What kind of music is it?

Mr. Knowledgeable

dizi xiao suona cucurbit flute Brass & woodwind ( 吹奏乐器 ) Part one: Do you know any Chinese musical instruments?

guzheng pipa dongbula yangqin Stings ( 弹拨乐器 )

luo gu yunluo Percussion ( 打击乐器 )

erhu horse head string instrument Strings ( 拉弦乐器 )

Bamboo in the Moonlight A Moonlit Night on the Spring River Moon Reflected on Second Spring 月光下的凤尾竹 春江花月夜 二泉映月 Part two: What is the name of the musical instrument?

1. What can you see in the picture? 2. What’s his name? 3. How does the write feel about this piece of music? Task 1 Sad but Beautiful

Complete and give some key words for each paragraph Para 1. Para 2. Para 3. 2c choose the best creator The writer’s feelings Abing’s life The popularity of Abing’s pieces

Para 1. The reasons  The music was strangely beautiful, but under the beautiful, I sensed __________ ________________________.  It was ____________________ ______________ that I’ve ever heard.  I ____________ along with it as I listened. NOTING SUPPORTING DETAILS Supporting details can be examples, reasons, opinions or other detailed information in each paragraph. I was _______by a piece of music named Erquan Yingyue. moved a strong sadness and pain one of the most moving pieces of music almost cried sad ?

Para 2: timeline In 1893,Abing was _______. When he was young, his mother _____. By age 17, Abing was known for ____________. He continued to ______________ on the streets. He ___________in this way for many years. After Abing got married, he ________ ___________. For several years, he had________, and lived ______________. After his father died, Abing’s life ______________. _______________. born died his musical ability grew worse no home on the streets had a home again performed sing and play lonely illness, blind poor sick A ______ life sad Abing lived a very ____ life. hard

Task6:Read and think Why did Erquan Yingyue move the writer? Its sad beauty not only paints a picture of Abing’s own life but also makes people recall their deepest wounds from their own sad or painful （痛苦的） experiences.

the popularity of Abing Para 3. popular  could play over 600 pieces of music  played by all the erhu masters  wrote most of them  become one of China’s national treasures Sad but beautiful Musical skills His works Abing’s musical skills made him very_________. popular

Abing played music that could touch the hearts of people. When we listen to his music, we can _____ both the beauty and the sadness in it. It makes us think about the _____ and _____ that we have experienced in the past. For this reason, many people _____ him as the musician who has greatly influenced erhu music. So it is really a _____ that not many pieces of his music were recorded. Conclusion: pain wounds sense pity praise sense pain wounds praise pity 感动 v. 经历由于这个原因 v. 影响 被录制

1.Now Oriental Horizon( 东方时空 ) invites you to give a commentary( 解说词 ) about Abing for making a documentary Evaluation: Choose the best narrator Post reading

1.Give a commentary( 解说词 ) about Abing to help make a documentary about Abing.  could play …many of them…  …all the erhu masters…  It’s a pity that only six…  …become one of China’s national treasures  It’s sad beauty not only…but also… Name: Profession: Musical instruments: Important events: 1.________________________ 2.________________________ 3.________________________ …_______________________ Famous art piece: Introduction of the art piece: _________________________ Opinions:_________________ Abing (Hua Yanjun) A folk musician drums, dizi and erhu Erquan Yingyue 1893: was born in the city of Wuxi.

Do you know more artists like Abing at home or abroad? Introduce his/her life and works. Homework Writing.

Listen to a piece of music and write down your feeling. Do you like music? How does music make you feel?

How many Chinese musical instruments do you know about? Let’s enjoy a video.

1.Abing. 2.Erquan Yingyue (Moon Reflected on Second Spring) 3.He feels that it is sad but beautiful, and it not only paints a picture of Abing’s own life but also makes people recall their deepest wounds from their own sad or painful experience. Task 2

阅读指导 ◆ 尝试使用阅读的策略帮助学生养成好 习惯，培养自主学习，大胆尝试良好 的阅读氛围。通读全文，先找出或总 结出每段的主题大意。 ◆ 阅读策略：在阅读中注意具体的细节。 具体的细节可能是举出的例子，涉及 的原因，表达的观点或每段文章中的 其他详细信息。

What did Abing do about his music? Para 2.  never begged for appearance Abing’s life and his personality. struggling against poverty and difficulties; fond of music

Abing played music (that/who) could touch the hearts of people. When we listen to his music, we can ________ both the beauty and the sadness in it. It makes us think about the _________ and _________ (that/ who) we have experienced in the past. For this reason, many people _________ him as the musician (that/ who) has greatly influenced erhu music. So it is really a ________ that not many pieces of his music were recorded. sense wounds pain praise pity 2d Circle that or who and fill in the blanks with the words in the box. pain wounds sense pity praise Task 6

Abing played music (that/who) could touch the hearts of people. When we listen to his music, we can _____ both the beauty and the sadness in it. It makes us think about the _____ and _____ (that/who) we have experienced in the past. For this reason, many people _____ him as the musician (that/who) has greatly influenced erhu music. So it is really a _____ that not many pieces of his music were recorded. Circle that or who and fill in the blanks with the words in the box. pain wounds sense pity praise 2d sense pain wounds praise pity 感动 v. 经历 由于这个原因 v. 影响 被录制

Post reading 1.Give a commentary( 解说词 ) about Abing to help make a documentary about Abing.  could play …many of them…  …all the erhu masters…  It’s a pity that only six…  …become one of China’s national treasures  It’s sad beauty not only…but also… Name: Profession: Musical instruments: Famous art piece: Important events: _1._________________________________ _2.________________________________ _3.________________________________ _…________________________________ The main idea:_______________________ Opinions:___________________________ Abing, Hua Yanjun( ) A folk musician drums, dizi and erhu Moon reflected on second spring 1893: was born in the city of Wuxi.

2. If Abing lives in modern times, will his life be different? What do you think Abing wants to do most? Suppose you could bring Abing to China’s dream show, Nov. 17, 2014, make a conversation in groups of four. Post reading Role-play. Evaluation: Choose the best actor introducer: Abing, let me introduce you China’s dream show. … Abing:… Bobo:… The judge: …

The man is Abing. He was born in Wuxi in He wrote many pieces of beautiful music. He was a folk musician. One of his most moving pieces of music in China is Erquan Yingyue. …… Retell the story about Abing and his music.

Music means a lot to human beings. Music is fun and for your spirit. Without music, life is a journey through a desert.

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. ~Confucius Music is the medicine of the breaking heart. ~Leigh Hunt Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life. ~Jean Paul Richter Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach

Part Five Blackboard Design The winner who Mr. Knowle dgeable The best reader The best creator The best group The best narrator guzheng pipa dizi erhu Sad but Beautiful Key words Para. 1 The writer ’ s expression Para. 2 Abing ’ s life Para. 3 The popularity of Abing ’ s pieces traditional Chinese musical instruments