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Module4Music

Introduction

LookatthephotosofChineseandwesternmusicalinstrumentsandanswerthequestions.

konghou

guzheng

pipa

mandolin

harp

yueqin

lute

Whichinstrumentshavestrings?

WhichChineseandwesterninstrumentslooksimilar?

Whichoftheinstrumentsdoesthemusicianholdwhenhe/sheisplaying?

ReadtheinformationaboutChineseandwesternmusicalinstruments.

Thekonghouisaninstrumentwithstrings.ItcametoChinafromthewestduringtheHanDynastyabout2,000yearsago.

Theguzhenghasbeenusedformorethan2,300years.Itlookslikeatableharp.

ThepipaisalutewithfourstringsandisarelativeoftheEuropeanlute.ItcametoChinafromCentralAsiainthefourthcentury.

Theyueqinisaroundinstrumentlikeamandolin.ItwascalledqinpipaduringtheHanDynasty.

Nowdiscussthequestionswithotherstudents.

HowmanyoftheChineseinstrumentshaveyouheard?

Doyouknowanyartistswhoplaythem?

DoyouknowanyChineseclassicalmusicpieceswhichfeaturetheseinstruments?

DoyoulikethesoundoftraditionalChinesemusic?Givereasonsforyouranswers.

ReadingandVocabulary

ReadPart1ofthepassageandexplainthereferences.

...duringhervisittoChina.WhovisitedChina?

...shetaughtmetoplaytheyueqin.Whotaughthertoplay?

Ihavebeenlivingtheresincethen.Wherehasshebeenliving?

...eachonehasitsspecialwayofinterpretingtheclassicalpieces.Eachwhat?

Thesameistrueofmysecondinstrument.Whatistrueaboutthesecondinstrument?

ReadPart2ofthepassageandchoosethecorrectanswers.

1.Traditionalsingingis____.

notsuchanimportantinfluence

themostimportantinfluenceonLiuFang'sstyle

2.Whenpeoplelistentoherplaying,____.

theythinktheycanhearsinging

theyalsohearhersinging

3.LiuFangthinksthat____.

Chinesemusicandlanguageusethesametones

ChinesemusicisliketheChineselanguage

4.Chineseclassicalpiecesoftenhavepoetictitles,____.

whichisverysurprising

whichisunderstandable

5.EmptyspacesinChinesepaintings____.

meanthepictureshavenolife

arelikethesilentpartsofChinesemusic

Part1

LiuFangisaninternationalmusicstar,famousforherworkwithtraditionalChineseinstruments.Shewasbornin1974andhasplayedthepipasincetheageofsix.She'sgivenconcertssinceshewaseleven,includingaperformancefortheQueenofEnglandduringhervisittoChina.ShegraduatedfromtheShanghai

Conservatory

ofMusic,whereshealsostudiedtheguzhengin1993.

Whatisyourmusicaltrainingandbackground?

MymotherisaDianjuactress.DianjuisakindofChineseopera,whichincludessinging,dancingandacting.WhenIwasachild,shetookmetoperformances.IlistenedtomusicbeforeIcouldspeak!WhenIwasfiveyearsold,shetaughtmetoplaytheyueqin.

In1990,whenIwas15yearsold,IwenttotheShanghai

Conservatory

ofMusic,whereIstudiedthepipaandtheguzheng.AfterIgraduated,IwentbacktomyhometownofKunmingandworkedasapipa

soloist

oftheKunmingMusicandDanceTroupe.In1996,ImovedtoCanadawithmyhusbandandIhavebeenlivingtheresincethen.

Whatarethebiggestchallengesofplayingthepipaandtheguzheng?

Ifyourtechniqueisnotgoodenough,itisimpossibletoplayclassicalChinesepipamusic.Also,the

repertoire

forthepipaislarge—somepieceswerewrittenduringtheTangDynasty.

Therearemanydifferentpipaschools,andeachonehasitsspecialwayofinterpretingtheclassicalpieces.Thebiggestchallengeistorespectthetraditionsbuttoaddmyownstyle.Thesame

istrueof

mysecondinstrument,theguzheng.

Part2

Whoorwhatareyourmusicalinfluences?

Themaininfluenceistraditionalsinging.Ilistenedtotraditionaloperasingingandfolksongsinmychildhood.NowwhenIamplayingatune,Iamsinginginmyheart.WhenI'mplayingasadtune,Iamcryinginmyheart.Listenersoftensaythattheycanhearsinginginmymusic.

