2. Welcome to our class!

3. What types ot western music do you know? classical jazz blues rock pop operatechnocountry rap

4. Can you describe the different types of music?

5. slow, sad slow, sad serious, traditional serious, traditional fast lively lively fun fun modern modern bluesclassicaljazzoperapoprocktechno dramatic, beautiful dramatic, beautiful

6. Listen and find what types of music they are :Rock Country Music Pop Music Classical Music

7. Pop Music

8. Rock band

9. Country Music

10. Classical music

11. 1.The music was written by Beethoven, __________? 2.It sounds beautiful, ___________? 3.You have heard the music before, ____________? 4.Beethoven was a world famous comporser, ___________? wasn’t it doesn’t it haven’t you wasn’t he

12. 5. You like classical music, _____________? 6.You can also sing a lot of pop songs, _____________? 7.Blues is not very popular among students, _______? 8.You have never been to a concert, ______________? don’t you can’t you is it have you

13. Unit 2 centre Vienna is the centre of European classical music

14. Activity 1 Listen to the music piece, can you tell the name of these musical instruments? 乐器

15. A.A.B.B.C.C. pianodrums organ

16. A.A.B.B.C.C. guitartrumpetviolin

17. A.A.B.B.C.C. drumspiano

18. A.A.B.B.C.C. trumpetorganguitar

19. A.A.B.B.C.C. drumsorgan

20. A.A.B.B.C.C. pianodrumsviolin

21. The Blue Danube ( 蓝色多瑙河 )

22. Johann Strauss ( 约翰施特劳斯 ) He was born inVienna, a beautiful old city on the river Danube.

23. Mozart(1756-1791) Johann Strauss and Mozart were two of the most important composers.

24. Activity 2 Read the passage and check the true sentences.

25. Activity 3 Listen to the tape and follow it. Read carefully and try to answer the questions.

26. Paragraph 1 1.Where is Vienna? 2.Which family was the most famous family of musicians in Vienna?

27. Vienna is a beautiful old city on the river Danube. centre It is the capital city of Austria and the centre of European classical music.Austria Paragraph 1

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29. Paragraph 2 & 3 3.What sort of music did Johann Strauss the elder write? 4.What was Johann Strauss the younger’s most famous piece of music?

30. The father, Johann Strauss the elder. His waltz made him famous all over the Europe.

31. The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was even more successful and popular than his father. His most famous waltz was the Blue Danube.

32. Paragraph 4 5.When was Mazart born? 6.What did Mozart write in addition to operas? 7.How old was Mozart when he died? 8.Who do some people say was the greatest European composer?

33. Before he was six, he played not only the piano, but also the violin and the organ. His family took him around the Europe. He wrote his first opera at the age of 12. Mazart (1756-1791)

34. Home work Activity 4: Write a passage about composer Xian Xinghai.