1、高一北师大版模块二高一北师大版模块二Unit 5 Rhythm Culture CornerWhat do you know about the following styles of music?classical musicclassical musicFill in the blanks below.1.Classical music was the music of _ and big concert halls.2.It is played with European instruments,often in large .3.Two of the most famous class
2、ical composers are and .4.People like it for its rich and beautiful .European courtstraditionalorchestrasBeethovenMozartmelodiesBlues musicBlues musicFill in the blanks below.1.Blues started off as the music of _ brought to the USA.2.It is _ to the music of West Africa.3._such as Muddy Waters and B.
3、B.King made it well-known all over the world.4.In many of todays ,it remains an important element.African slavesclosely relatedMusicianspopular tunesJazzJazzMiles DavisFill in the blanks below.1.As with blues,one of the important elements of jazz is .2.is one of the most famous names in jazz.3.Jazz
4、has been called“the classical music of ”.improvisationMiles Davisblack AmericaChuck BerryElvis PresleyThe BeatlesFill in the blanks below.1.Rock n roll developed from .2._ in England took the music and made their own sounds from rock n roll.3.When the_got louder and the guitar solos got ,rock n roll
5、 became just rock.4.The fans of rock can be seen from Beijing to Boston and _in between.fast bluesThe Beatlesguitarslongerall the placesRead the article and answer these questions.1.What kind of music came from West Africa?Blues.2.What kind of music influenced the Beatles?Rock n Roll.3.What kind of
6、music often uses a big orchestra?Classical music.4.What kind of music did Miles Davis play?Jazz.5.Why are these names of music styles less important to musicians today?Because radio,television and the Internet have made it easier for sounds to travel across cultures and styles have become more and more mixed.Homework1.Read the text again and again.2.Surf the Internet and find more kinds of styles of music,then write a passage about its history.