WhatcharacteristicsofChineseclassicalmusicdoyoutrytoshowinyourplaying?

Firstly,ChinesemusicissimilartotheChineselanguage.InChinese,thesamepronunciationwithdifferenttoneshasdifferentmeanings.Thesameistrueformusic.Secondly,classicalChinesemusiciscloselyconnectedtoChinese

poetry

,soitisn'tsurprisingthatmostclassicalpieceshavevery

poetic

titles.Thirdly,classicalChinesemusicandtraditionalChinesepaintingareliketwinsisters.InChineseart,therearesomeemptyspaces,whichareveryimportant.They

givelifeto

thewholepaintingandtheyallowpeopletocomeintothepicture,likeadialogue.

It'sthesamewithclassicalChinesemusic.Thereareemptyspaces,andpeoplesaythesilenceisfullofmusic.Thepipasoundsandthepauses

combine

tomakea

poetry

ofsound.Listenerscanexperiencethepowerandthebeautyofthemusic,likeenjoyingabeautifulpoemorpainting.

Part3

Whatdoyoulikebestaboutperforminglive?

IenjoyplayingandIenjoyperforminginpublic.IliketheatmosphereinaconcerthallandIalwaysfeelhappywhenIhaveaconcert.Ifeelalittledepressedorlonelywhenthereisnoconcertforalongtime.Ialsoenjoythetimeimmediatelyaftertheconcertto

sharethefeelingsandideaswith

friendsandmusiclovers,listeningtotheirimpressionsandunderstandingaboutthemusic.Ilovemycareer.Ialsoenjoytravelling:Ienjoysittinginaplanedreaming,orstayinginahotel.

Whatareyourgoalsasanartist?

Idon'thaveaparticulargoal.ButIhopetoworkwithmanycomposers,andIalsowishtocomposemyownmusic.MybackgroundistraditionalChinesemusic.SinceImovedtoCanada,Ihavehadopportunitiesto

makecontactwith

othermusicaltraditionsandplaywith

mastermusicians

.Iwishtocontinueworkingwithmastermusiciansfromothertraditionsandtobeabletocomposemyownmusic,usingelementsfromdifferentcultures.IalsowishtointroduceclassicalChinesepipaandguzhengmusictoeverycorneroftheworld.

ReadPart3ofthepassageandanswerthequestions.

WhatdoesLiuFangenjoyaboutperforming?

Whatmakesherfeeldepressedorlonely?

Whatdoesshewanttodowithothermusicians?

WhatisherambitionregardingChinesemusic?

Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.

challenge;combine;interpret;silence;title;traditional

Shelikestomusicalstylesfromeastandwest.

Whatistheofthepiecesheplayed?

IlikelisteningtoChinesefolksongs.

It'sagreattoplayaninstrumentlikethepipa.

Sometimesthereisalonginthemiddleofthepiece.

Ilikethewaysheclassicalpieces.

Matchthewordswiththeirmeanings.

concert;conservatory;repertoire;soloist;technique;tune

:amusicianwhoperformsalone

:awayofdoingsomething,forexample,playinganinstrument

:anotherwordformelody

:aneventwheremusiciansplay

:allthepiecesofmusicthatamusiciancanplay

:aschoolwheremusiciansstudy

Grammar

Readthesentencesfromthefollowingpassageanddecideiftheyaretrue.

LiuFanghasplayedthepipasincetheageofsix.

She'sgivenconcertssinceshewaseleven.

Shehasgivenconcertsregularlysincetheageofeleven.

Sheonlygaveconcertswhenshewasachild.

LiuFangstillplaysthepipa.

Sheonlyplayedthepipawhenshewassix.

Readthesentencesandanswerthequestions.

Thesentences:

LiuFanghasplayedthepipasincetheageofsix.

She'sgivenconcertssinceshewaseleven.

LiuFanghasbeenplayingthepipaforthelastthreehours.

She'sbeenperformingconcertseverydaysincelastmonth.

Thequestions:

Whatisthedifferenceinformbetweenc-danda-b?

Whichofthesethingsistrueaboutthelasttwosentences?

Thepeoplestarteddoingthesethingsinthepastandarestilldoingthem.

Thepeopledothesethingseveryday.

Theactionstakeaverylongtimetocomplete.

