Kong goes for folk

1. What kinds of music do you know ? 1 folk music 2 pop music 3 jazz 4 classical music 5 rock ‘n’ roll 6 blues

Please listen and identify Please listen and identify what kind of music it is and who is the singer. Mozart Beatles

Great musicians always create new music from the different styles they hear. 周杰伦 宋祖英 周杰伦 & 宋祖英

Scan the text quickly and answer the question  What kind of new music does Kong create? Kong surprised his fans by giving a concert combiningwith because he want to try something new. Chinese folk music classical music

While listening, try to get general idea of the text and learn some new words. Kong is a famous classical pianist. What kind of music is Kong Xiangdong most famous for? He is most famous for classical music.

What did Kong achieve in 1986? In 1986, when he was18, Kong became the youngest winner In Moscow’s Tchaikovsky International Competition.

Because of his and hard work, Kong became famous worldwide. talent

To create something new, Kong began _________________ and changed _______________. experimenting with different styles his appearance with all his hair shaved off. After some years of perfoming, he felt that in some ways he had lost his identity

Read the text again for specific information. and then do true or false statements.

Fast-reading: true of false statements Kong is a world-famous pianist. He plays not only classical music, but folk as well. ( ) Kong is a world-famous pianist. He plays not only classical music, but folk as well. ( )2.After playing pop music for years, Kong felt the needs to be different from other musicians. ( )3.When he was 18, he got his first international prize in America. ( )4.Kong decided to rediscovered the beauty in classical music. ( )5.Kong wants to play Chinese folk music so as to be popular among Chinese. Kong combined Chinese folk with the piano because he wanted to make himself famous ( ) Kong combined Chinese folk with the piano because he wanted to make himself famous create something new classical Moscow Chinese folk music that the world can learn more about China T F F F F F

Discussion: What kind of music do you like and why do people go for music?