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One dozen beautiful women playing traditional Chinese musical instruments
traditional Chinese musical instruments
An Interview with Liu Fang
Enjoy beautiful classical music
following LiuFang
&
learn a lot about the characteristics of Chinese classical music
Part1:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Part2:_____________________________________________________________________________
Part3:___________________________________________________________________________
It introduces Liu Fang as well as her musical training and background and the challenges of playing the pipa and the guzheng.
It tells about Liu Fang’s musical influences and characteristics of Chinese classical music.
It is about Liu Fang’s love for performing liveand her goals as an artist.
The main idea of each part
career year of birth hometown the place she is living now
graduation school
the first person who taught her LiuFang’s opinion on thebiggest challenges of playingthe pipa and the guzheng :
a pipa soloist1974
Kunming
Canada
Shanghai Conservatory of Music Her mother, who is a Dianju actress
Come close to LiuFang
Good enough technique;
Respect the traditions but to add my own style
Characteristics of Chinese classical music : Firstly, Chinese music is _________ the Chinese languages. ______________________________________________________
_______________________________________.
The same is true for music.Secondly, classical Chinese music is _____________
___Chinese poetry and most classical pieces have very____________.
similar to
closely connected
poetic titles
In Chinese, the same pronunciation
with different tones has different meanings
to
Thirdly, classical Chinese music and traditional Chinese painting are like twin sisters. Why?
Characteristics of Chinese classical music : Firstly, Chinese music is _________ the Chinese languages. ______________________________________________________
_______________________________________.
The same is true for music. Secondly, classical Chinese music is _____________
___Chinese poetry and most classical pieces have very____________.
similar to
closely connected
poetic titles
In Chinese, the same pronunciation
with different tones has different meanings
to
Thirdly, classical Chinese music and traditional Chinese painting are like twin sisters. Why?
What’s Liufang’s goal as an artist?
LiuFang hopes/wishes /wants to ……Her wish/Her goal is to……
*________with many composers;
*________working with maser musicians and be able to _________her own music, using elements from different cultures;
*________ classical Chinese pipa and guzheng
music to every corner of the world
introduce classical Chinese pipa and guzheng
music to every corner of the world
work
continuecompose
introduce
Music is more than just sound --- it is a way of thinking!
Music is a common language of the whole world.
1. Traditional singing is _____________?
(a) the most important influence on Liu Fang’s style
(b) not such an important influence
2. When people listen to her playing, ______? (a) they also hear her singing (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
Who can think faster?
4. Chinese classical pieces often have poetic titles_____________. (a) which is understandable (b) which is very surprising
5. Empty spaces in Chinese paintings_____________. (a) are like the silent parts of Chinese music (b) mean the pictures have no life
LiuFang ‘s life experience, musical
training and background, musical
influences,
Face to face with LiuFang :
LiuFang ‘s opinion about the characteristics of Chinese classical music,
LiuFang’s goals as an artist
audienceLiuFang
Face to face with LiuFang
hostess
Assignment:Please write a short passage of 120 ~ 150 words to give a brief introduction of your favourite musicians.
琵琶行
大弦嘈嘈如急雨，
小弦切切如私语。
嘈嘈切切错杂弹，
大珠小珠落玉盘。
春江花月夜
In Chinese art, there are some____________,
Which are very important. They___________
the whole painting and they allow people to
__________ the picture, like a dialogue.
There are_____________, and people say that
_______ is full of music. The pipa sounds and
the pauses _____________________________.
It’s the same with classical Chinese music.
empty spaces
give life to
come into
empty spaces
silence
combine to make a poetry of sound
flute