Music Hall Vienna

Pedestrians and a passerby making contributions to the street musician. A street music man turns the handle of a barrel organ. Crowds stand in a semi-circle. A quartet of street musicians play a violin suit of classical music.

Scanning for the main idea of each paragraph A: The street music in Paris. B: The street music around the world. C: The street music in Barcelona. D: The importance of the street music. C A B D

Careful reading for detail information. placesperformances People’s feelings A quartet of musicians play a suit of violin classical music. In Paris Play a sound system and there’s dancing in the street. In downtown Tokyo In the London underground In a street in Vienna or Prague or Milan In the old district of Barcelona They are grateful for this brief interval of music as they go shopping. A music man plays his barrel organ and sings songs. In Harlem, New York Young couples eat popcorn and dance to music. A student plays classical guitar music. It lifts the spirits of the passengers. Some pipe musicians fill the air with the sounds of South American music.

It keeps___________________________________ It gives______________________________ It offers______________________________ Meanings of the street music : alive a culture which has almost disappeared in our lives. life to everyone who listens. relief from the cares of the day.

An interview: Suppose you are a reporter from New York Times, You will have an interview with a passerby about street music. You can begin like this: Excuse me, I am a reporter from New York Times. May I have an interview with you? ……

Let’s enjoy the beauty of the language of the text. ● They are thankful to the musicians for the short period of musical time when they’re shopping. Find out the sentence with the same meaning of the following one in the text. They’re grateful for this brief interval of music as they go shopping.

Find out a sentence in the text to describe what you see and hear.

In the London Underground a student plays classical guitar music, which echoes along the tunnels. Our happy voices echo in the hall.

In a street in Vienna or Prague Or Milan a group of pipe musicians from the far Andes fill the air with the sounds of South America.

Give a proper Chinese translation to the following sentences. But street music gives life to everyone who listens and offers relief from the cares of the day. It only exists in the present, it only has meaning in the context. It needs space. 但是街头音乐给每一个倾听的人带来活力，令 他们在一天的烦忧中感到宽慰。它只存在于当 下，也只有在情境中才具有意义。它需要空间。

Further understanding But street music gives life to everyone who listens and offers relief from the cares of the day. It only exists in the present, it only has meaning in the context. It needs space. 但是街头音乐给每一个倾听的人带来活力，令 他们在一天的烦忧中感到宽慰。它只存在于当 下，也只有在情境中才具有意义。它需要空间。

What is the context for street music? It is the music really belonging to common people. It brings life and relief to those busy with their everyday life. Everyone has the chance to enjoy the beauty of music, whether rich or poor, happy or hard with life. Street music must be in people ’ s ordinary life.

Have you ever seen any forms of street music in China?

Street music in China. In China, many people love street music, whether they are young or old, men or women. Although people are different in language and skin color, they all enjoy street music.

Discussion: Why do some musicians perform in the street? What’s your attitude towards street music? Why?

Homework The street music needs space. What can de done to offer the street music the space it needs?