Module3MusicDoyouknowthehistoryofthemusicplayer?Howmanyinstrumentshaveyouused?phonographrecorderwalkmanCDplayerMP3MP4MP5itouchHowmanytypesofmusicdoyouknow?popmusicrockmusicclassicalmusicJazztraditionalChinesemusicsymphonyfolkmusicdrumDoyouknowthesemusicalinstruments?trumpetpianofluteluteguitarviolinsaxophoneerhu1.Whichinstrumentsareusedinclassicalmusic?drumspianosaxophoneviolin2.Whichinstrumentsareusedinpopandrockmusic?drumspianosaxophoneguitar3.WhichinstrumentsareusedinJazz?drumspianosaxophoneviolinerhudrums4.WhichinstrumentsareusedintraditionalChinesemusic?choir5.Whichwordmeanssomeonewhowritesmusic?composer6.Whichwordmeansagroupofpeoplewhosingtogether?Discussion1.Whichoftheinstrumentsdoyoulikelisteningto?2.Whichfamousmusiciansplaythem?3.AretheChineseinstrumentsdifferentfromtheotherinstruments?Describethedifference,ifthereisone.Workingroups.Discussthesequestionsabouttheinstruments.YeXiaogangSaywhatyou’vealreadyknownaboutYeXiaogang.YeXiaogangisaChinesecomposerofcontemporaryclassicalmusic.HeisoriginallyCantonesebutspenthisearlyyearsinShanghai.HestudiedattheCentralConservatoryofMusicinBeijingfrom1978to1983andattheEastmanSchoolofMusicbeginningin1987.HisteachersincludeAlexanderGoehr.HeteachesattheCentralConservatoryofMusic,whereheservesasAssistantPresidentandvicedeanofthecompositiondepartment.HisfatheristhecomposerYeChunzhi.Readandanswerthesequestions.1.ArethereanysimilaritiesbetweenYeXiaogangandtheEuropeancomposersyouhavereadaboutinthismodule?2.DoyouthinkitisagoodideatomixChineseandWesternmusic?Hestartedplayingmusicwhenhewasyoung.Hehascomposedsymphonies.Heisfamousinternationally.(Giveyourownidea.)Readthepassageandfillintheblanks.Name_____________Sex_________Nationality__________Job__________YeXiaogangMaleChinesecomposerWhathedidorhappenedtohiminthefollowingyears:1955Hewasborn.From1978to1983HestudiedattheCentralConservatoryofMusicofChina.1985TherewasaconcertofhissymphoniesinBeijing.1986HisalbumHorizonappearedandhismusicwasplayedatthefirstContemporaryChineseComposers’Festival.1996ThegroupEclipseplayedwithItalianmusicianEnricoRava.NowHeisaprofessorofmusicattheCentralConservatoryofMusicofChina.