Unit3Artforart’ssake12ThemysteryofGirlswithaPearlEarringHowwelistenTextExercisesReadingandunderstandingDealingwithunfamiliarwordsReadingandinterpretingReadingandunderstanding2.Choosethebestanswertothequestions.

3.Matchthelisteners’activitieswiththeplanestheyareon.

Exercises2.Choosethebestanswertothequestions.1Whydoesthewriterdividelisteningtomusicintothreetypesofexperience?(a)Itisimportanttokeepthedifferenttypesofexperienceseparate.(b)Itmakesiteasiertounderstandwhatishappeningwhenwelistentomusic.(c)Itisthetraditionalwayofreferringtotheexperienceoflistening.(d)Differentpeoplelistenondifferentplanes,accordingtothetypeofpersontheyare.Exercises2Whatisthemaincharacteristicofthesensuousplane?(a)Itisthesortoffeelingwegetwhenlisteningtomusicontheradio.

(Itisnotconfinedtotheradio.)(b)Itcanonlybeexperiencedbypeoplewhoaren’tmusicians.

(Itisonlynotexperiencedbynon-musicians.)(c)Itisareactionwehavewhichisgeneratedbythesoundofthemusic.(d)Itdoesnotgiveusanyrealsenseofpleasure.(Itdoesgiveuspleasure.)Exercises3Whatisthemaincharacteristicoftheexpressiveplane?(a)Itcanonlybeexperiencedbyintelligentpeople.(Itisnotamatterofintelligence.)(b)Itiswhenwebelievethecomposeriscommunicatingsomethingtous.(c)Itisacontroversialconcept;somecomposersdon’tthinkitexists.

(Althoughitiscontroversial,composersdon’tsayitdoesn’texist.)(d)ItismostobviouslyapparentinthemusicofStravinsky.

(ItisnotmostobviousinStravinsky’smusic.)Exercises4Whatisthemaincharacteristicofthemusicalplane?(a)Itcanonlybeexperiencedbypeoplewhohavestudiedtoreadmusic.(Althoughstudyingmusichelps,youcanexperiencethisplanebycarefullistening,andyoudon’tneedtoreadmusic.)(b)Itistheabilitytoexperiencedifferentmusicalelements.(c)Itistheplanethatweexperienceinstinctively,withoutrealizingit.(Thereisnomentionofinstinct.)(d)Itistheeasiestofthethreeplanestoappreciate.

(Itmaybethehardestformostlistenerstoappreciate.)Exercises5Howdomostpeopleusuallylistentomusic?(a)Ononlyoneplaneatanygivenmoment.(b)Onallthreeplanesatthesametime.(c)Withoutpayingenoughattention.(d)Withoutunderstandingwhattheyaredoing.Exercises6Whydoesthewriterendthepassagebyreferringtothetheatre?(a)Thetheatrealsooffersthreetypesofexperience.(b)Composersarelikethecharactersinaplay.(c)Theatreistheformofartwhichismostsimilartomusic.(d)Theaudienceinatheatrearelikemusiciansinanorchestra.Exercises3.Matchthelisteners’activitieswiththeplanestheyareon.1 Theyunderstandthewaythecomposeristhinking.(c)musicalplane

(Theyfollowthelineofthecomposer’sthoughtwiththemanipulationsofnotes,melodies,rhythms,andharmonies.)2 Theyaredoingsomethingelseatthesametime.

(a)sensuousplane

(Theylistenabsent-mindedlyorgointoadream.)Exercises(a) sensuousplane(b) expressiveplane(c) musicalplane3 Theyrecognizedifferentelementsinthemusic.(c)musicalplane

(Theyrecognizemusicalelementslikemelodies,rhythmsorharmonies.)4 Theyjustwanttoescapefromeverydayreality.(a)sensuousplane

(Theygotoconcertsinordertolosethemselves.)Exercises(a) sensuousplane(b) expressiveplane(c) musicalplane5 Theyfeelsadorhappybecauseofthemusic.

