高二（下）

Unit 2 The universal language Word power

Warm-up  Do you know how to play the piano/violin /guitar?  Have you ever seen a live concert or a concert on TV? What was it like?  What musical instruments are performed in a concert?  Do you know any famous orchestra in China or in other places around the world? 

A chamber orchestra A symphony orchestra

 What do they mean separately? A chamber orchestra is a small orchestra, while a large or full size orchestra can be called a sympathy orchestra or philharmonic orchestra. While sympathy means a long piece of music that has three or four parts or movements, philharmonic means devoted to music.

 What kinds of musical instruments are included in an orchestra? Four groups, they are the strings ( 铉乐 器 ), woodwind （木管乐器）, brass （铜 管乐器） and percussion （打击乐器）.

 What kinds of music are often performed by orchestras? The most frequently performed music is western classical music or opera, but now they are also used in popular music and music from different countries.

A orchestra strings 弓弦乐器 brass 铜管乐器 woodwind 木管乐器 percussion 打击乐器 violin 小提琴 viola 中提琴 cello 大提琴 bass 低音提琴 harp 竖琴 guitar 吉他 etc. trumpet 小号 trombone 长号 French horn 圆号 tuba 大号 etc. flute 笛子 oboe 双簧管 clarinet 单簧管 bassoon 大管 saxophone 萨克斯管 etc. piano 钢琴 timpani 定音鼓 bass drum 大鼓 cymbal 钹 etc.

Part B

低音提琴 Double-bass Cello 大提琴 中提琴 viola Violin 小提琴 长号 trombone 萨克管 saxophone 小号 trumpet 法国号 French horn 土巴号 tuba Harp 竖琴 Cymbals 钹 Bass drum 低音鼓 木琴 xylophone Flute 长笛 竖笛 clarinets

violacello bass strings

harp guitar strings violin

brass trombone trumpet saxophone

brass French horn tuba

clarinet wood wind

bassoon flute oboe

percussion timpani xylophone gong

timpani bass drum percussion piano

C musical instruments stringspercussion 18 May I had a really wonderful time this afternoon. After school, Grace and I went to see Phil’s Jazz band Practise. It was great fun and I have learnt a lot about jazz bands, especially the different ___________________ played by the members. Grace told me that there are four different groups of musical instruments. These include the ___________, woodwinds, brass and __________. The two guitarists in Phil’s band play the guitar

pretty well. Phil plays the _____________, which are percussion instruments. They give rhythm to the music, so they can be called the soul of a jazz band. Sometimes, they need a clarinet, a kind of _____________________, and also a trumpet, which is made of brass. I am really interested in the _____________ and I am going to learn how to play them. I saw the keyboards jazz drums woodwind instruments keyboards

player in Phil’s band sometimes sing together with the singer. I like singing, too. I want to be a performer like her, playing and singing in a jazz band.

D stringsbrasswoodwindspercussion violintrump et flutedrum celloFrenc h horn oboegong guitartromb one harptuba piccolo clarinet triangle cymbal

Homework Fill in the banks on the next page.

an orchestra small: a ________ orchestra large: a ________ orchestra Four groups of musical instruments _____________ ______________ Music of an orchestra ________ classical music ________ Popular music Music from different _________