1、新北师大必修新北师大必修Book 3 Unit 7 ArtTopic Talk P6-7Look and DiscussClassical music is sophisticated and includes symphonies, operas, sonatas and song cycles; it is well-ordered, mainly from the latter half of the 18th and the early 19th centuries.Popular music originated in the United States and the United
2、 Kingdom during the mid-1950s and describes all music that is popular, a hit and includes many different styles.Country music comes from the folk style of the Southern United States typified by simple harmonies, accompanied by stringed instruments, e.g. guitar, fiddle, banjo, and pedal steel; with r
3、epeated choruses, and often narrative lyrics.Jazz music is a music genre that originated in the African-American areas of New Orleans, the United States, in the 20th century, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime.Beijing Opera has a history of 200 years in which its fountainhead can be dated
4、 back to old local operas, especially Anhui Opera. It is a comprehensive acting art which blends singing, reading, acting, fighting and dancing together by using acting methods to narrate stories and depict characters.Ballet is an artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly forma
5、lized set steps and gestures. Classical ballet, which originated in Renaissance Italy and established its present form during the 19th century, is characterized by light, graceful, fluid movements and the use of pointe shoes.Concert band is an ensemble for playing the instruments using wind. The mai
6、n constituents are woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family and percussion instrument family.Exhibition is a public event at which pictures, sculptures, or other objects of interest are displayed, for example at a museum or art gallery.Now lets discuss together.Art is a highly diverse ran
7、ge of human activities engaged in creating visual, auditory, or performed artifacts artworksthat express the authors imaginative or technical skill, and are intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.Whats art? Pair work. Discuss the different art forms in the photos using the wo
8、rds below. Talk about whether you like them or not. Give your reasons.1Beijing Operaband performanceexhibitiondance performancewonderful amazingcolourfulenergeticexciting eleganttalentedmodernspecialtraditionalinteresting Read the Text Builder carefully. Then listen to the dialogue and complete it b
9、y underlining the words or expressions you hear. 2Text BuilderArtI really enjoy dance and band performances.The musicians are just amazing.They are all very talented and professional.And the best part is the atmosphere at the conert hall.Art Formsclassical / pop / country / jazz / rock music, dance
10、/ band performance, drama, comedy, Beijing Opera, ballet, art / calligraphy exhibitionsArtists/Performersmusicians, singers, actors / actresses, dancers, painters, bandstalented / professional / fantastic / creativeComponentsmusic composition, tune, stage design, constume, story, painting, shade, at
11、mosphere, performance, instruments Use the Text Builder to talk about an art form that you like. 3What form of art inspire you? Explain why?Define that art form.When did you first see that art from? Share your experience.The following questions may help you: Listen to the dialogue. Answer the questi
12、ons. 41. What is Eric going to see on Saturday afternoon? What will Daisy do?2. What are the reasons for their choices?Eric is going to see Beijing Opera and Daisy is going to an exhibition of modern art.Eric likes the constumes, the stage design and the performance of Beijing Opera. Daisy really li
13、kes the artists in the show. Each painting tells a story and each person may see a different story in it. Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragaph about your favourite art form. Then share it in groups.51. What words did you learn in this section?atmosphere / costumes / stage desig
14、n / opera / modern art2. What do these words mean?Atmosphere means.You should think about the following two questions before you write.Art is not what you see, but what you make others see. Edgar DegasThe purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. Pablo PicassoThe best artists k
15、now what to leave out. Charles de LintAll artists must be half-poet, half-craftsman. Zhu GuangqianNotesEdgar Degas (1834-1917), a French painter who is famous for his paintings depicting dancers.Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), a Spanish painter who is widely considered to be one of the most important artists of the 20th century.Charles de Lint (born in 1951), a Canadian author who is known for writing urban fantasy and legend books.Zhu Guangqian (1897-1986), one of the founders of the study of aesthetics in 20th -century China.Thank you！