Completetheconversation.Puttheverbsintothepresentperfectprogressive.

Interviewer:

LiuFang,what(do)recently?

LiuFang:

Well,I(give)concertsinAmerica.

Interviewer:

Haveyou(play)anynewpieces?

LiuFang:

Yes.I(play)someclassicalAmericantunes.

Interviewer:

Whatelsehaveyou(do)?

LiuFang:

I(learn)howtoplaythekonghou.

Completethepassagewiththecorrectformsoftheverbs.

Lastnight,I(went/havebeen)toseeaconcertbytheChinese-bornCanadianartistLiuFang.ShewasborninChinaand(studied/hasbeenstudying)musicinShanghai,butshe(lived/hasbeenliving)inCanadasince1996.She(played/hasbeenplaying)traditionalChinesemusicsinceshewasveryyoung.Lastnight,she(performed/hasperformed)aseriesofclassicalChinesepiecesforthepipaandtheguzheng.I(bought/havebought)aCDofhermusicaftertheconcertandI(listened/havebeenlistening)toitalldaytoday!

VocabularyandListening

Choosethebestwordstocompletethepassage.

PorgyandBessstartedlifeasa1925novel/folksongbyDuboseHeywardcalledPorgy,aboutthelifeofAfricanAmericansinCharleston.GeorgeGershwin(1898—1937),asoloist/composerofpopularandclassicalmusic,readthebook/play,andthoughtitwouldmakeagoodopera/concert.Withhisbrother,IraGershwin(1896—1983)andHeyward,theyputtogetherawonderfulnewwork,calledPorgyandBess,whichopenedattheAlvinTheatre/ConservatoryonNewYork'sBroadwayon10thOctober,1935.ItsoonbecameaclassicofmodernAmericanmusic,andthesongs,especiallySummertimeandIGotPlentyofNothingareverywell-knownandhavebecomestandards,particularlyforthejazzrepertoire.

Atfirstitwasn'teasytoputontheproduction,becauseitneededanall-black/all-whitecastatatimewhenAfro-Americanactorswereallowedtoperform/bannedfromperforming,andGershwindidn'twantitdonein"blackface",thatis,withwhiteactorsmadeuplikeblacks.Butintheendhehadtoacceptwhiteactorsperformingtherolesofblackpeople.

Aftermuchtimeandmanydifficultiestheshowwasfinallyputon.Atfirstitreceivedexcellent/depressingreviews,andGeorgeGershwindiedin1937,withoutknowingthathehadco-writtenanAmericanclassic,andoneofthewesternworld'sfavouriteopera.ButwordspreadaroundNewYork,theaudiencesgrewbiggerandbigger,andsoontheoperawasanextraordinaryhit/miss.

PorgyandBessdealswiththerhymesandrhythmsofNegrolifeinAmerica.Itcombineselementsthathaveneverbeforeappearedasmelodies/poetryanditshowsthedrama,thehumour,thesuperstition,thereligiousfervour,thedancing,themiseryandthehighspiritsofblackAmericansintheearly20thcentury.

Answerthequestions.

WhatdoyouthinkPorgyandBessisabout?

DoyouthinkPorgyandBessisopera,jazzorclassicalmusic?

Whatisa"classicofmodernAmericanmusic"?

Whydoyouthinkittookalongtimetoputontheshow?

Wastheshowanimmediatesuccess?

Whatwastheeffectofthereviews?

DoyouthinkyouwouldenjoyPorgyandBess?CanyouthinkofasimilarChineseopera?

VocabularyandReading

Workinpairs.Lookatthephotoanddescribewhatyoucansee.Usethewordsintheboxtohelpyou.

crowd;guitar;musician;passerby;pedestrian;pipe;semi-circle;violin

Isthereanywhereinyourtownforpeopletoseesuchascene?

Readthepassageandchoosethesentencewhichbestexpressesthemainidea.

StreetMusic

It'sawarmSaturdayafternooninabusy

sideroad

intheolddistrictofBarcelona.The

pedestrians

arestandingina

semi-circle

aroundsomeoneorsomethinginfrontofthecathedral.Ipushmywaythroughthecrowdandfinda

quartet

ofmusiciansplayingaviolin

suite

ofclassicalmusic.The

session

laststenminutes.Thenoneofthemusicianspicksupa

saucer

ontheground,andasksformoney.Allcontributionsare

voluntary

,noonehastopay,butthecrowd

shrinks

assomepeopleslideaway.Butothershappilythrowinafewcoins.They'regratefulforthisbrief

interval

ofmusicastheygoshopping.

