1、Unit5 MusicMusic keeps us company when were lonely;Music removes all the worries when were upset;Music inspires us when were under great pressure.How can we benefit from music?What are the ways for people to experience music?listen to CDsgo to a concertstream music on the InternetHow can computers a
2、nd the Internet help us experience music differently?The Internet makes it convenient for us to experience a wide range of music as well as enjoy singing freely on some apps.The Virtual ChoirWhat will the text be about?PredictionWhat is a virtual choir?Who first came up with the idea of it?Scan and
3、circle the information1.What can you do in a virtual choir?Sing together with hundrens of other people while you are at home.2.Who first came up with the idea?Eric Whitacre,an award-winning and conductor.3.Whats the name of his first virtual choir?Lux Aurumque.Read for the main idea:topic sentence o
4、r key wordsImagine having the opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you at home alone.You can do this in a virtual choir.Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform alone on video.These videos are uploaded onto the Internet,and then they put together into on
5、e video that you can see online-a virtual choir.Anyone can take part in a virtul choir from anywhere-all you need is a video camera and an Internet connection.You do not even need a studio.A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together.Many people do not have close friends or contacts who ha
6、ve the same interest in music.Many Others do not have the chance to join a local choir.A virtual choir enables them to add their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community.It has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people.As one virtual choir memb
7、er said,“Music helps me to.forget problems.With music,I become someone else.”WhatWhat is a Virtual Choir is a Virtual Choir and how will it and how will it influenceinfluence us?us?The The Virtual Virtual ChoirChoirrecord themselvesperform alone on videoupload videos onto the Internetput videos toge
8、ther into onesee online a video cameraan Internet connectiondo not have close friends or contacts who.do not have the chance to join a local choirbecome part of the global communitybe a positive influence on the lives of many peoplehelp connect ordinary people togetherDefinitionDefinitionSignificanc
9、eSignificanceThe virtual choir was the idea of award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre.Born in the USA of 2 January 1970,Whitacre began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988.He fell in love with Mozarts classical music when he sang for the university choir.Moved by this music
10、,he said,It was like seeing color for the first time.He graduated from university in 1995 and then received a masters degree in musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997.Over the next 10 years,Whitacres original compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and sing
11、ers.This led to the creation of the virtual choir.WhoWho created it?created it?1970Whiteacre was born.19881995He studied music at the University of Nevada,_ he was moved and_ classical music.1997He got _He turned to_over the next 10 yearswherefell in love witha masters degree in musical composition.
12、a popular composer.This led to the creation of the virtual choir.the transitional sentence(过渡句）In 2009,Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works.Inspired,he asked his fans to make videos,which he then joined together into one performance.His first virtual choir,Lux Aurumqu
13、e,had 185 singers from 12 different countries.It has received millions of views on the Internet.Since then,the virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon.Whitacre s next effort was the Virtual Youth choir for UNICEF,which was first seen on stage on 23 July 2014 in the UK.Altogether,2,292 young
14、people from 80 countries joined to sing Whitacres songWhat If”.This led to the creation of the virtual choir.HowHow was it created?was it created?1970born198819951997got a degreestudied music and fell in love with the classicala popular composer.2009_by one of his fans,he joined the videos of his fa
15、ns into one_,which is his first virtual choir_ up of 185 singers of 12 countries.20072014Inspiredperformancemadethe virtual choira worldwide phenomenonthe Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEFThe virtual choir is a wonderful way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world a b
16、etter place.MHow did How did it it affect affect us?us?Make the world a better place.Unite people together.Share happiness and sorrow.Inspire people to stay strong and positive.Comfort the broken hearts.Music is the universal language of mankind.USICConclusionThe Virtual ChoirWhatWhoHowInfluence Any
17、one can take part in it.record through video upload onto the Internet put together into one video online Eric Whitarec personal information and learning experience inspired by a girl supported by his fans a worldwide phenomenon make the world a better placean exposition with narrationThinking:What m
18、akes Eric Whitacre succeed in creating the virtual choir?Find some evidence in the text to support your idea.His enthusiasm&capability for musicHe loves classical music and his original compositions were quite popular among choirs and singers.The inspiration&support The inspiration&support from musi
19、c loversfrom music loversHe was inspired for the idea when a girl who sent him a video of her singing.His first choir had 185 singers from 12 countries.2,292 people from 80 countries sang his song.The development of the The development of the Internet&technologyInternet&technologyAll needed is a video camera and an Internet connection.DiscussionDoes a virtual choir really bring people together?Why or why not?Watch some videos to see how a virtual choir made great difference to the world during the outbreak of COVID-19
