1、Module 4 MusicAn Interview with Liu FangAn interview with Liu FangWho is Liu Fang?What is an interview?How the passage will be organized?How many questions are there?Para 1Liu Fang is an international music star,famous for her work with traditional Chinese instruments.She was born in 1974 and has pl
2、ayed the pipa since the age of six.Shes 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 1993.1.Who is Liu Fang?2.When was she born?3.When did she
3、 begin to play the pipa?4.When did she give concerts?5.When did she graduate?6.What is the paragraph mainly talking about?19801985an basic introduction to Liu FangWhat is your musical training and background?My mother is a Dianju actress.Dianju is a kind of Chinese opera,which includes singing,danci
4、ng 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 w
5、ent 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.1.When did Liu Fang play the yueqin?2.When did she study the pipa and guzheng?3.When did she move to Canada?4.Who pl
6、ays an important part in her musical training?5.Can you use some key words to conclude these two paragraph?1979musical training and backgroundWhat 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
7、.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 se
8、cond instrument,the guzheng.1.What make it difficult to play the pipa?2.What is the biggest challenge of playing the pipa?3.What is the biggest challenge of playing the guzheng?How do you know?4.What is the key words of these two paragraphs?challenges外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)外研版高
9、中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)复习：复习：instruments techniquegiven concerts repertoireconservatory interpret soloist classical pieces The same is true of1.performance 表演，演奏表演，演奏 perform v.表演；执行表演；执行 performer n.表演表演者者 2.graduate v.毕业毕业 n.毕业生毕业生 graduate from从从.毕业毕业 graduation n.毕毕业业 3.troupe
10、n.（演员（演员,歌手）班子，表演团歌手）班子，表演团 乐器，工具举办音乐会暖室；音乐学院独奏者技巧；技术演奏曲目演绎；解释音乐作品.也一样；同样适用外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)翻译及句型1.She graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music,where she also studied the guzheng in 1993.where引导的定语从句引导的定语从句刘芳毕业于上海音乐学院刘
11、芳毕业于上海音乐学院,1993年她还在那里学习弹奏古筝。年她还在那里学习弹奏古筝。2.If your technique is not good enough,it is impossible to play classical Chinese pipa music.如果你的技术不够纯熟如果你的技术不够纯熟,就不可能弹好中国古典琵琶曲。就不可能弹好中国古典琵琶曲。3.The biggest challenge is to respect the traditions but to add my own style.最大的挑战是尊重传统并融入自己的风格。最大的挑战是尊重传统并融入自己的风格。外研
12、版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)小测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 interpre
13、ting the classical pieces.Each what?5.The same is true of my second instrument.What is true about the second instrument?The Queen of England.Her mother.Canada.pipa school.To respect the traditions but to add her own style.外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music read
14、ing(共27张PPT)Part1Liu 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.Shes given concerts since she was eleven,including a performance for the Queen of England during her visit to China.She
15、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 listene
16、d 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
17、 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
18、 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.