BelowthewindowofmyapartmentinParis,amusicmantakesaplacemade

vacant

byanearliermusician.Heraisesthe

lid

ofhis

barrelorgan

andturnsthe

handle

.ThenhesingsthesongsofoldParis,songsofthepeopleandtheirloveaffairs.IremembersomeofthewordseventhoughIhaveneverconsciouslylearntthem.I

tap

myfeetandsingalongwithhim.Downthereonthepavement,few

passersby

stop.Somesmile,otherswalkpastwiththeirheadsdown.Carspass,gangsofboysformanddisappear,someoneevenputsacoininthecuponthe

organ

.Butthemusicmanignoresthemall.He'shotinthesun,sohe

mops

hisheadwitha

spotted

handkerchief.Hejustkeepssingingandturningthe

handle

.

InHarlem,NewYork,somelocalsplaceasoundsystembyanopenwindow.They

plug

itintotheelectrical

socket

,and

allofasudden

,there'sdancinginthestreets.IndowntownTokyo,youngcoupleseat

popcorn

and

dancetothemusic

ofa

rockabilly

band,whichplaysAmericanmusicfromtheFifties.IntheLondonUndergroundastudentplaysclassicalguitarmusic,which

echoes

alongthetunnels.Itliftsthespiritsofthepassengers,whohurrypastontheirwaytowork.InastreetinViennaorPragueorMilanagroupofpipemusiciansfromthefarAndesfilltheairwiththesoundsofSouthAmerica.

Thestreetmusicianiskeepingaliveaculturewhichhasalmostdisappearedinourbusy,organised,andregulatedlives:thesoundofmusicwhenyouleastexpectit.Inarecordingstudio,evenwhen

relayed

bymicrophone,musiclosessomeofits

liveliness

.Butstreetmusic

giveslifeto

everyonewholistensandoffers

relief

fromthecaresoftheday.Itonlyexistsinthe

present

,itonlyhasmeaninginthecontext.Itneedsspace.

Themainideais:

Downthereonthepavement,fewpassersbystop.

Thestreetmusicianiskeepingaliveaculturewhichhasalmostdisappearedinourbusy,organised,andregulatedlives:thesoundofmusicwhenyouleastexpectit.

InHarlem,NewYork,somelocalsplaceasoundsystembyanopenwindow,plugitintotheelectricalsocket,andallofasudden,there'sdancinginthestreets.

Butothershappilythrowinafewcoins,gratefulforthisbriefintervalofmusicastheygoabouttheirshopping.

Answerthequestions.

Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutthemusicplayinginthestreet?

HowmuchdopeoplehavetopayforthemusicinBarcelona?

WhatiseveryoneelsedoingasthemusicmanplayshisorganinParis?

WhyistheresuddenlydancinginthestreetsinHarlem?

WhydoesmusicechointheLondonUnderground?

Whatisthedisadvantageofrecordedmusic?

Whatistheadvantageoflivemusic?

Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsinthebox.

handkerchief;handle;interval;lid;plug;popcorn;relief;slide;socket;tap;voluntary

Doyouhaveahandkerchiefinyourpocket?

Canyoupointtoahandleinyourclassroom?

Howlongdoestheintervalbetweentwoclasseslast?

Whenyoucookrice,doyouputalidonthepot?

Canyoupointtoaplugandasocketintheclassroom?

Doyoulikepopcorn?Whendopeopleofteneatit?

Whenapaymentisvoluntary,mustyoupay?

Whenyouhearmusicwithagoodbeat,whatdoyousometimestap?

Whensomeoneorsomethingslidesaway,doesitmoveeasilyorwithdifficulty?

Ifyouhaveafeelingofrelief,doyoufeelrelaxedandhappy,ortenseandsad?

Workinpairsanddiscussyouranswerstothequestions.

Doyoupreferliveorrecordedmusic?

Howoftendoyoulistentolivemusic?

Howdoyoufeelwhenyouhearmusiconthestreets?

Doyouthinkmusiciansshouldbeallowedtoplayinthestreets?Ifso,whatmusicwouldyouliketohearasyoucometoschool?

Function

Readthesentencesandanswerthequestions.

Ithinkit'swonderful.

It'sridiculous!

Itmakesmefeelveryhappy.