(b)expressiveplane

(Theyfeelforthemselvesthespecificexpressivequalityofatheme.)6 Theythinkthemusictheyarelisteningtohasameaning.(b)expressiveplane

(Theyfeelanemotionalmeaninginthemusic.)Exercises(a) sensuousplane(b) expressiveplane(c) musicalplaneDealingwithunfamiliarwords4.Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.5.CompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity4.6.Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsandexpressionsinthebox.Youmayneedtomakeotherchanges.7.Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsandexpressions.Exercises4.Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.1tomakeuporformsomething2happeningordoneatthesametime

3abletodosomethingbecauseyouhavetheknowledge,skill,orexperiencethatisneededExercisescomposerconstitutederivequalifiedrhythmsimultaneouslysufficientlyconstitutesimultaneouslyqualified4aregularpatternofsoundsinmusicthatyoucanshowbymoving,hittingyourhandstogether,orhittingadrumorothersurface5toreceiveorobtainsomethingfromsomethingelse6someonewhowritesmusic,especiallyclassicalmusic7asmuchasisneededExercisescomposerconstitutederivequalifiedrhythmsimultaneouslysufficientlyrhythmderivecomposersufficiently5.CompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity4.

JohannSebastianBachispossiblythegreatest(1)_____________theworldhaseverknown.HisWell-TemperedClavichord(2)___________oneofthemostcompleteworksforkeyboardeverwritten.Itis(3)________________bothaseriesoftechnicalexerciseswhichexplorethepossibilitiesofthekeyboard,andamasterpieceofexpressivefeeling.ExercisescomposerconstitutederivequalifiedrhythmsimultaneouslysufficientlycomposerconstitutessimultaneouslyAlthoughhewasahighly(4)__________musician(asanorganistandachoirmaster),hewasnotconsideredtobe(5)__________“modern”bythegenerationwhichfollowedhim,andhewassoonforgotten.Buthismusicwasrediscoveredinthe19thcentury,foritsperfectsenseof(6)_________andharmony.Indeed,manyofthegreatcomposersofthe20thcentury,suchasStravinsky,(7)_______alotoftheirmusicalideasfromhim.

Exercisescomposerconstitutederivequalifiedrhythmsimultaneouslysufficientlyqualifiedsufficientlyrhythmderived6.Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsandexpressionsinthebox.Youmayneedtomakeotherchanges.1Shh!They’reabouttoannouncethewinnerofthisyear’sInternationalPianoCompetition.2It’squiteeasytomakeacomparisonbetweenpoetryandmusic.It’squiteeasytomakeananalogybetweenpoetryandmusic.Exercisesanalogyclaritycostumeforthesakeofpotentproclaimproclaimananalogy3Weareamazedbyherabilitytoexpressherselfwithgreatclearnessandsimplicity.4Howmanyartistshavegivenupeverythingforthecauseoftheirart?5Internetemergesasapowerfulandeffectiveforceinadvertisingnewproducts.6Ienjoyedtheperformance,butIthoughttheclothestheactorswerewearingwereabitsilly.Exercisesanalogyclaritycostumeforthesakeofpotentproclaimclarityforthesakeofpotentcostumes7.Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsandexpressions.

1Ifyousplitsomethingup,doyou(a)divideitintoparts,or(b)putthepartstogether?2Ifyoudosomethingabsent-mindedly,areyou(a)thinkingaboutwhatyouaredoing,or(b)thinkingaboutsomethingelse?3Doyoulookforconsolation(a)afterapieceofbadnews,or(b)afterapieceofgoodnews?4Ifyouaretreadingoncontroversialground,areyou(a)takingarisk,or(b)makingeverybodyhappy?Exercises5Ifyoushyawayfromsomething,doyou(a)keepclosetoit,or(b)keepyourdistancefromit?6Ifyoupinsomethingdown,areyou(a)abletoexamineitcarefully,or(b)unabletoexamineitcarefully?7Ifyouknowthemelodyofapieceofmusic,areyoufamiliarwith(a)thetune,or(b)themeaningofthemusic?8Isaninstinctivereactiontosomething(a)automatic,or(b)onewhichfollowsalotofthought?ExercisesReadingandinterpreting

8.Workinpairsandchoosethebestanswertothequestions.9.Check(√)thestatementsyouagreewith.Exercises8.Workinpairsandchoosethebestanswertothequestions.1Whichisthewriter’smainpurpose?(a)Toshowhowcomplexlisteningtomusicis.(b)Togetpeopletolistentomusicmore.(c)Todiscouragesomepeoplefromlisteningtomusic.(d)Togetpeopletothinkabouthowtheylistentomusic.2Whodoesthewriteraddressasyou?(a)Musicians.(b)Theatregoers.(c)Composers.Exercises(d)Intelligentmusiclovers.9.Check(√)thestatementsyouagreewith.

1Theanalysisthewritermakesisafairandaccurateone.

Yes,Ithinkthisisareasonable