19、a basic introduction musical training&background challenges:respect the traditions but to add my own style.Part 1 外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)1974was_ in1979/5 years oldShanghai Conservatory of Music 1980/6 years oldhas_ the pipa since198
20、5/11 years oldhas _ to1990studied the pipa&guzheng1993_ from 1996moved to CanadaDraw the timelinewas _ to play the yueqinwork as a pipa _borntaughtplayedgiven concertsgraduatedsoloistinterview：basic introduction-timeline 外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music readi
21、ng(共27张PPT)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 Im playing a sad tune,I am crying in my heart.Listeners often say that
22、they can hear singing in my music.1.What are her musical influences?2.What do the sentences in red suggest?3.What are the key words of this paragrapg?It suggests that traditional singing influences her much.这两句话语法相同，句子中结构相似，平行排列：1.表意清晰，2.语意连贯，脉络分明，连接自然3.连接紧密，结构均衡对称，富有文采musical influences外研版高中英语Book
23、6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)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
24、same is true for music.Secondly,classical Chinese music is closely connected to Chinese poetry,so it isnt 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,wh
25、ich are very important.They give life to the whole painting and they allow people to come into the picture,like a dialogue.1.How is Chinese music similar to the Chinese language?2.How is Chinese music silimar to Chinese poetry?3.What does it mean“.are like twin sisters”?4.Why is empty spaces importa
26、nt to Chinese painting?外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)Its the same with classical Chinese music.There are empty spaces,and people say the silence is full of music.The pipa sounds and the pauses combine to make a poetry of sound.Listeners can
27、 experience the power and the beauty of the music,like enjoying a beautiful poem or painting.1.What does“is the same with”mean?2.What is the function of empty spaces in Chinese music?3.What are the key words of these two paragraphs?characteristicssimilarities to Chinese language,poetry and painting
28、外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)复习：复习：tune characteristicpoetic title give life to is the same with pauses poetry poem1.dialogue n.对话，对白对话，对白2.the same is true for=the same is true ofis true for=is true of 曲调；调音v.充满诗意的题目与.一样诗歌特点；典型的adj.赋予生命暂停
29、，停顿诗外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)翻译及句型1.In Chinese,the same pronunciation with different tones has different meanings.在汉语中在汉语中,读音相同音调不同读音相同音调不同,意义就不同。意义就不同。2.Secondly,classical Chinese music is closely connected to Chinese poetry,so it isn
30、t surprising that most classical pieces have very poetic titles其次其次,中国古典音乐与中国诗歌关系很密切中国古典音乐与中国诗歌关系很密切,因此很多古典音乐作品都有着很诗意的因此很多古典音乐作品都有着很诗意的标题就一点也不奇怪了。标题就一点也不奇怪了。3.They give life to the whole painting and they allow people to come into the picture,like a dialogue.它们给整幅作品带来生机它们给整幅作品带来生机,也使得观众融入图画也使得观众融入图画
31、,就像与图画进行对话。就像与图画进行对话。4.The pipa sounds and the pauses combine to make a poetry of sound.琵琶的声音和乐曲中的停顿结合在一起琵琶的声音和乐曲中的停顿结合在一起,给声音赋予了诗的意境。给声音赋予了诗的意境。5.Listeners can experience the power and the beauty of the music,like enjoying a beautiful poem or painting.听众可以自己感受音乐的力量、音乐的美听众可以自己感受音乐的力量、音乐的美,就像享受一首美妙的诗
32、歌或一幅美丽的就像享受一首美妙的诗歌或一幅美丽的图画一样。图画一样。外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)外研版高中英语Book 6 Module 4 Music reading(共27张PPT)小测1.Traditional singing is_.a.the most important influence on Liu Fangs style.b.not such an important influence.2.When people listen to her playing,_.a.they also hear her singi
33、ng.b.they think they can hear singing.3.Liu Fang thinks that_.a.Chinese music is like the Chinese language.b.Chinese music and language use the same tones.4.Chinese classical pieces often haetic titles,_.a.which is understandable.b.which is very surprising.5.Empty spaces in Chinese paintings_.a.are
34、like the silent parts of Chinese music.b.mean the pictures have no life.abaaaPart 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 Im pl
35、aying 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 d
36、ifferent meanings.The same is true for music.Secondly,classical Chinese music is closely connected to Chinese poetry,so it isnt 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 ar
