大学泛读Book2Unit_2_Music

1、Unit 2 MusicReading skill: finding the main idea p191. The topic being discussed in the short passage above is -2. The writers main idea is-3. The specific details are-1. The topic being discussed in the short passage above is -Caring about the world by musicians and music fans2. The writers main id

2、ea is-Musicians and music fans became concerned about many problems in the world3. The specific details are-the 2 points listed on p19.1. The topic being discussed in the short passage above is -Music abuse2. The writers main idea is-Many Music lovers abuse music in listening3. The specific details

3、are-the 3 points listed on p19.Word pretest B C B C B B Pre-reading taskLead-in questions 1. What kind of music do you like most? Pop music (rock, disco and rap) , light music, folk music, opera, etc. 2. When will you listen to music? What can music bring to you? 3. Young people today know a great d

4、eal about pop music and pop singer, but relatively they know less about classical music, Chinese or Western. How do you account for this?Text A Musics History May show a Path to Future Peace Skim the text in 3 minutes and answer the following questions 1. Who brought the folk music? 2. Are country m

5、usic sad or happy? 3. What do folk songs mainly talk about? 4. Who is the king of rock and roll? Why did he become popular at that time? 5. What are the names of popular black music? 6. Whats the character of Punk? 7. When did MTV start?Structure Chronological order 时间次序 (music history) 1. country a

6、nd folk music 2. rocknroll 3. soul, disco and rap 4. new and old1. The development of country and folk music Hillbilly music (Appalachian people) Country music 1920s (music of working people) Folk songs in 1930s Folk music became popular again in 1950s Folk music continued to be the most political i

7、n 1960sCultural Notes country music folk music Country music Popular music based on the folk style of the southern rural United States or on the music of cowboys in the American West. Also called country and western 乡村音乐：基于美国南部乡村风格上的流行音乐或基于美国西部牛仔的音乐的流行音乐, 也作 country and westernThemes in country musi

8、c Love Cowboy Happiness-seeking The living style of countryside Regional pride Family God Nation到底什么是乡村音乐？ 著名乡村歌手肯尼罗杰斯（Kenny Rogers）对于这个问题的回答是：乡村音乐就是乡下人买的一切音乐。“ 一句简单地回答完美的解释了全体乡村音乐家的心声，即：什么是乡村音乐并不重要，重要的是如何让乡村听众感受到不同的、既新鲜又熟悉的乡村生活体验。 Classification of country music Early Country 早期乡村乐 Cowboy 牛仔音乐 West

9、ern Swing 西部摇摆 Blue Grass 兰草音乐 Rockabilly 乡土摇滚 The Nashville Sound 纳什维尔之声 Country-rock 乡村摇滚 Outlaw 叛道运动 New Traditional Country 新传统主义 New Country 新乡村音乐Classification of country music Country blues Country rock Country pop Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an A

10、merican country-pop singer-songwriter, and actress. In 2006, she released her debut首张 single “Tim McGraw”, then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified Platinum白金 several times by the Recording Industry Association of America. In November 2008, Swift released her second album,

11、Fearless. Fearless and Taylor Swift finished 2008 at number three and number six respectively, with sales of 2.1 and 1.5 million. Fearless has topped the Billboard 200 in 11 non-consecutive weeks; no album has spent more time at No. 1 since 2000. Fearless earned the Grammy Award for Album of the Yea

12、r in 2010.Folk music Music originating among the common people of a nation or region and spread about or passed down orally, often with considerable variation. 民间音乐：起源于一个国家或地区普通人中的音乐，通常以相当多的变化形式用口头传播或传述出去Woody Guthrie (July 14, 1912 October 3, 1967) is best known as an American singer-songwriter and

13、 folk musician, whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and childrens songs, ballads民谣 and improvised即兴创作 works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his guitar. His best-known song is “This Land Is Your Land”. Many of his recorded

14、 songs are archived存档 in the Library of Congress. Such songwriters as Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Pete Seeger, Joe Strummer, Billy Bragg and Tom Paxton have acknowledged Guthrie as a major influence. 1. Martin Luther King: Martin Luther King was born on January15, 1929

15、in Atlanta Georgia. He would now be addressed as Dr. King. Dr. Kings involvement with the civil rights movement began with the arrest of Mrs. Rosa Parks on December 1st, 1955. Continuing the fight for civil rights and to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, on August 28,

16、 1963, 200,000 people gathered in the front to the Lincoln Memorial. It was a peaceful Protest, made up of Africans, the Whites, the young and the old. Most had come to hear Dr. King deliver his famous I have a dream speech. 1964 would be good year for Dr. King and the civil rights movement. Dr. Kin

17、g was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize as someone who had contributed the most to the furtherance of peace among men. On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed.Bob DylanBob Dylan Bob Dylan (born on May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, painter and poet.

