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一支音乐 音乐家 音符 节奏 歌词 乐器 歌手 乐队 专辑 表演 五线谱 A piece of music Musician Note Rhythm Lyrics Musical instrument Singer Band Album Performance staff Music

What is a band ? a group of musicians What is a band usually made up of? Guitar player Bass player Drummer vocalist who plays the guitar who plays the bass who plays the drums

 Do you know any famous bands in the world? According to WMF( 世界音乐先锋组织 ), four greatest bands are:

The rolling stones ( 滚石乐队 ) ①

The Beatles 甲 壳虫乐队 又称：批头士 ②

in the town where i was born lived a man who sailed to sea and he told us of his life in the land of submarines so we sailed up to the sun till we found the sea of green and we lived beneath the waves in our yellow submarine we all live in our yellow submarine yellow submarine, yellow submarine we all live in our yellow submarine yellow submarine, yellow submarine yellow submarine

老鹰乐队 : hotel California③

on a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air up ahead in the distance, i saw a shimmering light my head grew heavy and my sight grew dim i had to stop for the night there she stood in the doorway; i heard the mission bell and i was thinking to myself, 'this could be heaven or this could be hell' hotel california

then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way there were voices down the corridor, i thought i heard them say... welcome to the hotel california such a lovely place such a lovely face plenty of room at the hotel california any time of year, you can find it here

BEYOND( 超越乐队 ) ④

今天我寒夜里看雪飘过 怀著冷却了的心窝飘远方 风雨里追赶 雾里分不清影踪 天空海阔你与我 可会变 ( 谁没在变 ) 多少次迎著冷眼与嘲笑 从没有放弃过心中的理想 一刹那恍惚 若有所失的感觉 不知不觉已变淡 心里爱 ( 谁明白我 ) 原谅我这一生不羁放纵爱自由 也会怕有一天会跌倒 被弃了理想谁人都可以 那会怕有一天只你共我 海阔天空海阔天空

Any other famous bands?

The Monkees 门基乐队

Name of the band : The Monkees Place: USA Members: Mike Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, Davy Jones and Peter Tork. The Monkeys? The Monkees

drummer bassist guitarist vocalist

why?

Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 B. Many people dream of being famous musicians or singers D.How musicians form bands A.The Monkees started in a different way. C. How the Monkees became popular and how they developed as a real band Comprehending

How musicians form a band? (Para. 2) The first step to fame: Later Their hope: start as a group of high-school students and practice play for passers-by to earn extra money for themselves or to pay for the instruments perform in pubs or clubs and are paid in cash make records in a studio and sell copies to become millionaires 1. 2.

The history of the Monkees (Para. 3, 4) Early time Members : 1 good singer 3 _________ Their performance : attractiveboring Their fans: Supported fiercely Welcomed coldly They wrote songs by themselves at first: YesNo actors √ √ √

Later ( after a year ) Their attitude became _________about work. For example, they started to _______and ______their own songs like a __________.Then they __________ their own records and started ________ and _________their own music. serious produced touring playing playsing real band

In 1970 : the Monkees ____________ In the mid -1980s : the Monkees ________ In 1996 : produced a new record to _________ their time as a real band broke up reunited celebrate

Why is the title of the text “The Band that wasn’t” ( 并非乐队的乐队 )? Because The Monkees was not a real band at first. Three of its members are actors who could not sing well enough Furthermore, it didn’t follow the usual way to be successful as the other bands.In addition, it was not formed by the members themselves but by TV organizers and they were not like a band at first, because they played jokes as well as playing music.

1.The Monkees started because they liked to write and play their own music. 2.The Monkees at first played jokes on each other as well as played music. 3.The Monkees were paid in cash for their performances in pubs or clubs. 4.The Monkees never pretended to sing. 5.The Monkees had to rely on other musicians to help them. 6.Their performances were not so humorous that nobody copied them. F F F T F T T/F

If we are h_____ with ourselves, most of us have d________ __being f________ sometimes in our lives. Most musicians often meet and f_____ a band because they like to write and play their own music. Consolidation( Fill in the blanks ) onest reamed of orm amous

Sometimes they play in the street to p_________ so that they can earn some e______ money and this also gives them a c_______ to r______ their d______. There was once a band started in a different way. assers-by xtra hanceealize reams

The musicians of whom the band was formed ______ _______ ______ each other as well as played music, most of which was loosely _____ ___ “The Beatles”. Their exciting performances were copied by other groups. played jokes on based on

“The Monkees” played their own i ___________ and wrote their own music. Though it _____ __ in 1970, it r_______ in the mid-1980s and it is still popular today. nstruments broke up eunited

Listen to the song I’m a believer then fill in the blanks.I’m a believer

I thought love was only true in fairy tales Meant for ________ else but not for_____. ______was out to get me That’s the way it seemed. Disappointment hunted all my dreams. *Then I saw her _____,now I’m a ________ Not a trace of doubt____ _____ _____. I’m in love, I’m a________ I couldn't leave her if I tried. I thought love was _____ ___ _____a given thing, Seems the more I gave the less I got. What’s the use in trying? All ____ get is pain. When I wanted _________ I got rain. someone me Love facebeliever inmymind believer moreorless sunshine you

Let’s form a band!

H ow to form your own band?  What kind of person will be your partner?  What is the name of your band?  What kind of band will it be?  What kind of music will you play/perform?  When and where will you practise?

In your opinion, what is a real band? You may answer the question like : 1.In my opinion, a real band should … 2.Personally speaking, the musicians in the band should… 3. My understanding to a real band is that…… 4. As far as I know, a real band is based on ……