IalwaysfeelsooptimisticwhenIthinkofsummer.

IfeelreallyhappywhenIhearit.

Iadorelisteningtosongslikethat.

Ican'tstandlisteningtosongslikethat.

Whichofthesesentencesshowthatyouhaveagoodfeelingaboutsomething?

Whichofthemexpressthestrongestemotions?

Completethesentenceswithyourownopinionsaboutthingsyoulikeordislike.

Example:

Listeningtoclassicalmusicmakesmefeelhappy.

____makesmefeelveryhappy.

Ithinkit'swonderfulwhen____.

IalwaysfeelsooptimisticwhenIthinkof____.

IfeelreallyhappywhenIhear____.

Ican'tstand____.

Lookatthephotosofsingersandmusicians.Sayhowyoufeelaboutthemusicthattheyplay.

Example:

Latinmusicmakesmefeelexcited.

classicalmusic

rockmusic

Latinmusic

jazzmusic

Speaking

Answerthequestions.

Whatisyourfavouritekindofmusic?

Howlonghaveyoubeenlisteningtoit?

Whendoyoulistentomusic?

Example:whenI'mgettingdressed/onmywaytoschool/doingmyhomework,etc..

Howdoyoulistentomusic?

Example:ontheradio/onacassetteplayer/musicTV

Whydoyoulistentomusic?

Example:Itmakesmerelax./Ifeelhappy.

Writeashortreportaboutthemusicinterestsandhabitsofthegroup.Usetheseexpressions.

Myfavouritekindofmusicis...butYang'sfavouritemusicis...

Myfavouriteartistis...

I'vebeenlisteningto...for/since...

IlikelisteningtomusicwhenI'm...

Ilikeseeinglivemusicalperformances.

IhaveacollectionofCDs.

Writing

ReadthisemailfromanEnglish-speakingpenfriend.

Hi,we'vebeendoingaclasssurveyofmusic.Wewantedtofindoutwhenandwhypeoplelistentomusic.Weweren'tinterestedinwhatpeoplelistento,becausewealreadyknowthat.Wewereinterestedinwhenpeoplelistentomusicandwhy.

Thisiswhatwehavediscovered.

Thereare30studentsintheclass.They'realleither15or16yearsold.Almosteveryone(90%)listenstomusicontheradiobeforetheycometoschool.Abouthalfthekidstakethebustoschoolandtheotherhalfcomebycarwiththeirparents.TheoneswhotakethebuslistentomusiconCD.Theonesinthecarslistentomusicontheradio.Iftheirparentsdon'tlikethat,theyalsolistentoCDs.

Duringtheday,we'renotallowedtolistentomusicatschool.Intheevening,75%ofthestudentsintheclasslistentomusiconCD,orwatchmusictelevision,usuallyMTV.Hardlyanyonegoestoliveconcerts—they'retooexpensive!

Partofthesurveywastofindthereasonswhypeoplelistentomusic.Inthemorning,mostpeoplesaidtheylistentomusictohelpthemwakeup!Intheevening,theylistentomusictohelpthemrelaxwhenthey'redoingtheirhomework.

Writeareplytotheemail,givingdetailsaboutwhenandwhyyourclassmateslistentomusic.UsetheinformationfromtheSPEAKINGactivitiesinyouranswer.

EverydayEnglish

Choosethecorrectanswers.

1.Ifsomethingisyourfavouriteofalltime,itmeans____.

youhavealwayslikedit

youlikeitnow

2.Ifyou'remissingthepoint,itmeans____.

youcan'tseesomething

youdon'tunderstandsomething

3.Ifyoucan'tstandsomething,itmeans____.

youdon'tlikeit

youhavetositdown

4.IfyousayOhcomeon!inaconversation,itprobablymeans____.

youdon'tagreewithsomeone

youagreewithsomeone

5.Ifsomethingisdescribedasajazzclassic,it's____.

apieceofclassicalmusic

afamousjazztune

6.Ifyoudescribeajazztuneasreallyancient,it'sprobably____.

morethanahundredyearsold

morethan20yearsold

Completethesentenceswithyourownopinions.

Myfavouritepieceofmusicofalltimeis____.

Iwouldsay"Ohcomeon!"tomybestfriendifhe/shesaid____.

ThereisonethingthatIreallycan'tstand.It's____.

ReadingPractice

Lookatthephotointhepassageandsaywhatyoucansee.Haveyouseenorheardofthisbandbefore?

