One dozen beautiful women playing traditional Chinese musical instruments

traditional Chinese musical instruments

An Interview with Liu Fang Enjoy beautiful classical music following LiuFang & learn a lot about the characteristics of Chinese classical music

Part1:________________________________________ ____________________________________________ _________________________________ Part2:________________________________________ _____________________________________ Part3:________________________________________ ___________________________________ It introduces Liu Fang as well as her musical training and background and the challenges of playing the pipa and the guzheng. It tells about Liu Fang’s musical influences and characteristics of Chinese classical music. It is about Liu Fang’s love for performing live and her goals as an artist. The main idea of each part

career year of birth hometown the place she is living now graduation school the first person who taught her LiuFang’s opinion on the biggest challenges of playing the pipa and the guzheng : a pipa soloist 1974 Kunming Canada Shanghai Conservatory of Music Her mother, who is a Dianju actress Come close to LiuFang Good enough technique; Respect the traditions but to add my own style

Characteristics of Chinese classical music : Firstly, Chinese music is _________ the Chinese languages. ______________________________________________________ _______________________________________. The same is true for music. Secondly, classical Chinese music is _____________ ___Chinese poetry and most classical pieces have very____________. similar to closely connected poetic titles In Chinese, the same pronunciation with different tones has different meanings to Thirdly, classical Chinese music and traditional Chinese painting are like twin sisters. Why?

Characteristics of Chinese classical music : Firstly, Chinese music is _________ the Chinese languages. ______________________________________________________ _______________________________________. The same is true for music. Secondly, classical Chinese music is _____________ ___Chinese poetry and most classical pieces have very____________. similar to closely connected poetic titles In Chinese, the same pronunciation with different tones has different meanings to Thirdly, classical Chinese music and traditional Chinese painting are like twin sisters. Why?

What’s Liufang’s goal as an artist? LiuFang hopes/wishes /wants to …… Her wish/Her goal is to…… *________with many composers; *________working with maser musicians and be able to _________her own music, using elements from different cultures; *________ classical Chinese pipa and guzheng music to every corner of the world introduce classical Chinese pipa and guzheng music to every corner of the world work continue compose introduce

Music is more than just sound --- it is a way of thinking! Music is a common language of the whole world.

1. Traditional singing is _____________? (a) the most important influence on Liu Fang’s style (b) not such an important influence 2. When people listen to her playing, ______? (a) they also hear her singing (b) they think they can hear singing 3. Liu Fang thinks that _____________. (a) Chinese music is like the Chinese language (b) Chinese music and language use the same tones Who can think faster?

4. Chinese classical pieces often have poetic titles_____________. (a) which is understandable (b) which is very surprising 5. Empty spaces in Chinese paintings_____________. (a) are like the silent parts of Chinese music (b) mean the pictures have no life

LiuFang ‘s life experience, musical training and background, musical influences, Face to face with LiuFang : LiuFang ‘s opinion about the characteristics of Chinese classical music, LiuFang’s goals as an artist

audience LiuFang Face to face with LiuFang hostess

Assignment: Please write a short passage of 120 ~ 150 words to give a brief introduction of your favourite musicians.

In Chinese art, there are some____________, Which are very important. They___________ the whole painting and they allow people to __________ the picture, like a dialogue. There are_____________, and people say that _______ is full of music. The pipa sounds and the pauses _____________________________. It’s the same with classical Chinese music. empty spaces give life to come into empty spaces silence combine to make a poetry of sound

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