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必修二
Unit 5 MUSIC
THE VIRTUAL CHOIR
虚拟合唱团
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The language of music is kind, the universal language of mankind.
——Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
音乐的语言是友善的,是全人类共通的语言。
亨利·沃兹沃思·朗费罗
一、励志成长教育
《蜗牛》(入选中小学教材)
核心:坚持、隐忍、向上
- 《稻香》
核心:知足、感恩、治愈
二、亲情与孝道教育
《听妈妈的话》(入选台湾小学教材)
核心:孝顺、理解、感恩
- 《外婆》
核心:陪伴、敬老、倾听
三、社会与反战教育
《止战之殇》
核心:反战、和平、珍惜
控诉战争残酷,呼唤和平。
- 《爸我回来了》
核心:反家暴、保护弱者 直面家庭暴力,
四、文化自信与爱国教育
《本草纲目》
核心:文化自信、反对崇洋
- 《龙拳》《霍元甲》
核心:民族精神、尚武自强
- 《青花瓷》《东风破》
核心:古典美学、文化传承
五、生命与公德教育
《懦夫》
核心:禁毒、珍爱生命
《梯田》
核心:环保、保护自然
六、反内卷与自我价值教育
《三年二班》
核心:反功利、做自己
1. 中国风:最具标志性的风格,将古典乐器与流行旋律结合,歌词充满诗意。代表作有《东风破》《青花瓷》《发如雪》《烟花易冷》《红尘客栈》。
2. R&B与说唱:音乐的核心基石,通过“华语化”革新,避免了欧美说唱的生硬感。代表作有《可爱女人》《爱在西元前》《娘子》《我的地盘》。
3. 周氏情歌:独有的抒情风格,以独特唱腔和旋律打动人。代表作有《七里香》《枫》《蒲公英的约定》《晴天》。
4. 新金属/硬R&B:融合摇滚与说唱,节奏强烈,充满力量感。代表作有《双截棍》《龙拳》《霍元甲》《忍者》。
5. 哥特暗黑风:编曲复杂,氛围神秘悬疑。代表作有《以父之名》《夜的第七章》《威廉古堡》《止战之殇》。
6. 多元化探索:不断尝试新风格,如民谣风《稻香》、西部风《淘金小镇》、古典风《琴伤》、摇滚及爵士元素等。
Pre-reading:
Predict what the text talks about from the title and picture.
The Virtual Choir
What do you want to know about the virtual choir?
So the passage may be a/an _________.
A. narration (记叙文)
B. argumentation (议论文)
C. exposition (说明文)
What Who Why How
Tip: Exposition is a piece of writing used to explain, describe, or give information. It answers the questions what, how and why.
Para.1
Para.1
Read Para.1, How a virtual choir works?
Members: ________________
Place: ________________
Equipment: ________________
and ________________________
Making progress: ①__________________________________
②__________________________________
③__________________________________
anyone
anywhere
a video camera
an internet connection
record themselves
upload videos onto the internet
put videos together into one
设备
制作过程
Scanning
03
While-reading
Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform alone on video.These videos are uploaded onto the Internet, and then they are put together into one video that you can see online—a virtual choir. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere—all you need is a video camera and an Internet connection.You do not even need a studio.These videos are uploaded onto the Internet, and then they are put together into one video that you can see online—a virtual choir. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere—all you need is a video camera and an Internet connection.You do not even need a studio.
What are the advantages of the virtual choir?
1. Helps connect__________________________.
2. Helps people meet friends or contacts with _________________________.
3. Gives people __________________a local choir.
4. Enable people to become ________________________
5. Have a _____________________ on the lives of many people.
positive influence
part of the global community
a chance to join
the same interest in music
ordinary people together
A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together. Many people do not have close friends or contacts who have the same interest in music. Many others do not have the chance to join a local choir. A virtual choir enables them to add their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community. It has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. As one virtual choir member said, “Music helps me to ... forget my problems. With music, I become someone else.”
