where I studied the pipa and the guzheng. After I graduated, I went back to my hometown of Kunming and worked as a pipa soloist of the Kunming Music and Dance Troupe. In 1996, I moved to Canada with my husband and I have been living there since then.What are the biggest challenges of playing the pipa and the guzheng?If your technique is not good enough, it is impossible to play classical Chinese pipa music. Also, the repertoire for the pipa is large—some pieces were written during the Tang Dynasty.There are many different pipa schools, and each one has its special way of interpreting the classical pieces. The biggest challenge is to respect the traditions but to add my own style. The same is true of my second instrument, the guzheng.Part 2Who or what are your musical influences?The main influence is traditional singing. I listened to traditional opera singing and folk songs in my childhood. Now when I am playing a tune, I am singing in my heart. When I'm playing a sad tune, I am crying in my heart. Listeners often say that they can hear singing in my music.What characteristics of Chinese classical music do you try to show in your playing?Firstly, Chinese music is similar to the Chinese language. In Chinese, the same pronunciation with different tones has different meanings. The same is true for music. Secondly, classical Chinese music is closely connected to Chinese poetry, so it isn't surprising that most classical pieces have very poetic titles. Thirdly, classical Chinese music and traditional Chinese painting are like twin sisters. In Chinese art, there are some empty spaces, which are very important. They give life to the whole painting and they allow people to come into the picture, like a dialogue.It's the same with classical Chinese music. There are empty spaces, and people say the silence is full of music. Th。