MusicfromChina

Onedozenbeautifulyoungwomen,allintheirtwenties,takethestageandstandbeforeavarietyofancientmusicalinstruments.Themomenttheystarttoplay,itisclearthemembersofTwelveGirlsBandareamongthemost

gifted

musiciansintheworld.ComingfromChina,TwelveGirlsBandisalreadyoneofthatcountry'smostpopulargroups.

Astheybuildamusicalbridgebetweeneastandwest,TwelveGirlsBand

charms

thepeopleofmanynationsaroundtheworld.Abest-sellingactalloverAsia,TwelveGirlsBandfillsconcerthallsand

arenas

there,andhasnowbeendiscoveredbyAmerica.In2004thegrouparrivedontheUSmusic

scene

atNo.62ofthe

Billboard

200albumchart.ItwasthehighestentrybyanAsiangroup.InJapan,TwelveGirlsBandisalreadyasupergroup.Ithassoldmorethantwomillionrecords,andhasevenappearedinTVadsforchocolateandcellphones,amongotherproducts.AJapaneseDVDofTwelveGirlsBandliveinconcertsoldover200,000copies,andtheirliveperformanceshavebeenseenontelevisionaroundtheworld.In2004theywerenamedInternationalArtistoftheYearattheJapanGoldenDiscAwardceremonies.

Drawingupon

morethan1,500yearsofChinesemusic,TwelveGirlsBandmixesthisrichtraditionwithclassical,folkandcontemporarysounds.Thegroup

signifies

the

symbolic

choiceofadozenmembersfoundinvariousaspectsofChinese

numerology

with12monthsinayear,andinancient

mythology

,12jinchai(goldenhairpins,whichrepresentwomanhood).Inspirationalsocomesfromyuefang,thefemale

chamber

orchestrasthatplayedintheroyalcourtsoftheTangDynasty.

EachmemberofTwelveGirlsBandhasclassicaltraining,withbackgroundsthatincludetheChinaAcademyofMusic,theChineseNationalOrchestra,andtheCentral

Conservatory

ofMusic.Skilledmulti-instrumentalists,theyperformontraditionalChineseinstrumentsthatincludetheguzheng,theyangqin,theerhu,thepipaandthediziandxiao.TheirmusicalsocreatesalushandoriginallandscapesofsoundwhichremindaudiencesofmusicfromIrelandandfromeasternEurope.

Thegroup'sappealisequallyasbroad,withchildren,teens,adultsandgrandparentsfillingarenastoseeitperform.AmericancriticsnoticedthemixtureofpiecesbyMozartandBeethoven,withjazzstandardslikeDaveBrubeck'sTakeFive,oraversionofamuch-lovedclassicsuchasSimonandGarfunkel'sElCondorPasa.

Thegroup

honours

itsmusical

heritage

andshowsagenuineloveforallstylesofmusic—fromcomplexclassicalworkstolong-lastingpoptunes.

Adaptedfrom:/

~journeyeast/twelve_girls_and_a_band.html

Usedbypermission.

Readthepassageandchoosethebestsummary.

Thebestsummaryis____.

TwelveGirlsBandisagroupofwomenmusiciansfromChinawhoplaytraditionalinstrumentsbutabroadvarietyofChineseandinternationalmusic.Theyareextremelypopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.

TwelveGirlsBandplaystraditionalmusicinmanycountries.Theyarewell-knownfortheirmusicwhichisusedinadvertisements,andtwomillioncopiesoftheDVDsoftheirperformanceshavebeensold.

TwelveGirlsBandisoneofChina'smostimportantgroupsofmusicians.TheyrepresentChinesetraditionalmusicallovertheworld,especiallyintheUSAandJapan.Theirmusicisfullofthesymbolsofnumerology.

Choosethebestanswers.

1.ThewriterthinksthatTwelveGirlsBandisspecialbecause____.

theyhaveaclassicaltraining

theyusesymbolsofnumerologyforinspiration

they'reverytalented

theycombineChineseandwesternmusic

2.NoothergroupofmusiciansfromChinahas____.

usedChinesemythologyasaninspiration

achievedsuchsuccessintheUSmusiccharts

appealedtosomanyAsians

soldsomanyDVDsoftheirperformances

3.Theband'schoiceofmusicshowsitslovefor____.

Chineseclassicalmusic

traditionalm