Virtual choir Real choir
Form live
Place stage of music hall
Identity of singers
Number of singers Limited to the required programme
Influence on singers many people as singers (becoming part of the global community)
video
Internet (home/anywhere)
ordinary people
professional singers
not limited
only those who have the competence or opportunity to give performance
Read Para 1 and tell the difference between the virtual choir and the real choir.
Para.2
(个人资料)
Profile
Name:
Sex:
Age:
Nationality:
Career:
Education background:
Degree:
Major:
Eric Whitacre
Male
54
American
composer and conductor
Musical Composition
Adjectives (形容词) to describe(描述) him:
Nevada, Juilliard School
outstanding, excellent
talented, gifted
enthusiastic
hard-working
influential
Master’s degree
The virtual choir was the idea of award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre. Born in the USA on 2 January 1970, Whitacre began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988.He fell in love with Mozart’s classical music when he sang for the university choir. Moved by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.”He graduated from university in 1995, and then received a master’s degree in musical composition
from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997.Over the next 10 years, Whitacre’s original compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers. This led to the creation of the virtual choir.
a master’s degree
musical composition
What caused Eric Whitacre to fall in love with classical music?
What gave him the inspiration to make his first virtual choir?
Read Para 2 and answer the following question.
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.
The virtual choir was the idea of award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre. Born in the USA on 2 January 1970, Whitacre began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988.He fell in love with Mozart’s classical music when he sang for the university choir. Moved by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.”He graduated from university in 1995, and then received a master’s degree in musical composition
from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997.Over the next 10 years, Whitacre’s original compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers. This led to the creation of the virtual choir.
He fell in love with Mozart’s classical music when he sang for
the university choir.
original compositions began to become quite
popular among choirs and singers
Read para. 2 and think about in what order the author introduce Eric Whitacre.
in the order of time
Para.2
Para.3
Scan para. 3 and mark out the time.
Para.3
2014
He started the Youth Virtual Choir
the story of Eric Whitacre
How many people joined in the song “what if”?
In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works. Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one performance. His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers from 12 different countries. It has received millions of views on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon.Whitacre’s next effort was the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF, which was first seen on stage on 23 July 2014 in the UK. Altogether, 2,292 young people from 80 countries joined in to sing Whitacre’s song “What If”.
virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon
The virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon.
What do the numbers show?
Para.4
What is the author’s attitude towards the virtual choir?
A.Indifferent. B.Negative.
C.Positive. D.Unknown.
Para.4
detailed reading
Further-thinking: Para.4
The virtual choir is a wonderful way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world a better place.
How to understand “sing with one voice”?
Sing the same song
Share the same interest
Hold the same value
Work towards the same goal
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Skim to match the main idea with each para.
D. The creation of the virtual choir.
A. The influence of the virtual choir.
B. The introduction of the virtual choir.
C. The creator of the virtual choir.
1.What is required to join a virtual choir?
A. A professional studio.
B. A video camera and Internet access.
C. A local choir membership.
D. A master’s degree in music.
2.How is a virtual choir different from other choirs and who can take part in it?
A. It needs members to meet in person; Only skilled singers can join.
B. Members don’t have to be together and no studio is needed; Anyone can take part.
C. It requires a big studio; Only famous singers can join.
D. Members must sing at the same time; Only students can join.
3.What made Eric Whitacre fall in love with Mozart’s classical music?
A. Winning an award for his composition.
B. Studying at the Juilliard School.
C. Singing for the university choir.
D. Creating the virtual choir.
4. What gave him the inspiration to make his first virtual choir?
A. a girl’s online video.
B. a teacher’s advice.
C. online classes.
D. a singer’s help.
5.The underlined word “phenomenon” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ______.
A. a famous person
B. a remarkable and widely successful event
C. a musical instrument
D. a difficult problem
6.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Eric Whitacre’s early life.
B. The origin, development and influence of the virtual choir.
C. Mozart’s influence on modern music.
D. UNICEF’s youth music projects.
7. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The virtual choir was created only for commercial profit.
B. Eric Whitacre had no formal music education.
C. The virtual choir helps connect people across the world.
D. Local choirs are better than virtual ones.
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