18、 He has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was at first an informal chronicler编年史家, and later an apparently reluctant figurehead of social unrest社会不安. A number of his songs such as Blowin in the Wind and The Times They

19、 Are a-Changin became anthems for the civil rights and anti-war movements. Joan Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice. She began her recording career in 1960, and achieved immediate success. Her f

20、irst three albums, Joan Baez, Joan Baez, Vol. 2, and Joan Baez in Concert all achieved gold record status, and stayed on the charts for two years.2. The development of rocknroll Early 1950s, teenagers began to listen to R&BRock & roll A form of popular music arising from and incorporating a variety

21、of musical styles, especially rhythm and blues, country music, and gospel. Originating in the United States in the 1950s, it is characterized by electronically amplified instrumentation, a heavily accented beat, and relatively simple phrase structure. 摇滚乐：一种起源于节奏和蓝调音乐、乡村音乐及福音歌曲等多种音乐风格并把它们融为一体的流行音乐形式

22、，它兴起于20世纪50年代的美国，特征是使用电声加强的乐器演奏法，具有强烈的节奏和相对简单的旋律Rock n roll . Elvis Presley: Elvis Presley is a famous singer. His works includeI Believe; Peace in the Valley; Take My Hand; Are You Lonesome Tonight; Love Me Tender.Elvis Presley 3. soul, disco and rap Black music, rhythm and blues- 1960s soul Disco-

23、1970s Superstars in 1980s Rap music became popular in 1980sSoul music type of popular modern Black American music, derived from gospel, blues and jazz, that expresses strong emotion 灵乐（美国现代黑人通俗音乐, 源自福音音乐 布鲁斯音乐和爵士乐, 表达浓烈的情感）4. New and old Punk or new wave (rock music) 1970s 1970s,1980s new way of lis

24、tening to music 1981 MTVPunk also punk rock type of loud violent rock music popular since the late 1970s and associated with protest against conventional attitudes 朋克（一种摇滚乐, 自70年代末期起流行, 是对传统的反叛）Key Words and Expressions beat (L31) emphasis repeated regularly, marking rhythm in music or poetry; stron

25、gly marked rhythm of pop or rock music （音乐或诗歌中形成节奏的）强音拍; （流行音乐或摇滚音乐的）强节奏: 王力宏的歌曲节奏很强 The songs of Lihong Wang have a good beat. open up (L48) (a) (cause sth to) be available for development, production, etc （使某物）供开发, 生产: open up undeveloped land, new territory, etc 开发未开发的地区等 金庸的武侠小说开拓了想像力新天地. The Wu

26、xia novels written by Jin Yong opened up new worlds of the imagination. (b) (cause sth to) begin business （使某事物）开业, 开张: open up a new restaurant 开一家新餐厅Text 2 Listening to MusicScanning Do the reading comprehension exercise on page 28 and 29. What are the three levels on which we listen to music? The

27、 sensuous level 感官层面 The expressive level 表达层面 The musical level 音乐层面Key words and expressions capacity (L1) U ability to hold or contain sth 容纳某事物的能力: a hall with a seating capacity of 2000 有2000个座位的大厅 sing (for sth) ability to produce, understand or learn sth 生产 理解或学习的能力: 傻根有苦干的巨大能力. Sha Gen has a

28、n enormous capacity for hard work. note (L11, L36) C (a) single sound of a certain pitch and duration, made by a musical instrument, voice, etc （乐器 嗓子等发出的）单音, 鸣声, 音调, 调: the first few notes of a tune 曲子的头几个音 (b) sign used to represent such a sound in a manuscript or in printed music （乐谱上的）音符 (c) any

29、 one of the keys of a piano, organ, etc （钢琴 风琴等的）键: the black notes and the white notes 黑键和白键. abuse (L15) v Tn make bad or wrong use of (sth) 滥用 妄用（某事物）: abuse ones authority, sbs hospitality 滥用权威 辜负某人的热情招待 这个全国人大代表辜负了人民对他的信任！ This NPC deputy abused the trust the people had shown in him. appeal (L18) U attractiveness; interest 吸引力; 兴趣: Does country music hold any appeal for you? 你对x乡村音乐有兴趣吗? 绵羊音不久就失去了吸引力. The sheep sound soon lost its appeal. I,