37、e 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.Its the same with classical Chinese music.There are empty spaces,and people say the silence is full of music.The pipa sounds and the pauses combine to make
38、 a poetry of sound.Listeners can experience the power and the beauty of the music,like enjoying a beautiful poem or painting.musical influencestraditional singing characteristicssimilarities to Chinese language,poetry and painting Part 2 similaritiesFirstlyChinese languagesame pronunciation with dif
39、ferent _Chinese music_Chinese _ titles_ traditional Chinese painting_ spacetonesSecondlypoetrypoeticThirdlyemptyPart3What do you like best about performing live?I enjoy playing and I enjoy performing in public.I like the atmosphere in a concert hall and I always feel happy when I have a concert.I fe
40、el a little depressed or lonely when there is no concert for a long time.I also enjoy the time immediately after the concert to share the feelings and ideas with friends and music lovers,listening to their impressions and understanding about the music.I love my career.I also enjoy traveling:I enjoy
41、sitting in a plane dreaming,or staying a hotel.1.What does she enjoy?2.What does she like about performing live?3.What makes her feel depressed or lonely?4.What are the key words of this paragraph?hobbies;the reason why she likes perfroming liveWhat are your goals as an artist?I dont have a particul
42、ar goal.But I hope to work with many composers,and I also wish to compose my own music.My background is traditional Chinese music.Since I moved to Canada,I have had opportunities to make contact with other musical traditions and play with master musicians.I wish to continue working with master music
43、ians from other traditions and to be able to compose my own music,using elements from different cultures.I also wish to introduce classical Chinese pipa and guzheng music to every corner of the world.1.What are her goals?2.What are the key words of this paragraph?goals复习：composer compose element 1.l
44、ive v.lv居住；过.生活 live a.life adj.lav 活着的；现场直播的2.atmosphere 氛围3.feel depressed or lonely 感到沮丧或者孤单depression n.沮丧；抑郁 lonely 孤单的 loneliness 孤独 alone独自4.impression n.印象 leave a/an.impression on.留下.的印象 impress v.给某人留下印象 5.career n.事业6.make contact with 与.取得联系 contact 接触；联系7.master musicians 音乐大师8.introduc
45、e 介绍 introduce.to 把.介绍给.introduction 介绍9.every corner of the world 世界上每个地方10.regarding prep.关于；至于 regard v.认为 regard.as.把.看做/视为.regardless of 不管，不顾11.ambition n.雄心；抱负；追求的目标 ambitious adj.雄心勃勃的作曲家作曲；组成要素翻译及句型1.I feel a little depressed or lonely when there is no concert for a long time.在很长一段时间没做音乐会后在
46、很长一段时间没做音乐会后,我会感到有点情绪低落和孤独。我会感到有点情绪低落和孤独。2.I also enjoy the time immediately after the concert to share the feelings and ideas with friends and music lovers,listening to their impressions and understanding about the music.我同样喜欢音乐会后和朋友及音乐爱好者分享感受、交流看法我同样喜欢音乐会后和朋友及音乐爱好者分享感受、交流看法,听他们谈对我听他们谈对我的音乐的感觉和理解。的
47、音乐的感觉和理解。3.Since I moved to Canada,I have had opportunities to make contact with other musical traditions and play with master musicians.自从移居加拿大自从移居加拿大,我就有机会接触到了其他音乐传统并跟一些音乐大师同台演我就有机会接触到了其他音乐传统并跟一些音乐大师同台演出。出。4.I wish to continue working with master musicians from other traditions and to be able to c
48、ompose my own music,using elements from different cultures.ing形式做状语，using和I 主动关系。我希望我能继续跟他们合作我希望我能继续跟他们合作,并吸取其他音乐传统之长并吸取其他音乐传统之长,创作自己的音乐。创作自己的音乐。小测1.What does she want to do with other musicians?2.What is her ambition regarding Chinese music.She hopes to work with them.She wishes to compose her own
49、music and introduce classical pipa and guzheng music to every corner of the world.Part3What do you like best about performing live?I enjoy playing and I enjoy performing in public.I like the atmosphere in a concert hall and I always feel happy when I have a concert.I feel a little depressed or lonel
50、y when there is no concert for a long time.I also enjoy the time immediately after the concert to share the feelings and ideas with friends and music lovers,listening to their impressions and understanding about the music.I love my career.I also enjoy traveling:I enjoy sitting in a plane dreaming,or
