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Unit 5
Music
Reading and Thinking
1
Lead-in
What are the ways for you to experience music?
How can computers and the Internet help us experience music differently?
Video
What if
3
Video
True Colors - Camden Voices
4
The Virtual Choir
not real/true in our lives
a singing group
From the title, we know that the article mainly talks about the choir which is organized through ___________, not the live people around you. So it mainly talks about the _____________ or ________ of virtual choir.
the Internet
development
history
Analysis of the title
Scan and circle the information in the text.
Reading task
Eric Whitacre
The man who came up with the idea for a virtual choir.
The place where he studied musical composition.
The name of his song.
University of Nevada
“What If”
How is a virtual choir different from other choirs?
Read the text again and answer the questions.
Virtual choir Reality choir
Form video
Place Internet
Identity of singers ordinary people
Number of singers not limited
Influence on singers many people as singers many people as singers
usually professionals or musicians
stage of music hall
live
limited to the required program
2. What caused Eric Whitacre to fall in love with classical music? What gave him the inspiration to make his first virtual choir?
He fell in love with classical music when he was moved by Mozart’s music at university for the first time. He was inspired to create the virtual choir by a video in which a girl sings one of his works.
1. What to need to make a virtual choir?
Careful reading—Para 1
tools:
hero:
anyone from anywhere
2. What is the process of making it?
record themselves
upload
Put into one video
a virtual camera; an Internet connection
3. What influence does the virtual choir have?
Careful reading—Para 1
It can enable people to become part of global community and have a positive influence on the lives of many lives.
1. How is organized Para 2 and Para 3?
Careful reading—Para 2-3
Time order.
2.