Module 4 Music Born in AmericaModule 4 Music Born in America
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1 . Do you know the origin of hip hop music?
2 . How many historical eras does hip hop music have?
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Hip hop music or rap music is an admiring and famous
style or genre of music in the USA. This well known music
genre is made up of two components, rapping and record
scratching. Rapping is also known as MC ing and DJ ing,
which comprises of audio mixing. These two main
components combined with graffiti and breakdancing form
the four core elements of hip hop.
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Hip hop was initiated as a cultural movement by inner city
youth, mostly Latinos, Hispanics, and African Americans in New
York City, in the early seventies. The word “rap” was derived in
the sixties, from a slang word that meant conversation.
Hip hop has two main historical eras, the old school hip hop
era from 1970 — 1985 and the golden age hip hop era from 1985
—1993. The golden age of hip hop began only when it entered
the mainstream of music and it consolidated the sounds of the
West Coast and the East Coast.
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The origin of hip hop music is from African American and
West African music. Contributions of griots (民间艺人 ) like The
Last Poets, Jalal Mansur Nurriddin, and Gil Scott Heron were
significant in a big way for the advent (出现 ) of hip hop in the
1960s. Hip hop had originally begun in the Bronx. Funk and soul
music were played a lot in block parties. In the beginning, the
DJs at these parties began separating the percussion breaks from
hit songs. They started realizing that these breaks were more
entertaining and groovy (绝妙的 ). This technique had become
widespread in Jamaica and had spread considerably in the New
York community via the Jamaican immigrants.
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Kool DJ Herc and Grandmaster Flash were the pioneers
in the hip hop industry and other DJs had extended the short
percussion interludes of Funk records and created a more
danceable sound. As a result, remixes had become popular
with the advent of mixing and scratching techniques. Many
styles of hip hop had developed in the golden age of hip hop.
At present, hip hop is enjoyed all around the world. In
spite of all the controversies created by hip hop artists they are
still growing in number. Hip hop music is sold all over the
world in stores and even online.
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1 . Can you list some kinds of music? Which do you like best?
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参考答案: Classical music, pop music, jazz, hip hop, rock
and roll, blues, country music, soul music, folk music, gospel
music, etc. I like classical music best.
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2 . Can you name the following instruments?
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True (T) or False (F).1 . Hip hop is an American cultural movement which started
in
the 1970s. ( )
2 . It is the Jamaica DJs who started playing other kinds of
music, including rock and disco music. ( )
3 . People still liked disco music and rock music in the mid
1970s. ( )
4 . It is hard to dance to disco music. ( )
5 . In the late 1980s, hip hop spread to many parts of the
world. ( )
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Choose the best answer according to the passage.
1 . Which one is NOT hip hop's main aspect?
A . Breakdance. B . Graffiti.
C . DJ ing and MC ing. D . Rock music.
2 . Where was hip hop most suited to be played?
A . Birthday parties. B . Block
parties.
C . Concert halls. D . Jamaica.
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3 . Which one is NOT the reason of the success of hip hop?
A . People were bored with the pop music of the day.
B . Hip hop is cheap and easy.
C . Disco music and rock music were both in decline.
D . Disco music had a strong beat.
4 . Which of the following doesn't belong to the
breakthroughs
in developing hip hop?
A . The appearance of rap music.
B . The lengthening of percussion breaks.
C . The appearance of reggae music.
D . The start of breakdancing.
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5 . From Part 4 we can conclude that ________.
A . hip hop is also called trip hop
B . hip hop is popular only in America and Europe
C . music is always developing
D . rappers are mainly from America
答案: 1.D 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.C
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Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
Hip hop is an American cultural 1. which
started in the 1970s at block parties in New York, especially in a
district called the Bronx. There are four main 2. of hip
hop: break dance and graffiti art plus two types of hip hop
music — DJ ing and rapping. Rapping is also 3. as MC
ing. Later. DJ Herc, one of the most popular Jamaican DJs
movement
aspects
known
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at the time, noticed that New York 4. didn't really
like reggae music, so he started playing other kinds of music,
5. rock and disco music. They 6. with
different vocal and rhythmic 7. , using rhyming
words. At the same time, people started breakdancing at block
parties. Because it is 8. and easy and because people
were 9. with the pop music of the day, hip hop became
10. .
audiences
including experimented
approaches
cheap
bored
successful
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What do you know about hip hop after reading the text?
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参考答案: Its origin; its components; the reason why it is
popular and the development of the music, etc.